A set of persistent neighbors opposed to Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus have failed to block the school from expanding through a court case.
As with most every major controversial development, the opponents of the expansion—chiefly residents of the Alfred, a condo tower that shares a superblock with Fordham’s campus—filed a suit in court to Read More
One of the more notable—and divisive—features of Fordham University’s plan to expand its Lincoln Center campus has been the Jesuit school’s effort to sell off part of its Upper West Side superblock to make room for two soaring apartment towers, helping to finance the expansion.
But as it has done to so many projects Read More
A well-organized group of residents near Fordham University’s Lincoln Center campus are gearing up with a team of consultants and lobbyists to fight the school’s expansion plans.
The residents, who have formed a group known as Fordham Neighbors United, have brought on land-use attorney Howard Goldman, the lobbying firm Capalino Read More
For more than three years now, Fordham University has wanted to tack its name onto the list of colleges and universities expanding in Manhattan. The Jesuit university, led by the Rev. Joseph McShane, generally avoided the spotlight while Columbia University underwent a hard-fought approval battle for its $7 billion West Harlem expansion and New York Read More
