NYU expansion

Eleven groups filed a lawsuit against the city Monday to overturn New York University’s (NYU) expansion plan in Greenwich Village.

City Council approved the highly controversial New York University plan Wednesday only after the balcony at City Hall Chambers was cleared because of opponents shouting “Shame on you,” and other phrases.

Councilmembers grilled New York University representatives at City Hall Tuesday before agreeing to a modified expansion plan for new buildings in Greenwich Village.

New York University’s Washington Square campus got the green light for its expansion plans in a vote of 12 to 1 on Wednesday.

The citywide expansion plan NYU 2031: NYU in NYC, calls for four new buildings on two superblocks bordered by West 3rd Street, LaGuardia Place, West Houston Street, and Mercer Street.

The portion of New York University’s expansion plan in Greenwich Village should be modified, said the Municipal Art Society of New York.

The first of four votes on New York University’s plan to expand its campus in Greenwich Village took place Thursday night, with Community Board 2 voting unanimously to reject the plan.

The first Community Board 2 meeting about New York University Expansion in Greenwich Village was forced to relocate after the number of attendees exceeded the Community Board’s expectations.

New York University’s proposal to develop two superblocks they own in Greenwich Village began the formal review process with certification on Jan. 3, but not everyone is pleased.

New York University’s expansion plan was certified on Tuesday by the Department of City Planning.

Although the city has chosen Cornell University and the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology as the winner of the Applied Sciences NYC competition, various officials are showing their support for an alternative choice that would have been built in Brooklyn.

The chair of Community Board 2, says that publicly owned land should remain public and shouldn’t be given to an institution.

Greenwich Village residents rallied in opposition to New York University’s (NYU) expansion plans at Bleecker Street on Sunday.