MetroFocus  Special: Tech Campus NYC

Will a new tech campus help New York surpass Silicon Valley and Boston's tech corridor? Details

 

Program: MetroFocus

Episode: Special: Tech Campus NYC

Cornell University and Israel's Technion Institute of Technology, have won the competition to build an applied sciences and engineering campus in New York City. By 2018, they expect to have enrolled 3,300 graduate students in new facilities on Roosevelt Island. MetroFocus looked at the story behind the winning bid in a new special hosted by Rafael Pi Roman, with a contribution from Jane Pauley.

Duration: (26:46)
Premiere Date: 12/22/2011
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: NR


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