New york University has two campuses. Manhattan campus, the main campus, basically takes Washington Square as the heart of the school, which is scattered radially outward. Brooklyn campus is concentrated in the lower half of Brooklyn, where new york Institute of Technology and former Institute of Engineering and Technology are located, surrounded by many technology companies, and its geographical position is very superior. New york has a well-developed subway system, and the journey between the two campuses only takes more than ten minutes. Most of the school buildings in Manhattan are concentrated in lower Manhattan, but they are also spread all over Manhattan Island because of different colleges. For example, the School of Dentistry is located at the intersection of 1st Ave. and 26th Street, and the medical school and affiliated hospital are also near 1st Ave. and 32nd Street. The School of Continuing and Professional Studies is located in the city center. As long as there is a purple flag (called "Purple Alliance"), "NYU" or a torch pattern (the school emblem of new york University), it can be determined that the building belongs to new york University.
The research facilities of new york University are very commendable. The school's computer facilities are complete. Besides the facilities of the computer department itself, there are five computer centers open to ordinary students. From personal computers to various computer workstations and computer networks, it can be connected with more than 1000 universities and research institutions in the world, making data collection and processing fast and correct.
It is also worth mentioning that the artistic atmosphere of new york University is flourishing. It not only has two private galleries, but also regularly provides solo exhibitions or joint exhibitions for art students here. At the same time, there are19-20th century sculptures, paintings and works of art in America and Europe. In addition, there are two private theaters for students of music department, dance department or film and television department to publish their works.
Although new york University has no private campus, it has a well-equipped sports ground, including indoor swimming pool, gym, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, squash courts, basketball courts and sauna room. At the beginning of each semester, physical education courses are held regularly, such as water ballet, jazz dance, fencing, rhythmic dance and yoga. Let NYU students study hard and have a good place to exercise and stay healthy.
The school has 4500 dormitory places, which can guarantee students to live in the dormitory for four years, but the rent and meals in university dormitories are more expensive than those in ordinary universities. There are five independent libraries in the whole school, not including the libraries of various colleges and departments. Elmer Holmes bost Library and Research Center has more than 2 million books and contemporary periodicals. Various manuscripts and a modern audio-visual center. Audio-visual Education Center has a large collection of audio and video tapes for students to choose and borrow. The law library has more than 700,000 books, including professional books such as legal history, jurisprudence, criminology, biology, tax law and international law. , collect in a planned way. Others, such as Frederick L. ellman Medical Library, John and Bertha E. Valdman Memorial Library, Chen Zhiyun Art Library, etc. , to provide business, medicine, art and other related knowledge, each set of books more than100000 volumes.
Bost Library, located at the southern end of Washington Square, was built in 1972, with a total of 12 floors and a total area of 425,000 feet. It is the largest of the eight libraries in new york University and one of the largest university libraries in the United States. Avery Fisher Music and Media Center is the largest academic media center in the world. The library also has the most complete collection of contemporary British and American literature and the most complete research materials of contemporary sociology in the United States.