NYU MSMF N.Y.U. Plans to Expand Campuses by 40 Percent

[Andy Nguyen]

An interesting article for local New Yorkers who keep track of development of local universities the past few years. Columbia has been trying to expand their uptown campus and ran into similar problems with local communities.

The projects, which would expand N.Y.U.’s physical plant by 40 percent over the next 20 years, are aimed at accommodating a growing student body and competing for money and prestige with other universities.

In Brooklyn, N.Y.U. wants to build one million square feet of new space for a new engineering school at the downtown Metrotech complex, site of Polytechnic University. N.Y.U. became affiliated with Polytechnic in 2008 and will merge with the college in the next three to five years to start its own engineering school.

N.Y.U. Plans an Expansion of 40 Percent - NYTimes.com

 

[winstontj]

Its kinda nice in the summer when they are all gone... then again its also kinda nice when the girls are back in the fall

 

[Andy Nguyen]

The Controversy Over NYU President John Sexton's Plans to Add 6 Million Square Feet Across the City -- New York Magazine

The transform of NYU from a regional commuter school to a national university that attracts 90 percent of its students from outside the city. NYU now has more than 40,000 students, making it the largest private university in the country.

 

[Hui Huang]

Just curious whether the expansion would help boost its university ranking next year at the USNEWS

The Controversy Over NYU President John Sexton's Plans to Add 6 Million Square Feet Across the City -- New York Magazine

The transform of NYU from a regional commuter school to a national university that attracts 90 percent of its students from outside the city. NYU now has more than 40,000 students, making it the largest private university in the country.

 

[TraderJoe]

Now we know how they can afford to give all the faculty members two-bedroom apartments in Manhattan rent-free. That is the ultimate perk in New York City.