A "Stop the Purple Monster" Video

The "Stop the Purple Monster" - Oct 20/2012 at Washington Square Park from NYUFASP on Vimeo.

Hat tip: Washington Square Village Tenants Association

October 20: "Stop the Purple Monster" March

An invitation from NYUFASP.

Join NYUFASP as we march with NYU students, faculty, alumni and members of the community to "Stop the Purple Monster." Led by a real "purple monster," we'll march to protest John Sexton's huge expansion plan, which will make student debt rise even higher while tearing down the Village we love.

Organized by All in the Red, a national group that fights for accessible debt-free education for all, the march will step off from Washington Square Park's Garibaldi Plaza around 12:30pm, rain or shine. 

The march coincides with NYU's Alumni Day. March coordinators will make several stops as the group tours the future construction zone: they will provide information about the history of the neighborhood & the university administration's expansion plans & will link these to issues of public space, education & student debt.

 The march will last about an hour and a half and is endorsed by many groups in addition to NYUFASP:  Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Community Action Alliance on NYU 2031, NYU Students and Alumni Against the Sexton Plan, and Save WSV Sasaki Garden Committee. In addition to our purple monster, we'll have balloons, puppets and a marching band.

Please plan to march with us.  Let's show our determination and unity!

For more information, 

 go here or email: nyu.fasp@gmail.com

City Council Votes on NYU 2031 on July 17 and 25

Dogwood at the WSV Sasaki Garden (photo courtesy Hubert J. Steed, source)

CAAN2031 reports that the City Council will vote on NYU 2031 on July 17th and 25th.  The details are as follows:

July 17 at City Hall Council Chambers: Land Use Committee. The Zoning & Franchises subcommittee is meeting at 9:30, and the Land Use committee meeting starts at 10am. A committee-level vote on NYU 2031 is expected. Public may attend, but this is not a hearing so the public will most likely not be permitted to speak.

3 Things To Do This Week to Help Defeat NYU2031

From the co-chairs of Community Action Alliance on NYU 2031:

> Today (Monday, June 25): Call your Councilmember (and/or the Committee and/or the whole Council) on Monday, June 25 to let them know you OPPOSE the NYU 2031 land grab.

NYU 2031 = Upzoning

CAAN 2031 is refuting Dr. Alicia Hurley's claim that NYU is not seeking upzoning for its 20 Year Expansion Plan. (Dr. Hurley is vice president of NYU Government Affairs & Civic Engagement.)

Be very clear – NYU cannot build their proposed buildings without changing the zoning. The superblocks currently have R7 zoning – the highest level of mid-density zoning and higher than most zoning in Greenwich Village. It is only found in the area on avenues or wide commercial thoroughfares like 8th Street. The commercial zone with which NYU seeks to blanket the two residential superblocks is the equivalent of R8 residential zoning (considered high-density), plus commercial allowed on the lower floors.

Status Report on NYU 2031 by CAAN 2031

The Community Alliance on NYU 2031 (CAAN 2031) has prepared an update and next steps document regarding NYU 2031 which we have included below.  (Hat tip: Washington Square Village Tenants Association.)

The NYU 2031 "Core Expansion Plan" is now at City Planning, where review sessions to date have brought some proposed changes to the 2031 Plan. Some of the recommendations include or remove concessions from NYU announced at the Borough President stage. The next review session (no public testimony permitted, but anyone can attend) is expected on June 4, but it is clear that staff members prepare

Updated NYU 2031 Core Project; April 20th Rally

NYU Core Project report dated April 23, 2012 is online at http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/luproc/nyc_core_presentation.pdf. Significant changes to NYU 2031 Core begin on page 45 of the report.  Thanks to CAAN 2031 for bringing this document to our attention.

Save the Village, Stop NYU 2031 Rally, 4/20/2012, courtesy of caan2031.org (L-R: NYU FASP member Patrick Deer, CAAN co-chair Terri Cude, GVSHP Executive Director Andrew Berman, NYS Assemblymember Deborah Glick, NYS Senator Thomas Duane, CB2 Chair Brad Hoylman, Parent and Play Space Advocate Jeannine Kiely, and Assemblymember Glick Chief of Staff Matt Borden)

TODAY at 4 pm: March & Rally Against NYU 2031

Join the March & Rally Against NYU 2031 TODAY!

March & Rally Against NYU 2031 on April 20th

CAAN (Community Action Alliance on NYU) 2031 has announced a March & Rally Against NYU 2031 on April 20 beginning at 4 p.m. The details - from the CAAN2 2031 website - are below.

Paws, Strollers, Sneakers, Walkers – whatever you use to mobilize, come out on April 20 at 4pm for a March and Rally against the NYU 2031 Plan!

Starting at the Mercer-Houston Dog Run at 4pm, then up Mercer to Bleecker (picking up some kids from Mercer Playground and the Key Park), then west on Bleecker to LaGuardia Place and on to Washington Square Park by the Garibaldi statue for a Rally and say that we want NYU 2031 STOPPED!

All neighbors and those opposed to NYU 2031 are Welcome!

Co-sponsors (list in formation): Assemblymember Deborah Glick, CAAN 2031, CB2, GVSHP and NYUFASP.