Village residents bring NYU concerns to city
June 24, 2009 03:45PM
Village residents at Monday's meeting (Source: Bob
Estremera for GVSHP)
At the community meeting to discuss New York University's long-term expansion plan on Monday, Andrew Berman, the executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, said more than 200 people signed a letter expressing concerns about the university's growth. The letter urges Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, NYU President John Sexton and other officials to support alternatives to the university expanding in Greenwich Village. The university plans to expand by 3 million square feet in the area, and a comprehensive expansion plan will be released to the public in the fall. "NYU's growth has dramatically transformed our neighborhoods over the last 20 years, and the overall effect has not been good," the letter, obtained by The Real Deal, says. "The current 2031 plan would have NYU not only further expand in our neighborhoods, but actually double its rate of growth. That is unacceptable," adding that the university should be focusing on utilizing its existing space, and if it needs to expand, to reuse existing buildings instead of demolishing them and rebuilding. A spokesperson from NYU was not immediately available for comment. TRD
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Anonymous
Looks like typical downtown shlubs. Wahhhhhhhhh! I don't want NYU expanding in my 'hood. Wahhhhhh!
Comment #1 Posted By: Anonymous 06/24/09
Anonymous
NYU hire quality architects and all will be foregiven. Pretend you are Brown
Comment #2 Posted By: Anonymous 06/24/09
Anonymous
waaah waaah Move if you dont like it. It isnt like it is a strip club or something.. NYU does so much for NYC
Comment #3 Posted By: Anonymous 06/24/09
Anonymous
NYU takes all it's buildings off the the tax rolls, making things more difficult for everyone else. The lost revenue has to be made up somewhere ele.
Comment #4 Posted By: Anonymous 06/25/09
Anonymous
#4 - are you arguing that NYU is bad for the City economically? Really? Do you really believe we would be better off economically without NYU in NYC?
Comment #5 Posted By: Anonymous 06/25/09
Anonymous
Think of all the local bars, restaurants, coffee shops, retail stores etc that live off of NYU. These kids have disposable income and have no hesitation spending it. NYC and NYU do a lot for eachother. I am not saying I would like to live in Greenwich Village bc probably few run ins w partying kids but then again move if you dont like it. This is not the suburbs where they build a dorm smack dab in the middle of a residential block
Comment #6 Posted By: Anonymous 06/25/09
Anonymous
#4- Hospitals, churches, temples etc all take bldgs off the tax rolls too. Perhaps we should get rid of all them too
Comment #7 Posted By: Anonymous 06/25/09