▁of ▁two ▁suic idal ▁inc idents . ▁Two ▁students ▁jump ed ▁from ▁the ▁open - air ▁cross wal ks ▁inside ▁the ▁library ▁onto ▁the ▁mar ble ▁floor ▁below . ▁The ▁students ▁later ▁died ▁of ▁their ▁inj uries . ▁After ▁the ▁second ▁suic ide , ▁NY U ▁installed ▁p lex i - glass ▁windows ▁on ▁each ▁level ▁to ▁prevent ▁further ▁attempts . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Bob st ▁Library ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁a ▁hom eless ▁student ▁who ▁res ided ▁at ▁the ▁library ▁because ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁afford ▁student ▁housing . ▁Bro ke ▁student ▁' s le pt ▁in ▁library ' ▁ ▁Real ▁estate ▁and ▁development ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁has ▁long ▁had ▁a ▁mixed ▁relationship ▁with ▁NY U . ▁Res idents ▁and ▁university ▁leaders ▁frequently ▁have ▁differ ing ▁views ▁on ▁how ▁the ▁school , ▁its ▁buildings ▁and ▁its ▁students ▁should ▁interact ▁with ▁the ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁The ▁te aring ▁down ▁of ▁a ▁block ▁of ▁ten ements ▁and ▁brown st ones ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁for ▁construction ▁of ▁V ander b ilt ▁Hall , ▁the ▁law ▁school , ▁was ▁a ▁signal ▁of ▁things ▁to ▁come . ▁Res idents ▁both ▁m ourn ed ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁block , ▁on ▁Washington ▁Square ▁South ▁between ▁Mac D oug al ▁and ▁S ull ivan ▁Stre ets , ▁and ▁wor ried ▁about ▁the ▁university ▁domin ating ▁the ▁Washington ▁Square ▁area . ▁Following ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁Bron x ▁campus ▁( see ▁History ▁section ▁above ), ▁the ▁school