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Local Unions, Business Owners Rally in Support of NYU 2031 Plan

NEW YORK CITY-Members of the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce and the city’s Building and Construction Trades Council stumped on the steps of City Hall urging BP Scott Stringer to support the school’s agenda for growth.

By Jacqueline Hlavenka | Updated on March 13, 2012

NEW YORK CITY-“Build it now” were the chants of business owners and construction workers voicing their support for New York University’s 2031 campus expansion plan on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, urging Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to pass a resolution supporting the development.

The gathering came three weeks after Community Board 2 unanimously voted down the university’s plan to develop approximately 2.5 million square feet across an NYU-owned superblock on West 3rd Street, West Houston Street, Mercer Street and LaGuardia Place. The board’s resolution was officially issued on March 12, and Stringer has 30 days upon receipt of the recommendation to support or oppose the project, as part of the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure.

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