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NYU 2031: NYU in NYC is a long-term strategic framework for growth, aiming to be a thoughtful, comprehensive, city-wide vision for thinking about how to keep the University moving forward academically while respecting the communities and the city in which we make our home. Currently, the 2031 Core proposal is being reviewed by the City Planning Commission.
NYU 2031 Support in the News
"It's Time to Move Forward with NYU's Scaled-back Superblock Proposal"
MAY 1, 2012
Just as our museums are expanding, Columbia University yearns to double its campus in Harlem, while New York University, with the 2010 announcement of its bold initiative NYU 2031, wants to increase the amount of real estate it occupies by about 2 million square feet.
As natural as NYU's desire to expand, however, is the scandalized response to the proposal from West Village residents. A famously querulous bunch, the Villagers immediately organized protests arguing that such an expansion would ruin the character of the West Village.
I have not the slightest sympathy for the Villagers. The entire ambition of NYU 2031 (that year being coincident with the institution's 200th anniversary) is to develop properties already owned by the university. And as for ruining the West Village.... However well-intentioned and airy these two superblocks were supposed to be back in 1960, they now constitute a waste of space that Manhattan no longer has the luxury of supporting. For this reason, whatever happens to the two superblocks (as long as something happens) will be a vast improvement over what we see there today.
» Read the full article at the Real Deal
News and Information
April 05th, 2012
New York Times: "Let NYU Expand in Its Backyard"
"New York University’s 44,000 students and 16,000-plus employees need more space. Many NYU educators are opposed to it, but we believe implacable opposition is misguided. NYU, along with other great educational institutions in New York, like Columbia, needs to expand....
April 05th, 2012
New York Observer: "NYU and the Village"
"New York University's vibrant presence in the Village, its diverse and creative student body and faculty, and its commitment to the civic culture of New York make it one of the city's genuine treasures. The university also has managed the...
March 27th, 2012
Washington Square News: "NYU 2031 Will Not Affect Village's Historical Charm"
To a Greenwich Village native, the notion of NYU erecting yet another architectural mishap in the middle of its historical blocks sounds nothing short of dystopian. But NYU and the Village are modernizing together. Its role as a historical quarter...
March 16th, 2012
Ed Koch, Daily News: "Greenwich Village, You Need NYU."
"NYU students make the Village what it is. They keep us at the center of thought; they keep us young, and keep the Village an interesting place in which to live. They keep New York competitive with the rest of...
March 16th, 2012
Crain's: "NYU Plan Makes the Grade"
"Higher education is an increasingly important element of the city's economy, and government has wisely nurtured its growth. NYU put forth an ambitious but thoughtfully designed plan that incorporates changes sought by critics of earlier versions. It should get the...
March 16th, 2012
The Villager: "Chamber Chief: NYU Plan Will Help Village Keep its Character"
"The Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce and local construction unions wholeheartedly support the N.Y.U. 2031 Plan, and they held a news conference on City Hall’s steps Tuesday to say it loudly and clearly. "Backed by 25 burly hard hats holding...
March 16th, 2012
NY1: "Supporters Urge Manhattan Borough President to Back NYU Expansion Plan"
"Supporters of New York University's expansion plan, including members of the construction trade, rallied on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday to urge Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to recommend the sweeping plan be approved. "'This plan means thousands...
March 12th, 2012
Daily News: "NYU's Expansion Plan Is Good For The School And For Greenwich Village."
March 19, 2012 "New York University wants to consolidate its position as a great national institution with a major upgrade of the facilities at its Greenwich Village campus. Its leadership should be commended for putting together a smart plan that...
March 08th, 2012
Update on NYU 2031: Looking Forward to Borough President Review
In February, Manhattan Community Board 2 issued a non-binding resolution recommending against approval of NYU’s ULURP application (“NYU Core”). The Community Board’s resolution, while disappointing, did not come as a surprise and we are now looking forward to broadening the...
March 08th, 2012
Local Support for the NYU Core Plan
We believe that our ongoing neighborhood outreach has yielded important results, and that support for the NYU Core plan is strong, not just citywide, but even in lower Manhattan districts that are closest to the proposed development. New polling data...
March 08th, 2012
NYU Support in the News
A Crain’s New York Business opinion piece in support of the NYU Core plan, authored by Greg David calls for approval of the plan, emphasizing that the expansion will play a major role in addressing one of the City’s greatest...
February 24th, 2012
Statement by NYU Vice President Alicia Hurley on Feb. 23, 2012 Community Board Resolution
On Thursday evening, February 23, New York University’s application was officially reviewed by Manhattan Community Board #2. And while they did not vote to approve the plan, we thank the Board for their time and energy and look forward to...
January 03rd, 2012
NYU 2031 Core Plans Certified by NYC's Department of City Planning
After five years of careful planning, coordination, and dialogue with the public, NYU’s proposal to add new academic facilities on its own property in the Washington Square area was certified today by the New York City Department of City Planning....
January 03rd, 2012
Upcoming Community Board 2 Hearings About the Plan
Below is a list of Community Board 2 Hearings regarding the NYU Core Plan. Land Use and Business Development Monday, January 9 at 6:00 PM AIA New York Chapter, 536 LaGuardia Pl. Tafel Hall Traffic and Transportation Tuesday, January 10...
January 03rd, 2012
Health Corridor Update: New Nursing, Dentistry & Bio-engineering Building
Representatives from NYU will present site plans and renderings for the University’s new state-of-the-art facility to be built at 433 1st Avenue at Community Board 6’s Land Use and Waterfront Committee meeting. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, January...
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NYU 2031 Overview Video
Planning Principles
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The Community Task Force on NYU Development created a set of principles that NYU has agreed will guide its future development.
Establish criteria for development within the existing NYU footprint in the University’s core location, and the surrounding neighborhoods that would prioritize.
— Identifying opportunities to decentralize facilities and actively pursuing these opportunities;
— Contextual development that is sensitive to building heights, densities, and materials;
— Reuse before new development.
— Considering mixed-use facilities that complement Manhattan’s mixed neighborhoods, particularly in regard to ground-floor uses.
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Identify solutions to maximize utilization of existing assets by consulting with the community on:
— The types of facilities that can be decentralized from the Village core and surrounding neighborhoods and cultivating locations outside these areas;
— Preferences for appropriate places for vertical additions;
— Encouraging programmatic and scheduling efficiencies; and
— Opening new and reenvisioning existing recreational spaces to better serve both the student population as well as the community at large.
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Make thoughtful urban and architectural design a priority by:
— Respecting the limitations of the urban environment, including the impact on New York City’s infrastructure;
— Improving the quality of open spaces; and
— Actively soliciting, utilizing, and implementing input from the community in the design process.
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Support community sustainability by:
— Preserving existing diverse social and economic character through the support of community efforts to sustain affordable housing and local retail;
— Exploring the utilization of ground floors of buildings for community-oriented uses such as local retail, gallery spaces for local artists, nonprofit users and other providers of community services; and
— Generating a tenant relocation policy for legal, residential tenants, in the event that construction or conversion necessitates the relocation of tenants.
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Respect for the community’s existing qualities of life including, but not limited to:
— Taking measures to mitigate effects of construction such as noise, dust, work hours; sound mitigation for mechanical equipment; and construction staging;
— Reaching out early and often for community consultation related to major construction;
— Creating a Web site for ongoing constructions; and
— Committing to a community-oriented public process for reviewing NYU’s proposed projects and developments.