Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Manhattan Borough President's decision on NYU’s 2031 expansion plans due tomorrow

From the EV Grieve inbox...

Tomorrow at 11 a.m., Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer will release his recommendation on NYU’s 2031 campus expansion plan.

Who: Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
NYU President John Sexton
Community leaders

Where: 1 Centre Street South, 19th Floor

When: TOMORROW, April 11th at 11 a.m.

Mayor Bloomberg has already provided a spirited defense of the university's expansion plans, according to DNAinfo. Meanwhile, according to the Times, NYU has agreed to reduce the scale of its plans for four tall buildings in Greenwich Village by almost a fifth.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Please urge the borough president to vote NO!

Email him at his office NOW. bp@manhattanbp.org

There is still time to show your opposition to the mass destruction and development to Greenwich Village.

Never forget Jane Jacobs!!!

BBnet3000 said...

More about the plan, the core of which is where the most expansion would be happening.

http://www.nyu.edu/nyu2031/nyuinnyc/growth/the-plan.php#Core/Overview

It seems to me that they are staying within the bounds of the area that is already pretty heavily developed around NYU.

glamma said...

Come on Stringer, make us proud!
Here's your chance. You're up!