# An op-ed by Prof. Eric Greenleaf on downtown Manhattan's school overcrowding

1 Faculty News April 11, 2012 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031977.jpg?itok=MgECpIsM)>

Excerpt from [Downtown Express](http://www.downtownexpress.com/?p=8818) -- "The consequences for Downtown Manhattan’s post-9/11 rebirth may be devastating. Unless a sensible overcrowding solution is found soon, many families will move out of Downtown, and not just wait-listed families will leave."

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