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City Councilmember Gale Brewer
563 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10024
gbrewer@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Brewer:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Fernando Cabrera
107 East Burnside Avenue
Bronx, NY 10453
fcabrera@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Cabrera:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley
6477 Dry Harbor Road
Middle Village, NY 11379
ecrowley@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Crowley:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Erik Martin Dilan
387 Arlington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11208
Edilan@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Dilan:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Daniel Dromm
37-32 75th Street
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
dromm@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Dromm:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Mathieu Eugene
123 Linden Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY 11226
mathieu.eugene@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Eugene:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Julissa Ferreras
32-33A Junction Boulevard
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
jferreras@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Ferreras:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Lewis Fidler
1402 East 64th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11234
LFidler@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Fidler:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Helen Foster
1377 Jerome Avenue
Bronx, NY 10452
hfoster@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Foster:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember James Gennaro
185-10 Union Turnpike
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
jgennaro@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Gennaro:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Vincent Gentile
8703 3rd Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11209
vgentile@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Gentile:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember David Greenfield
4424 16th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11204
dgreenfield@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Greenfield:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Letitia James
67 Hanson Place, Ground Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
ljames@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember James:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember G. Oliver Koppell
3636 Waldo Avenue
Bronx, NY 10463
okoppell@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Koppell:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Karen Koslowitz
118-35 Queens Boulevard, 17th Floor
Queens, NY 11375
Koslowitz@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Koslowitz:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito
105 East 116th Street
New York, NY 10029
mviverito@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Mark-Viverito:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Darlene Mealy
1757 Union Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11213
darlene.mealy@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Mealy:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Michael Nelson
1605 Voorhies Avenue, 1st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11235
MNelson1@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Nelson:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember James Oddo
900 South Avenue, Suite 403
Staten Island, NY 10314
joddo@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Oddo:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn
224 West 30th Street, Suite 1206
New York, NY 10001
quinn@council.nyc.ny.us
Dear Speaker Quinn:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Dominic Recchia
445 Neptune Avenue,
Community Room 2C
Brooklyn, NY 11224
drecchia@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Recchia:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez
618 West 177th Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10033
yrodriguez@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Rodriguez:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Deborah Rose
130 Stuyvesant Place, 6th Floor, Room 602
Staten Island, NY 10301
drose@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Rose:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Eric Ulrich
93-06 101st Avenue
Ozone Park, NY 11416
eulrich@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Ulrich:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Peter Vallone
22-35 31st Street
Astoria, NY 11105
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Dear Councilmember Vallone:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer
47-01 Queens Boulevard, Suite 205
Sunnyside, NY 11104
jvanbramer@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Van Bramer:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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City Councilmember Ruben Wills
95-26 Sutphin Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11435
Ruben.Wills@council.nyc.gov
Dear Councilmember Wills:
I strongly urge you to vote ‘NO’ on NYU’s massive proposed expansion plan. This plan takes the wrong approach for the Village, for New York City, and even for NYU.
The plan would turn a residential area into a 20-year construction zone. It would continue to tip the balance of neighborhood character in the Village strongly in the direction of domination by a single institution. It would eliminate much-needed open space in one of the most open-space starved communities in New York, and would consign the remaining open space to permanent encasement in shadows by large-scale new construction. It would abrogate the terms under which NYU was given this formerly public land in the first place, which prohibited this kind of development, and would hand more precious public land over to NYU.
The damage would be even greater than this, however. NYU’s plan is only supposed to satisfy the university’s growth needs for 19 years, until 2031. What will happen after that? By encouraging the university to continue its expansion in the Village rather than pursuing viable alternatives, NYU will inevitably come back in 19 years and ask for more public land, or more zoning protections to be overturned, or a way to shoehorn more new facilities into places they were never intended, to accommodate their continuing growth. The university will continue to swallow up and dominate more and more of this vital historic, low-rise neighborhood.
This is an awful fate you would be approving for the Village. But it’s also a lost opportunity not only for New York City, but for NYU. Other locations, easily connected by mass transit to NYU’s facilities could accommodate not only the next 19 years of NYU’s growth, but the next several decades. The city has identified areas such as the Financial District, Downtown Brooklyn, Long Island City, and Hudson Yards as places where long-term, large scale growth is not only desirable but necessary. Community leaders in many of these areas have said that they would welcome NYU. NYU development in these areas would have greater economic benefits and fewer negative impacts, and by not forcing the university to build deep underground and between existing buildings, could be much greener as well.
The City Council is supposed to plan for New York City’s future. This is not a plan that is good for anyone’s future. Say no to this plan, send it back to the drawing board, and work with NYU to find a plan that is sustainable, sensitive, and right for the future of New York City.
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