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Groups Challenge NYU 2031 Expansion in Lawsuit

NEW YORK CITY-The case—presented by 11 local groups and neighborhood stakeholders—are challenging the university and city on permitting the two million-square-foot plan.

By Jacqueline Hlavenka | Updated on September 26, 2012

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NEW YORK CITY-Despite receiving a rubber stamp from the City Council earlier this year, several neighborhood groups and local stakeholders have joined together to file a lawsuit against New York University in its attempt to add nearly two million square feet of commercial development in Greenwich Village. According to a verified petition obtained by GlobeSt.com, the case argues that NYU’s 20-year core expansion project is “disproportionate to the surrounding area” and city officials “failed to give adequate consideration to less intrusive alternatives and mitigation measures” in reducing the size and scale of the plan.

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