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Stanford submits formal ‘expression of interest’ for NYC campus

40 points by superfx 16y ago

michaelpinto 16y ago
If Stanford wants to really lead when they get to NYC they should open the campus in Brooklyn instead of doing the me too thing and going to Manhattan.
- noilly 16y ago
  The proposed site is on Roosevelt Island
awarzzkktsyfj 16y ago
In fact, 18 universities _applied_ to an invitation by NYC. The HN headline is rather misleading, making it sound like Stanford has independently decided to branch out into New York.
- talmai 16y ago
  It is from the Stanford daily... the headline is justified
  - awarzzkktsyfj 16y ago
    It is justified in the context of the Stanford Daily. HN is in a totally different context, so this headline, copied verbatim, is misleading.
vessenes 16y ago
They are proposing 440 or so students to start, eventually 2,200. They ideate bringing West Coast entrepreneurialism out to the East Coast; a nice idea! I think what's likely to happen is that they will graduate 380 people who suddenly discover a love of quant-finance. Look for Stanford school of Applied Math to launch soon. : )
mattjaynes 16y ago
Very exciting news. I moved to Roosevelt Island a year ago. It's really a unique spot in the city. Surrounded by water, a cable car to Manhattan, loads of indoor and outdoor sports facilities, and some interesting (and spooky) history. The Main Street area is pretty disappointing. It's pretty run down and not much going on. Most residents head over to Manhattan for shopping and restaurants. Hopefully if this goes through it will be a catalyst for Roosevelt Island to up it's game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Island
- look_lookatme 16y ago
  What compelled you to move there? (honest q, I've taken the cable car a couple of times, but never actually went into Roosevelt Island..)
  - randall 16y ago
    Access to the F train, for one, and amazing manhattan views, for two. We were either going to live on Roosevelt Island or in Queens, and we ended up saving some money in Jackson Heights.

40 points by superfx 16y ago

If Stanford wants to really lead when they get to NYC they should open the campus in Brooklyn instead of doing the me too thing and going to Manhattan.

noilly 16y ago
The proposed site is on Roosevelt Island

awarzzkktsyfj 16y ago

In fact, 18 universities _applied_ to an invitation by NYC. The HN headline is rather misleading, making it sound like Stanford has independently decided to branch out into New York.

talmai 16y ago
It is from the Stanford daily... the headline is justified
- awarzzkktsyfj 16y ago
  It is justified in the context of the Stanford Daily. HN is in a totally different context, so this headline, copied verbatim, is misleading.

vessenes 16y ago

They are proposing 440 or so students to start, eventually 2,200. They ideate bringing West Coast entrepreneurialism out to the East Coast; a nice idea! I think what's likely to happen is that they will graduate 380 people who suddenly discover a love of quant-finance. Look for Stanford school of Applied Math to launch soon. : )

mattjaynes 16y ago

Very exciting news. I moved to Roosevelt Island a year ago. It's really a unique spot in the city. Surrounded by water, a cable car to Manhattan, loads of indoor and outdoor sports facilities, and some interesting (and spooky) history. The Main Street area is pretty disappointing. It's pretty run down and not much going on. Most residents head over to Manhattan for shopping and restaurants. Hopefully if this goes through it will be a catalyst for Roosevelt Island to up it's game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Island

look_lookatme 16y ago
What compelled you to move there? (honest q, I've taken the cable car a couple of times, but never actually went into Roosevelt Island..)
- randall 16y ago
  Access to the F train, for one, and amazing manhattan views, for two. We were either going to live on Roosevelt Island or in Queens, and we ended up saving some money in Jackson Heights.