New York University banners hang from a building in New York, U.S., on Monday, April 5, 2010. New York University will face financial hurdles and a fight with Greenwich Village preservationists as it tries to take over more space and compete harder with uptown rival Columbia University.New York University banners hang from a building in New York, U.S., on Monday, April 5, 2010. New York University will face financial hurdles and a fight with Greenwich Village preservationists as it tries to take over more space and compete harder with uptown rival Columbia University. Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images