No Neighborhood Is An Island, Though Greenwich Village Tries
After being strong-armed out of Greenwich Village, NYU begins to look for other places to colonize:
Posted: February 1st, 2008 | Filed under: Blatant Localism, Real Estate, Well, What Did You Expect?New York University wants to build a 1-million-square-foot campus on Governors Island, school officials said yesterday.
The NYU plan would call for a mix of student and faculty housing and space for academic programs, officials said. It’s part of a 25-year, 6-million-square-foot expansion plan that also targets other parts of the Big Apple, including Downtown Brooklyn.
“NYU sees the potential of Governors Island as a place where we can grow,” said NYU spokesman John Beckman.
The state-city Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation says the university is a good fit, but the agency has yet to determine when it will seek proposals from prospective tenants.
