, ▁issues ▁impact ing ▁a ▁bro ader ▁sw ath ▁of ▁city ▁residents ▁and ▁tour ists . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁a ▁local ▁pres ervation ▁group , ▁the ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁Society ▁for ▁Historic ▁Pres ervation ▁( G VS HP ), ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁vocal ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁NY U . ▁G VS HP ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁dozen ▁participants , ▁including ▁NY U ▁itself , ▁in ▁the ▁Community ▁Task ▁Force ▁on ▁NY U ▁Development , ▁which ▁was ▁conven ed ▁by ▁Manh attan ▁Bor ough ▁President ▁Scott ▁String er ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁" In ▁order ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁integrity ▁of ▁the ▁affected ▁neighborhood s , ▁the ▁University ' s ▁goals ▁for ▁growth ▁and ▁development ▁must ▁be ▁better ▁aligned ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁at ▁large " ▁stated ▁the ▁Find ings ▁and ▁Re comm end ations ▁report ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁include : ▁▁ ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e ▁house ▁– ▁As ▁the ▁university ▁cont empl ated ▁new ▁construction ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁law ▁school , ▁pres ervation ists ▁called ▁for ▁protection ▁of ▁ 8 5 ▁West ▁Third ▁Street , ▁where ▁Po e ▁lived ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁through ▁early ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁It ▁is ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁" The ▁C ask ▁of ▁Am ont ill ado " ▁and ▁re vised ▁and ▁published ▁" The ▁R aven ". ▁They ▁asked ▁the ▁Land marks ▁Pres ervation ▁Commission ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁building , ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁not