In and Of the City
New York City is a premier location for college learning; NYU embraces our setting in the urban capital of the world to make it truly "glocal". Termed by our president, New York is truly the world's first "glocal" city — simultaneously global and local, making the "student experience" at NYU unlike any other.
With our campus centered at Washington Square in Greenwich Village, NYU is located in one of the city's most creative and energetic communities. There are no gates or walls separating the NYU experience from the outside world—our buildings and facilities are situated on city blocks and incorporated into the surrounding urban environment. Within and outside the Village, the NYU experience fully incorporates the city into students' studies, professional training, and, of course, leisure time.