Editing East Village, Manhattan (section)

====Cooper Union====
The [[Cooper Union|Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art]], founded in 1859 by entrepreneur and philanthropist [[Peter Cooper]] and located on [[Cooper Square]],<ref>{{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|''Charter'',|1857|p=}} |date=1959 |title=Charter, Trust Deed, and By-Laws of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art |url={{GBurl|ek0XAAAAYAAJ|p=1}} |publisher=[[William Cullen Bryant|Wm. C. Bryant & Company]] (printer) |type=61 pages |access-date=June 3, 2022 |via=[[Google Books]] ([[Princeton University]])}} {{LCCN|07014051}}; {{OCLC|17830905|show=all}}.<div style="margin-left:3em">Founding enabled by a NY State Act of February 17, 1857. The land is conveyed for one dollar.</div></ref> was, as of 2008, one of the most selective colleges in the world,<ref name="USNews 2008">{{cite journal |title=America's Best Colleges 2008: Lowest Acceptance Rates |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/webex/lowacc_brief.php |journal=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704031726/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/webex/lowacc_brief.php |archive-date=July 4, 2008 }}</ref> and formerly offered tuition-free programs in engineering, art and architecture.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/nyregion/cooper-union-to-charge-undergraduates-tuition.html?_r=0 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |first=Ariel |last=Kaminer |title=Cooper Union Will Charge Tuition in 2014 |date=April 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1ccbach_n_brief.php |title=Best Colleges &#124; Find the Best College for You |work=U.S. News & World Report |date=January 31, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-date=May 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513174335/http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1ccbach_n_brief.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its [[Cooper Union#The Great Hall|Great Hall]] has been used for several notable speeches, such as [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s [[Cooper Union speech]],<ref name="American-Heritage 2010 Winter">{{cite journal |ref={{SfnRef|Holzer, Winter|2010|p=}} |last1=Holzer |first1=Harold |author-link1=Harold Holzer |date=Winter 2010 |title=The Speech That Made the Man |url=https://www.americanheritage.com/speech-made-man |series={{free access}} |journal=[[American Heritage (magazine)|American Heritage]] |volume=59 |issue=4 |access-date=May 5, 2014 }} {{ISSN|0002-8738}}; {{OCLC|535552627}} (article).</ref><ref name="American-Heritage 2004 Apr-May">{{cite journal |ref={{SfnRef|Holzer, April–May|2004|p=}} |last1=Holzer |first1=Harold |author-link1=Harold Holzer |date=April–May 2004 |title=History Now – Cooper Union: Still a Great Hall, After All; The Lure of Playing Cards; The Streets Are Paved With Wigwams; And Much More |url=https://www.americanheritage.com/still-great-hall-after-all |series={{free access}} |journal=[[American Heritage (magazine)|American Heritage]] |volume=55 |issue=2 |access-date=May 5, 2014 }} {{ISSN|0002-8738}}; {{OCLC|97075648}} (article).</ref> and its [[41 Cooper Square|New Academic Building]] is the first in New York City to achieve [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Platinum status.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arcspace.com/architects/morphosis/cooperunion/cooperunion.html |title=New Cooper Union Building |work=arcspace.com |access-date=March 21, 2010}}</ref>