The New York City Planning Commission (CPC) voted 12:1 to approve NYU's 20 Year Expansion Plan with minor changes. Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio's representative voted against the plan. The recommended changes to the plan are:
- The height of the proposed new buildings in Washington Square Village have been reduced
- The commercial overlay for the blocks east of Washington Square has been eliminated
- The hotel use has been eliminated from the proposed "Zipper" Building on Mercer Street
- Some underground classroom space under what are currently publicly owned park spaces have been eliminated
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Thank Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio for his independence and for his City Planning Commission appointee voting AGAINST the plan -- e-mail him at GetHelp@pubadvocate.nyc.gov!
For more details on the decision, readthe full letter from Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation which is included below. NYU's press release about the CPC decision can be read at http://www.nyu.edu/content/dam/nyu/govCommunAffairs/documents/2031/Resources%20Page/NYU-2031-Core-Proposal-June-6-2012.pdf.
