I also heard gossip quite along time ago that like Columbia University, Cooper Union wants to do some "edgy research" happening in that building that would greatly disturb the community even further and it has nothing to do with fine art.
Suzannah Troy artist I paint with my words. People with Heart and Soul You Get "it" and me. Thanks and Gratitude! http://youtu.be/_Tz4eMcP2LU I made this YouTube and said No to renewal with SAIC CityTime and I was the only one to say this and demand a full investigation! I dubbed CityTime the Tax Payer's Titanic. John Liu dubbed ECTP CityTime 2 and I called NYCAPS CityTime 3 all thanks to Bloomberg tech biz whiz who rewards a culture of failure NYC gov and revolving door corruption.