TOMORROW: City Planning Commission Hearing on NYU 2031

NYU Expansion on North and South blocks (in gray) courtesy of GVSHP (source)

The New York City Planning Commission will hold ITS ONLY PUBLIC HEARING on the NYU Expansion Plan TOMORROW Wednesday, April 25th at 10 a.m. at the National Museum of the American Indian at 1 Bowling Green. More information is available at http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/preservation/nyu/nyu-04-09-12.htm.

TODAY at 4 pm: March & Rally Against NYU 2031

Join the March & Rally Against NYU 2031 TODAY!

Video: STOP NYU's 2031 Expansion Plan

8blocksandbeyond created a video call to action titled "STOP NYU's 2031 Expansion Plan" which can be viewed below or at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgBKhRGkLU0&feature=channel&list=UL. (Hat tip: WSVTA.)

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.

Updated: April 25th City Planning Commission Hearing on NYU 2031

NYU Expansion on North and South blocks (in gray) courtesy of GVSHP (source)

The New York City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the NYU Expansion Plan on Wednesday, April 25th at 10 a.m. at the National Museum of the American Indian at 1 Bowling Green. More information is available at http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/preservation/nyu/nyu-04-09-12.htm.

Updated: NYU Expansion Plan - News and Events

In today's (Mar. 25th) New York Times, reporter Michael Kimmelman proposes an alternative to the NYU Expansion Plan in "It Riles a Village" at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/arts/design/nyu2031-universitys-plans-for-greenwich-village.html?ref=arts.

WNYC host Leonard Lopate will air a segment on "the controversy surrounding the plans to expand

Video: Vote NO on NYU 2031 City Hall Press Conference

The "Vote NO on NYU 2031" City Hall Press Conference held on March 22, 2012 is available on the GVSHP YouTube channel in two parts:

City Hall Press Conference - March 22, 2012 - Part One

Stringer Press Conference March 22, 2012 Part Two

GVSHP also recorded the Town Hall meeting held on January 4, 2012.  Those videos and more can be viewed on the GVSHP channel.

Rally + Press Conference: BP Stringer Vote 'NO' on the NYU Expansion Plan

On Thursday, March 22 at 12 noon on the steps of City Hall, join the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP), community and preservation groups, NYU faculty and students, and tenants of the North and South Blocks for a Rally and Press Conference to Request from Borough President Stringer a Public Hearing and a Vote "No" on NYU's Expansion Plan. 

Learn more at the GVSHP website. To help, the GVSHP recommends the following actions:

TODAY: Fight the NYU Expansion Plan Rally & Press Conference

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The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) "and a broad coalition of community groups, NYU Faculty, and NYU students will hold a rally and press conference next TODAY Thursday, February 23rd at 5pm prior to the final Community Board and vote on the NYU expansion plan" (source: GVSHP email blast). The event will be held outside St. Anthony's Church at 151-155 Sullivan Street at Houston
 

TODAY: Rally to Save the Village From NYU 2031

Rally TODAY against NYU Mega Development.  Join Assemblymember Deborah Glick at 12 p.m. at the Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Square South between Sullivan and Thompson Streets). 

CB2 Committees on NYU 2031 Resolution

Prior to its Full Board meeting on Feb. 23rd, CB2 committees will meet to determine the "language to be submitted to CB2 NYU Working Group for omnibus resolution regarding a certified ULURP application for this project".

• Monday, Feb. 6th, 6:30 pm, Social Services & Education, LGBT Center, 208 West 13th St, Room 101

• Tuesday, Feb. 7th, 6:30 pm, Traffic & Transportation, Our Lady of Pompeii, 25 Carmine St at Bleecker, Father Demo Hall (downstairs)

• Wednesday, Feb. 8th, 6:30 pm, Parks, Recreation & Open Space, Church of St. Anthony of Padua, 151-155 Sullivan St, Lower Hall

• Thursday, Feb. 9th, 6:30 pm, Land Use and Business Development, Our Lady of Pompeii, 25 Carmine St at Bleecker, Father Demo Hall (downstairs) [Zone Green Text Amendment is the first item on the agenda]

• Wednesday, Feb. 15th, 6:30 pm, Environment, Public Safety & Public Health, Our Lady of Pompeii, 25 Carmine St at Bleecker, Father Demo Hall (downstairs)

• Thursday, Feb. 16th, 6:30 pm, NYU Working Group (architectural presentation of NYU 2031 plan), Church of St. Anthony of Padua, 151-155 Sullivan St, downstairs

• Monday, Feb. 20th, 6:30 pm, NYU Working Group ("determination of language to be submitted to CB2 NYU Working Group for omnibus resolution regarding a certified ULURP application for this project"), Our Lady of Pompeii, 25 Carmine St at Bleecker, Father Demo Hall (downstairs)

CB2 Full Board for Omnibus Resolution on NYU 2031

The Full Board of Community Board 2 will meet on Thursday, February 23rd at 6 p.m. for the Omnibus Resolution of NYU 2031.  The meeting will be held at St. Anthony of Padua Church, 151-155 Sullivan St. Lower Hall but please verify details at the CB2 calendar webpage.

Historic Districts Council’s 18th Annual Conference

Mark your calendar for the Historic Districts Council’s 18th Annual Conference on March 2 -4, 2012. The keynote speaker will be Charles A. Birnbaum, founder and president of The Cultural Landscape Foundation. The theme of this year's conference is The Great Outside: Preserving Public and Private Open Spaces.

Rally to Save the Village As We Know It From NYU

A letter from Assemblymember Deborah Glick announces a rally against NYU's mega development to be held on Saturday February 11th, 2012 at Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Square South between Sullivan and Thompson Streets) at 12 p.m.  Assemblymember Deborah Glick's website is http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=066 and her letter is posted below.

Tonight: CB2 Full Board Hearing on NYU 2031

The Full Board of Community Board 2 will meet on Thursday, January 19th at 6 p.m. to receive reports from the Chair, District Manager, Borough President, and Standing Committees on NYU 2031. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of PS 41, 116 West 11th Street. Speakers' cards will be accepted between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Please confirm date and location on the CB2 Calendar.

Venue Change for Tonight's CB2 Environment Hearing on NYU 2031

The final Community Board 2 Environment Hearing on NYU 2031 will be held tonight.  NYU will present the campus expansion plan impacts on environment, public safety, and public health.  The hearing will be begin at 6:30 p.m. at in the lower hall of Our Lady of Pompeii at Bleecker and Carmine Street (entrance on Bleecker)at the Tony Dapolito Rec Center, 1 Clarkson Street (between Carmine and 7th Ave South).   Please confirm dates and locations by visiting the CB website.

Tonight: CB2 Social Services & Education Hearing on NYU 2031

Community Board 2 has been holding hearings on NYU 2031 as part of the ULURP since January 9th.  Tonight, NYU will make a presentation to the CB2 Social Services & Education committee at 6:30 p.m. at Judson Church Meeting room, 55 Washington Square South (near Thompson Street). 

On Wednesday, January 18th, CB2 will hold its Environment, Public Safety & Public Health hearing at

Tonight: CB2 Parks Hearing on NYU 2031

The NYU 2031 ULURP began on Monday, January 9th with NYU's Land Use Presentation to the Community Board 2 Zoning Committee.  An overwhelming turn out of concerned citizens led to a venue change!  Tonight at 6:30 pm, the CB2 Parks, Recreation & Open Space Committee will hear from NYU and the community.  The hearing will be held at

New Venues for CB2 Hearings on NYU 2031

Due to the overflow crowds at last night's CB2 hearing on the land use and zoning impacts of the proposed NYU 2031 plan, Community Board 2 has selected new venues for the remaining hearings which we have listed below.  Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation,  Fox 5 News, NBC New York, and The Epoch Times published

Tonight: CB2 Zoning Hearing on NYU 2031

The ULURP of NYU's 20 Year Campus Expansion Plan (NYU 2031) officially begins today tomorrow with the Community Board 2 Zoning Hearing of the plan. The hearing will begin at 6pm at AIA Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place between Bleecker and West 3rd Streets.  A STRONG TURNOUT AT THIS MEETING IS CRITICAL!