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A statement in response to Governor Cuomo's press conference: NYU shares the Governor's concerns. The event in Washington Square Park was inconsistent with recommendations about combating the spread of COVID-19, which NYU has been regularly communicating to students. That said:
We have yet to find any indications that the event was organized or DJ'ed by anyone affiliated with NYU.
Though the event was populated with young people, it is unclear how many of the participants in the event actually were affiliated with NYU.
The overall NYU student reaction to the gathering in the park was not supportive but rather highly disapproving—many students reached out to the City hotlines to complain about the event and the unsafe practices they observed.
Both before and after the event, NYU took steps to specifically message students to avoid large gatherings on the holiday weekend.
NYU's security officers are not law enforcement officers. They have no power of arrest, are unarmed, and have no jurisdiction on the streets of NYC or in Washington Square Park, which is a City public park.
Read the full statement: https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2020/september/JBStatement_WSP.html
