Sexton takes aim at NYU protesters

New York University President John Sexton has opened up about school expansion protesters in an interview with the NYU Local blog, dismissing them as ineffective. The 2031 Program, which would expand NYU’s physical presence in the city by 40 percent, has drawn a considerable amount of ire from community activists. But Sexton said he believes the expansion is necessary and characterized the opposition as small in number and weak in influence. “On 2031, the thing we’re doing really is creating possibilities for our successors,” Sexton said. “There’s one [critic] that can always be quoted and he can usually produce, if he wishes, some low three-digit number of people [to protest against NYU].” The plan, which would add about 240,000 square feet of development a year, aims to expand the percentage of student in campus housing to 60 percent, from 54 percent.
[NYU Local]

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