' s ▁music ▁conserv atory ▁and ▁T isch ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁but ▁also ▁external ▁produ ctions . ▁The ▁largest ▁performance ▁accommod ations ▁at ▁NY U ▁are ▁the ▁Sk ir ball ▁Center ▁for ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁( 8 5 0 ▁seats ) ▁at ▁ 5 6 6 ▁La Gu ard ia ▁Place , ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Washington ▁Square ▁South ; ▁and ▁the ▁E is ner - L ub in ▁Aud itor ium ▁( 5 6 0 ▁seats ) ▁in ▁the ▁K imm el ▁Center . ▁Rec ently , ▁the ▁Sk ir ball ▁Center ▁hosted ▁important ▁speech es ▁on ▁foreign ▁policy ▁by ▁John ▁Ker ry ▁and ▁Al ▁G ore ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁finale ▁of ▁The ▁App rent ice ▁ 3 . ▁Well - known ▁also ▁is ▁NY U ' s ▁Prov inc et own ▁Play house ▁on ▁Mac D oug al ▁Street , ▁where ▁Eug ene ▁O ' Ne ill ▁among ▁many ▁others ▁launched ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁the ▁Frederick ▁Lo e we ▁Theatre ▁outside ▁G ould ▁Pla za . ▁Catal yst ▁to ▁many ▁care ers ▁in ▁music ▁( B ru ce ▁Spring ste en ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁here ▁among ▁many ▁others ) ▁was ▁the ▁famous ▁night club ▁The ▁B ottom ▁Line , ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁West ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁Mer cer ▁Stre ets . ▁Despite ▁the ▁ob jections ▁of ▁many ▁supp or ters , ▁this ▁club ▁was ▁ev icted ▁by ▁NY U ▁after ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁meet ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁the ▁increased ▁rent ▁pay ments .