MEETINGS & HEARINGS

Monday, May 3rd, 9:00 AM, the Task Force reviewed the deed restrictions and other land use agreements pertaining to the Superblocks.

Thursday, April 22nd, 9:00 AM The Task Force met to discuss the area that NYU has identified as the “neighborhood.”

Mon., 4/19 @ 6:30 PM- Public School 41, 116 W. 11th Street, Community Board #2, ARTS & INSTITUTIONS Committee, David Gruber, Chair, Presentation regarding NYU 2031: NYU in NYC - A citywide strategic vision for how the University will look to grow more transparently and predictably over the next two decades. 

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 - NYU Presented `2031' Expansion Plan at a Public Open House,  from 5:30 to 8 P.M. at the Kimmel Center at 60 Washington Square South (at LaGuardia Place), 10th floor.  Press coverage:  NY Times, Crains NY Business, Business Week, The Real Deal, The New York Observer, NY1.

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 - Press Conference Announcing Phase Three of Community Planning Process, 11:00 a.m., 1 Centre St., 19th Floor.  Press coverage:  NY Times, NY Daily News, Curbed

2009 Meetings (to be added)

2008
Nov. 18, 2008, Silver Towers Complex Designated a Landmark
The 'University Village' Site (commonly known as the Silver Towers Complex) was awarded landmark status by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Tuesday, Sept . 23, 2008, 6:30 p.m. - CB#2 Joint Parks, Recreation and Open Space and Institutions Committee Meeting, Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, 3 Clarkson St. 3rd Floor.  Tobi Bergman & David Gruber, Chairs. Discussion of ideas for improved open space allocations on the Superblocks for Plan 2031.

Wednesday, Sept. 17 , 2008, 5:00 p.m.- Task Force Meeting at 1 Centre St., 19th Floor. The agenda discussed process and timeline as they relate to NYU's 2031 urban campus planning and development projects prior to mandated public hearings (Community Board Committees, for instance). Additionally the Community Task Force reviewed the initial "Working Principles" adopted in Sept 2006. These can be seen at the bottom of the Principles page.  Minutes
Tuesday, August 14th, 2008, 5:00 p.m. Task Force Meeting, 1 Centre St., 19th Floor. The agenda will be discussion on process, as well as timeline. Additionally, there was a discussion regarding the role of the Task Force and the responsibilities of the members. Minutes
May 28, 2008, Wednesday - CB#2 Institutions Committee, 6:30 p.m., at Greenburg Lounge in Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South. This meeting reviewed NYU Provincetown Playhouse and 133-139 MacDougal Street plans. CB#2 June Resolution .
Friday, May 16, 2008 . 4:30-6:00 p.m., 1 Centre St., 19th Floor - NYU Task Force Meeting - Agenda: Update on design concepts and ideas for the Provincetown Playhouse.

John Sexton Reply to BP Scott Stringer Letter RE; More Information on Provincetown Playhouse - May 15, 2008

NYU Response to CB#2 Questions RE: Provincetown Playhouse

NYU Presentation: Rebuilding the Provincetown Playhouse and Honoring a Cultural Institution

Scott Stringer
Letter Re: Further Review on 133-139 MacDougal

May 14, 2008, Wednesday , Bleecker Area Merchants and Residents Association (BAMRA) monthly meeting included an NYU presentation.

Provincetown Playhouse Presentation,
April 29, 2008: 
Rebuilding the Provincetown Playhouse and Honoring a Cultural Institution

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Wednesday, April 23, The fifth NYU Open House, where NYU's planning consultants presented recommendations based on the past nine months of feedback. Hemmerdinger Hall, 100 Washington Square East, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. See Presentations page
March 27, 2008, Thursday, Coalition to Save the East Village, 6:48PM-8:45PM, Barney Building. 
March 26, 2008, Wednesday, Washington Square Area Quality of Life Task Force Meeting, 6:00 p.m., 505 LaGuardia Place, community room.
March 24, 2008, Monday, Silver Tower Tenants, 6:00PM-8:00PM, 110 Bleecker Street. 
March 19, Wednesday, at 5:30pm at 1 Centre St., 19th Floor. Borough President Stringer Chairs this full Task Force meeting.
March 18, 2008, NYU SUPERBLOCKS TASK FORCE, sponsored by Councilman Alan Gerson, at 6:30, NYU Silver Building, Rm 809. Attendance: 25
March 18, 2008, SoHo Alliance, 6:30PM-7:30PM, 196 Mercer, Attendance: 20
March 14, 2008, The Caring Community, 2:30PM-4:30PM, 20 Washington Square North (The Caring Community), Attendance: 20
March 13, 2008, AMC, 12PM-2PM, Rosenthal, Attendance: 60
March 13, 2008, Washington Square Village Tenants Association, 6PM-8PM, Rosenthal, Attendance: 50+
March 12, 2008, Greenwich Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce (GVCCC), 12PM-2PM, The Torch Club, Attendance: 40
March 12, 2008, Central Village Block Association, 6PM-8PM, 196 Mercer Street (tentative), Attendance: 10
March 11, 2008, Washington Square Association, 5:30PM-7PM, WSA Members at private residence. Attendance: 10
March 10, 2008, The New School, 12PM-2PM, 66 W. 12th Street, Attendance: 4
March 10, 2008  at 5:30pm, Community Task Force on NYU Development, 1 Centre St., 19th Floor. NYU provides an overview of its thinking and ideas about one of the sites which it owns - 133-137 MacDougal (which also includes the site of the Provincetown Playhouse).
March 6, 2008, American Institute of Architects (AIA), 536 La Guardia (bet W. 3rd & Bleecker).6:00 P.M.,
Sponsored by the Bleecker Street Resident & Merchants Assoc., NYU Plans regarding the core campus superblocks presented.  Attendance: 25
March 6, 2008, Assemblymember Glick, 1PM-2PM, 853 Broadway

March 5, 2008, CB 2 Institutions and Transportation Committees, 6PM-8PM, 20 Washington Square North (The Caring Community), Attendance: 30-40
March 5, 2008, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Members, 4PM, 536 LaGuardia Place, AIA
March 3, 2008, Bedford Barrow Block Association/ GVBA, 6:30PM-8:3OPM, 46 Barrow Street, Attendance: 15
March 3, 2008, Congressman Nadler's Office, 12:30PM-2:30PM, 201 Varick Street
February 28, 2008, Washington Place Block Association, 6PM-8PM, 196 Mercer Street, Attendance: 5
February 27, 2008, Convened by Councilmember Alan Gerson's Office, 6PM-8PM, American Institute of Architects (AIA), 536 LaGuardia Place
February 25, 2008, 505 LaGuardia Place Tenants, 5PM-7PM, 505 LaGuardia Place
January 2008 Community Board Resolutions on NYU Planning Principles. Resolution to adopted and passed by Full Board, Feb 2008
Community Board #3 Manhattan:
Housing, Land Disposition, Zoning, & NYC Housing Authority Committee approves Task Force Planning Principles.

January 30, 2008, 4:00pm - 7:00pm, Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center for Arts and Science 100 Washington Square East - the design team presented preliminary options and approaches for how the University might meet an anticipated 6 million square feet of space needs between now and 2031.
If you did not attend, see the full presentation which incorporates public feedback from the previous open houses and the Task Force here.

January 30, 2008, 10:30 a.m. Press Conference
Borough President's Announcement of Task Force Planning Principles

NYU Statement on the Task Force Planning Principles
Jan. 29, 2008 - Task Force review of University's
Strategic Space Planning initiative.
Jan. 17, 2008 - Task Force Meeting on final language for Planning
Principals and preliminary overview from NYU regarding
 January 30th community presentation