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New York University (NYU) is a
private
research university
in
New York City
,
United States
. Chartered in 1831 by the
New York State Legislature
, NYU was founded in 1832 by a group of New Yorkers led by
Albert Gallatin
as a
non-denominational
all-male institution near
City Hall
based on a curriculum focused on a
secular education
. The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in
Greenwich Village
surrounding
Washington Square Park
. Since then, the university has added an engineering school in
Brooklyn's
MetroTech Center
and graduate schools throughout
Manhattan
.