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New York University is planning a massive expansion that would increase its square footage by 40 percent over the next two decades, worrying preservationists.
The proposal calls for 3 million square feet of offices, dormitories and classrooms near NYU's existing Greenwich Village campus, a new engineering school in Brooklyn and a satellite campus on Governors Island.
The projects will require approval from city agencies and have already been met with opposition from preservationists concerned about overwhelming the historic downtown Manhattan area.
"The idea of trying to shoehorn another 3 million square feet of space into this already oversaturated neighborhood is deeply troubling," said Andrew Berman, executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.