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M June 8,2010LynneP. Brown,Ph.D.SeniorVicePresidentor UniversityRelations PublicAflairsNew York University70Washington quare outh,Room121NewYork,NY 10012DearVice-Presidentrowrl,As membersfthe Comrnunity askForce nNYU Developmenta,hichasspent he ast hree earsmeeting ith theUnirersitl to discusshe ormulation fitsNYU 2031ExpaNionplan,we$ish to respondoNyU,s recentannouncementhat 1 s \,!.illingo meel r.ith hepon Authority ndotherpublicagencieso discuss ptionsor building t theWorld rade Center ndothersitesin theFiDancialislr ict.Asyouknou,the askFofce tronglyeconnendedthisoption o NYU severalmonths go,Community oard#l which eDrcsentstheFinorcial istr ict as ocally uggestedhis, nd .omntunit)ruupi mnngLsincludingheGreenwich illageSocieiyor Historicprese.vationavebeencaLLingponNYUb do his brseveralears.That s why we wereheartenedhat,alter efusing considerhisoption br solong,NYU hasnowagreedo dL east xplorc t However. e areequally tunnedanddisapfrlintedhat heuniversitys alsosayinglrat n doingso t is refusingoconsidert asanalternativebr tshiShly-controversial,tronglypposedlansornrassivexparsionn and roLlDdhe superblocks'n hecore l GleerwichVillage.As yorjknow, he-IbskForcc's ecommendationso NyU clearlyopposedheLrniversity'sxpansionlansn thcsrpefblocks.nd alledrponheuniversilyo consideratellitc ampus nd emoteocationsirst bclore urtheroversaturatingheVil lagewith acil i t iesAs theuniversity,!ellklows, theFinancial istrict s within$alkingdislancendtwo subway tops l theVillage.haszoningwhichwouldaccommodatehemassivecale fconstruction YU is seekingo undertake,nd s seekingheexpansionfresidential, otel, dturaland nstitutionalses lrch s hosewhichtheuniversity ouldofltr. By contrast,heVillage s already versaturatediththe acilitiesNYU isseekingo add, heTaskForce asalready xpressedoppositiono these lansashas hepublicat hea ngson thema er whichhavealreadyaken lace, nd o build he acilitiesNYU js considedngould equireturprecedentedandmarkspprovals,iftingoflong-standingeighborhoodoningprotections)mrlsfer fpublic and o NYU, removal fdeed estrictionsnformerlypubliclyownedand, he emoval fopen-spacereservationrequirements,nd heallowancefcommetcial evelopmentnrjvhats now anarea onedor residentialse.

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Becausehe FinancialDistrict is in facta viable andpreferablealtemative or NYU'S groMh,andonewhichwouldbeconsistent ith the eco endationsfthe Community askForce nNYU Development,e are herefore nequivocallypposedo theudversity's roposedthto r proposaland otherproposalsor expansionn thesuperblocks nd heVillage 'core,' andintend o vigorously pposehevarious ublicapprovalseededo. suchplanso moveahead.We nstead rge heuniversityo reconsiderts oppositiono shifting ts exparsion lans or theVillage o the Financial ist ct, whichwe hink woulduttimately enefitNYU, theFinarcialDist ct, he Village,andNeu York City asa whole.Sincerely,

,4nT.,,-,,",,^, Pon;'a "{'t"aAndrewBerman, xecutive ireclor Patricia lbin, Presidentfthe BoardCreerrwich illageSocietyor Historic 505LacuardiaP(eservation

Ja;* GlL* K.*a*^rt-Judith allet, esidenthairBleeckerArea Merchants& Residents Kurt Cavanaugh,ManagingDirectorAssociation

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/U"*,- D''"4"Constance ondore,Coordinator Marilyn Dorato,Director15 WashingtonPlace fedants'Committee GreenwichVillage Block AssociationsBrtt- 6q,kt+ ,4t,o l/2""-

BethGottlieb,President AnneHeam,Co-ExecutiveMercer-HoustonogRunAssociation Washington quare illageTenants ssociation

Ano- tt*"",- A/Lt^- +1n/-*)Ellen Horan,Vice-ChaiiLacuardia Comer Gardens Allan Horland.Co-ExecutiveWashington quare illageTenants ssociation

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U-b"- fieo"-ElaineHudson, residentMercer Steet Block Association

h" Ll"llk-JKjellbergPublicSchoolP nt AdvisoryCommittee

L Su"*g G"/trrlL Jtunr-"'-Lee Schwartz,Representativef88 Bleecker GabrielleShasun,Washington laceBlockStreeto theCo unityTaskForce n N1'IJ Association epresentatio;o GVBADeveloDment

CC:City CouncilSpeaker hristineC. QuinnCityCouncilMembqLeroyG. Comrie,Chair,LandUseComnineeCity CouncilMernberM Weprin,Chair,Subcomrnitteen Zoning& FmnchrsesCityCouncilMembrM et ChinManhattan orough residentcottStringerStateSenator omDuaneAssemblyMemberDeborahGlickU.S.RepresentativeenoldNadlerAmandaBurden,Chair,City Planning ommissionRobert iemey,Chair,LandmarksreservationommissionCommunity oard#1,ManhattanCohmunity Board#2, ManhattanCommunity oard 3,Manhattan