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The expansion in our neighborhoods of New York University, the largest private university in America, remains a top concern for Village Preservation. NYU and all of our learning institutions are valued parts of the fabric of our neighborhoods. But the NYU administration has pursued an aggressive policy of expansion of the university’s footprint and envelope within our neighborhoods, changing their character.  Village Preservation led the fight against NYU’s twenty-year expansion plan, resulting in significant reductions in its size and scope, and against various plans by the university to destroy historic buildings and construct out of scale new development.  We have secured landmark designation of several NYU properties and blocks around the university, helping to ensure those important sites are preserved, and stopped the university’s plan to build the tallest building ever in Greenwich Village, a proposed 400 ft. tall tower on Bleecker Street.

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Images & Graphs

Map of NYU Facilities 

04/15/2020

Video discussion about NYU expansion plan on MNN 

09/01/2013

Video discussion about NYU expansion plan on MNN 

09/01/2012

Video report about CB2 NYU 2031 Vote 

02/23/2012

Rally and Public Hearing Calling on CB2 to Reject NYU 2031 Plan 

02/23/2012

Town hall on the future of the NYU 2031 plan 

12/01/2010

Rally against the NYU 2031 Plan video 

11/07/2010
Letters & Docs
Dismissal of NYU Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Provision of SoHo/NoHo Upzoning on University Expansion 05/16/2023
Affidavit of Thomas Angotti in Support of Order to Show Cause for a Motion to Intervene in the NYU Lawsuit on SoHo/NoHo 01/24/2023
Motion to Intervene in Lawsuit Filed by NYU Regarding SoHo/NoHo Rezoning 01/24/2023
NYU Lawsuit Regarding SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning and University Prohibitions: Summons 04/13/2022
NYU Lawsuit Regarding SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning and University Prohibitions: Complaint 04/13/2022
NYU Lawsuit Regarding SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning and University Prohibitions: NYU Buildings in or Near SoHo and NoHo 04/13/2022
Historic and Cultural Resources Chapter from the NYU 2031 Final Environmental Impact Statement, 2012 10/07/2019
Appeals Court Final Decision in NYU Case 06/30/2015
Appeals Court Decision in NYU Case 10/14/2014
Press release for lawsuit appeal rally 09/25/2014
Letter from elected officials to NYU President John Sexton urging reconsideration of the univeristy’s expansion plan 01/24/2014
NYS Supreme Court decision on park strips lawsuit 01/07/2014
Letter to NYU President Sexton about Brittany Hall dormitory renovation 04/19/2013
Letter to the Board of Standards & Appeals about NYU’s 730 Broadway variance application 01/09/2013
Village Preservation’s testimony to the Board of Standards & Appeals about 730 Broadway Variance Application 01/08/2013
NYU 730 Broadway Zoning Variance Application 10/17/2012
Article 78 Legal Challenge of Approvals for NYU Expansion Plan 09/24/2012
Letter to City Council urging them to vote ‘No’ on NYU 2031 07/23/2012
Summary of City Council Changes to and Approval of NYU Plan 07/17/2012
Letter from NYU President John Sexton to Council Member Margaret Chin 07/16/2012
Letter to Council Member Margaret Chin from Village Preservation & community groups about NYU Plan 07/11/2012
Village Preservation’s Testimony Against NYU’s Expansion Plan at the City Planning Commission Hearing 04/25/2012
Village Preservation, NYU Faculty, Students, Tenants, and Alumni & Lower Manhattan Community Leaders Call Upon Boro. Pres. Stringer to Hold Public Hearing & Vote ‘No’ on NYU Expansion Plan 03/21/2012
Letter about the proposed timing of the City Council hearings on NYU’s ULURP application 03/13/2012
Letter to Boro. Pres. Stringer recommending denial of NYU’s ULURP application 03/06/2012
Letter to Boro. Pres. Stringer urging a public hearing for NYU ULURP 02/24/2012
Statement of Village Preservation against NYU expansion plan at Community Board 2 hearing 02/23/2012
NYU’s zoning change application to the Department of City Planning (Warning: very large PDF) 12/05/2011
NYU’s zoning change submission documents for the Department of City Planning 12/05/2011
Letter to city officials about NYU’s “proposed changes” to expansion plan 09/16/2011
Letter to city officials about NYU expansion in the Financial District 01/20/2011
I.M. Pei’s objections to NYU’s 4th tower plan 11/10/2010
Village Preservation testimony to Community Board 2 on 4th tower plan 11/08/2010
NYU filing to LPC for 4th tower on the Silver Towers site & additional renderings 10/07/2010
Community Action Alliance on NYU 2031 letter to elected officials about NYU expansion Updated 09/01/2010
CAAN2031 letter to elected officials about status of Mercer Street & LaGuardia Place green strips 08/26/2010
Village Preservation’s statement on the release of the NYU Community Task Force recommendations about the 2031 Plan 03/25/2010
Letter to the Board of Standards & Appeals about NYU’s planned Spiritual Center 01/21/2010
NYU agrees to “planning principles” for future growth 01/30/2008
Letter to NYU about new development 12/16/2005
Village Preservation letters to elected officials about satellite campuses 01/06/2006
Reports & Analysis
Statement of Objections to the NYU expansion plan from Village Preservation and NYU Faculty Against the Sexton Plan 
NYU ‘Core’ Open Space Report via the Mercer Playground-Lower Manhattan Neighbors’ Organization and LaGuardia Corner Garden 
Report on The Impacts of NYU’s Proposed Expansion in Greenwich Village from Gambit Consulting 
Report on NYU’s Expansion Plan and Satellite Campus Development Across the Country 
Report Comparing the Footprint of NYU’s Campus vs. Other Comparable Universities
Report About How NYU Has Eliminated and Warehoused Faculty Housing Units in Washington Square Village 
Report on Open Space and the NYU 2031 Plan  02/23/2012
NYU response to CB2 inquiries about superblock plans  11/03/2011
Fact sheets on proposed superblock buildings and open space 11/03/2011
Phasing of proposed superblock buildings  10/24/2011
Updated 2031 plans from NYU  09/15/2011
NYU Core Expansion Draft Scope of Work Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Notice 04/15/2011
Environmental Assessment Statement 04/15/2011
NYU 2031 plan proposal  09/10/2010
Planning history of the superblock sites 09/10/2010
NYU 2031 plan overview  09/10/2010
Past NYU construction compared to ‘NYU 2031’ projections for additional square footage 02/01/2009
After the Kimmel Center: How Can We Plan to Protect Our Neighborhoods, Parks, and View Corridors 09/06/2002

Updates

  • August 19, 2024

    NYU Continues to Challenge Rules Prohibiting Its Expansion in NoHo and SoHo

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  • January 2, 2024

    Great News Regarding Proposed 32-ft.-Tall 5G Towers in the West Village, Saving Charas/Former P.S. 64 at 605 East 9th Street, and Bleecker Street Morton Williams Supermarket

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  • May 17, 2023

    NYU Lawsuit Seeking to Expand in NoHo and SoHo Rejected!

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  • February 21, 2023

    Judge Accepts Our Motion to Intervene Over the Objections of Both NYU and NYC

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  • January 25, 2023

    Village Preservation, Councilmember Christopher Marte, Coalition for Fairness in SoHo and NoHo, and Allied Community Groups File Motion to Intervene in NYU SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Expansion Case

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  • April 15, 2022

    NYU Sues to Overturn Provision in SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning that Prohibited University Facilities

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  • April 30, 2021

    Look At All We’ve Accomplished!

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  • April 5, 2012

    Borough President’s Decision on NYU Within the Week; Next Hearing April 25

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