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A rendering of Cornell and Technion's plan for the new tech campus on Roosevelt Island. The project is a cornerstone of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's mayoral legacy. Image courtesy of Cornell University.
A MetroFocus Special: Tech Campus NYC
John Farley  |  December 22, 2011 12:22 PM | 3 Comments
Get the story behind the new applied science campus on Roosevelt Island, with interviews of the project's major players by Rafael Pi Roman and Jane Pauley.VIDEO
A rendering of Cornell's plans for a campus on Roosevelt Island. It isn't official yet, but sources with inside knowledge of the tech campus competition have indicated Mayor Michael Bloomberg will announce Cornell as the winner on Monday. Image courtesy of Cornell University.
Cornell Wins Tech Campus Competition
John Farley  |  December 19, 2011 11:02 AM | Updated: December 20, 2011 10:00AM | 3 Comments
The mayor announced that Cornell University was the winner of Applied Sciences NYC, a competition to build a massive new tech and engineering school in NYC. VIDEO
Rendering of Stanford's design for a campus on Roosevelt Island. Image by Redsquare, Inc.
Stanford Abandons Bid for NYC Applied Sciences Campus
John Farley  |  December 16, 2011 2:45 PM | Comments
In a surprising twist, the California-based institution pulled the plug on its proposal to build a high-tech campus on Roosevelt Island. VIDEO
Erik Baard, along with a coalition of green groups, planted 50 endangered apple trees on Randall's Island on Wednesday. Baard has
Op-Ed: The Apple of New York’s Eye
Erik Baard  |  December 8, 2011 4:00 AM | 3 Comments
Did you know that all the varieties of apples on our store shelves can be traced back to Kazakhstan? Take a bite out of the history of the Big Apple's apples.
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