NYU's Plans for 370 Jay Street May Still Happen
Yesterday the city announced that it had selected Cornell’s proposal for a new campus on Roosevelt Island, but that may not mean that NYU’s proposal to build out a grad school at 370 Jay Street is dead, according to the Eagle. The city says it’s still considering proposals from institutions other than Cornell, and NYU’s…
Yesterday the city announced that it had selected Cornell’s proposal for a new campus on Roosevelt Island, but that may not mean that NYU’s proposal to build out a grad school at 370 Jay Street is dead, according to the Eagle. The city says it’s still considering proposals from institutions other than Cornell, and NYU’s president released a statement saying the school is “enthusiastically continuing our talks with the city on establishing a new applied sciences institute in Brooklyn.” NYU wants to renovate the former MTA building at 370 Jay and turn it into a grad school called the Center for Urban Science and Progress, as rendered above.
Don’t Count NYU Out for Tech Center [Eagle]
Funny how no one comments on what would be the most important development in Brooklyn in years.