Monthly Archives: January 2016

City Council Approves NYU Plan 2031

Posted on 2016-01-06 by Robert Blakeley

LaGuardia Corner Gardens and the LMNOP Playground commissioned an open space report by the Hunter College Center for Urban Planning.  This report, which was presented to the NYC Planning Commission, shows that NYU Plan 2031 is decreasing, not increasing, public open … Continue reading →

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City Planning Commission Approves NYU Plan 2031

Posted on 2016-01-06 by Robert Blakeley

“N.Y.U. Drops Hotel, ‘Loft Blocks’ Rezoning; Planning O.K.’s 2031,” The Villager, June 7, 2012 “City Planning Okays Modified NYU Expansion Plan, Architectural Record,” June 7, 2012 “Revised NYU Plan Proceeds,” WSJ, June 6, 2012 “NYU Expansion Approved by Planning Commission,” … Continue reading →

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CB2 Rejects NYU Plan 2031

Posted on 2016-01-06 by Robert Blakeley

“The Community Board Voted Against NYU 2031 Last Night, But What Does That Mean,” NYULocal, Feb. 24, 2012 “NYU Expansion Plan,” MyFoxNY, Feb. 24, 2012 “Community Board Votes Down NYU Expansion Plan,” NY1, Feb. 23, 2012

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In the News

Posted on 2016-01-06 by Robert Blakeley

In the News “NYU Takes Fight Over Demolishing “Parks” to Court,” Sept. 25, 2014 “Anti-Development is in the Air at FASP Penthouse Fundraiser,” The Villager, Oct. 10, 2013 “NYU’s ‘Toxic’ Expansion Prioritizes Marketing Over Debt-Saddled Students, Professors Say,” Huffington Post, … Continue reading →

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Parks Department Rules for Gardens

Posted on 2016-01-06 by Robert Blakeley

An agreement between the Mayor of New York and the NYS Attorney General, signed in 2002, expired September 2010.  It has been replaced by rules issued by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. The NYC Community Garden Coalition, which … Continue reading →

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