Center for Urban Science and Progress
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2013 |
| Director | Steve Koonin |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
Coordinates: 40°43′48″N 73°59′42″W / 40.73000°N 73.99500°W
The NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) is a degree-granting technology and research institute, that is located in Downtown Brooklyn, New York. It is a graduate school of New York University focusing on urban informatics. It opened in September 2013, and is temporarily located in the MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn.
In July 2011, Mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a request for proposals to all universities worldwide to build an engineering and applied sciences campus in New York City. The winner(s) of this competition would receive significant funding from the city in order to build this campus.NYU submitted a proposal to build a school of applied urban science in Downtown Brooklyn, in an underused MTA building, with the aim of confronting the world's pressing urban challenges. The proposal was declared the second winner in April 2012 by Mayor Bloomberg after various negotiations with the city government and the MTA. During the celebration ceremony, Steve Koonin was named as the director of CUSP.
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