Photo Gallery

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  Mayor John Lindsay opposed the proposed sale of the Brooklyn Campus to the City University of New York in 1968, voicing his support for maintaining the Campus as a private institution, citing it as a “growing resource in our city.”

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  In 1972, the administration and the Brooklyn Campus faculty completed the first collectively bargained faculty agreement at a private university in the United States.

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  University President David J. Steinberg (center), a Harvard-educated historian and noted Southeast Asia scholar, celebrated his 1985 inauguration at the Brooklyn Campus, leading a parade through downtown Brooklyn.

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  Completed in 1995, the Zeckendorf Health Sciences Center houses facilities for programs in nursing, pharmacy and health sciences.

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  In 2001, an abandoned MTA substation gave way to a gleaming tower of education, the Jeanette and Edmund T. Pratt Jr. Center for Academic Studies.

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  The men’s basketball program reached the 1,000-victory mark in 2001—another milestone in its proud history, which includes three Division I NCAA tournament appearances, two NIT championships and two undefeated seasons.

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  The $45-million Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center, which opened in 2006, features top-notch athletic facilities and fitness equipment; offers health services for the Campus and the surrounding community; and provides hands-on learning opportunities for students.

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  Opened in 2007, the Louise B’69 and Leonard B. Riggio Cyber Café is a high-tech hot spot where students and faculty members can meet and eat.

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