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NY Post: NYU gotta be kidding! Matthew Broderick rips $6 billion NYU expansion

NY Post: NYU gotta be kidding! Matthew Broderick rips $6 billion NYU expansion

February 28, 2013

Yesterday’s New York Post: Matthew Broderick made a matinee appearance in Manhattan Supreme Court [Tuesday 2/26] to show his opposition to the planned, 20-year, $6 billion expansion of New York University in Greenwich Village. “I live in the Village, I have children, I like parks. The issue is personal,” the actor, currently starring in “Nice [...]

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Lawsuit Against "NYU 2031" Mega Expansion Goes Before Judge Based on Affidavit from Former Parks Commissioner Henry Stern, Tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 11:15 a.m.

Lawsuit Against “NYU 2031″ Mega Expansion Goes Before Judge Based on Affidavit from Former Parks Commissioner Henry Stern, Tomorrow, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 11:15 a.m.

February 25, 2013

Just when it was getting a little quiet on the NYU front (well, before last week’s Village Voice cover story), Former Parks Commissioner Henry Stern has come forth with information that works against the University’s – and, in reality, the City’s - plans, as first reported in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. This new information allows [...]

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Village Voice Cover Story: Planet NYU - How the School's Global Ambitions Triggered A Revolt From Within

Village Voice Cover Story: Planet NYU – How the School’s Global Ambitions Triggered A Revolt From Within

February 21, 2013

Village Voice cover story this week worth reading: PLANET NYU: How the School’s Global Ambitions Triggered A Revolt From Within. A lot of interesting news coming out in relation to NYU lately. To help out the opposition to the massive “NYU 2031″ expansion plan — still going strong (and thanks to Mark Crispin Miller for [...]

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Site of NYU's Kimmel Center on Washington Square South Was Almost a Stately Apartment Building and Was Once Home to "Bohemians" -- aka Noted Writers like Stephen Crane, Eugene O'Neill, O. Henry

Site of NYU’s Kimmel Center on Washington Square South Was Almost a Stately Apartment Building and Was Once Home to “Bohemians” — aka Noted Writers like Stephen Crane, Eugene O’Neill, O. Henry

January 30, 2013

Updated — When Brick Underground asked “Any buildings that feel out of place with the feel of the neighborhood?,” I couldn’t help but point to NYU’s Kimmel Center on Washington Square South. However, other than the low rise structure that was there previously which I recall as sort of bland but not necessarily offensive, I [...]

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Memorial at Eastern Entrance: NYU Students' "Timekeeper," Johnny Votta

Memorial at Eastern Entrance: NYU Students’ “Timekeeper,” Johnny Votta

October 25, 2012

Thanks to Angela for pointing out this memorial for Johnny Votta, Village resident and “Timekeeper” for NYU Students, who recently died. There is a really nice piece at NYU Local about him, his friends, and his life. This memorial the students and others have put together at the Eastern entrance is beautifully done and really [...]

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Book Launch Party: "While We Were Sleeping: NYU and The Destruction of New York" Sunday July 15 McNally Jackson Bookstore

Book Launch Party: "While We Were Sleeping: NYU and The Destruction of New York" Sunday July 15 McNally Jackson Bookstore

July 13, 2012

News from the NYU Faculty Against the Sexton Plan — they have written a book along with other notable authors, academics, artists and activists titled “While We Were Sleeping: NYU and the Destruction of New York.” (Not subtle at all but appropriate I’d say.) They are launching it this Sunday, July 15th with a book [...]

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Mike Bloomberg on people in the Village: "the value of their homes, the level of their quality of life is due to the proximity of N.Y.U.”

Mike Bloomberg on people in the Village: "the value of their homes, the level of their quality of life is due to the proximity of N.Y.U.”

May 29, 2012

In case you missed this… In Scoopy’s Notebook, The Villager, May 24, 2012 Positive purple aura? Many people think that Greenwich Village’s cachet — and the value of its property — comes from its beautiful, landmarked, low-scale buildings, its artistic and intellectual ferment and its numerous attractions, from Washington Square to cafes and cultural spots. [...]

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NYU Super Expansion 2031: Still time to weigh in to City Planning Commission Today

NYU Super Expansion 2031: Still time to weigh in to City Planning Commission Today

May 3, 2012

If you missed the City Planning Commission meeting in late April on NYU’s expansion plan “2031,” there’s still a chance to weigh in! Friday May 4th Monday, May 7 is the deadline for the submission of all written testimony addressed to the City Planning Commission in response to the NYU administration’s ULURP request for its [...]

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Worth Reading: Metropolis Mag -- "The Shell Game" -- on NYU Mega-Expansion Plan 2031

Worth Reading: Metropolis Mag — "The Shell Game" — on NYU Mega-Expansion Plan 2031

April 15, 2012

Via Metropolis Mag: The Shell Game By Martin C. Pedersen Friday, April 13, 2012 9:30 am New York University announced yesterday that it was scaling back its controversial plans for expansion by “almost a fifth.” Wow, now that’s a significant number, you might think, if you didn’t already know how these cynical games are played. [...]

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Next Up for NYU Expansion "2031" --

Next Up for NYU Expansion "2031" —

April 11, 2012

Next steps on NYU 2031 (yes, Borough President Scott Stringer announced today a modest reduction in the plan which means little) – From Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation: Come to the City Planning Commission public hearing on the NYU plan Wednesday, April 25th at 10 am at the Museum of the American Indian, at [...]

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