New York University has filed a lawsuit against the city, seeking to overturn a provision in the SoHo/NoHo rezoning law that bans college and university use in new buildings—which it says is unconstitutional.
The City Council amended the law at the last minute to prohibit higher education institutions from moving into the newly rezoned area, among other changes, delaying its final vote to Dec.15 so that the legislation could go back to the Department of City Planning for approval.
Other critics of the SoHo/NoHo rezoning have called for its complete overhaul, but NYU is focused on the restrictions to building new dormitories or classrooms in the neighborhoods. NYU
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