Affordable housing groups join fight over NYU expansion

If NYU’s expansion plan is blocked by New York’s highest court, it could set a dangerous precedent that would negatively affect affordable housing, advocates argued in a recent brief. Greenwich Village residents have been fighting the expansion plan for years, arguing that the university would be building on public green space without permission from the Legislature, DNAinfo reported. However, the groups, including Phipps Houses, the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development and the New York ... [more]