Plan for NYIT dorm at Hampton Inn site

BY GEORGE HABER

A property acquisition company working with New York Institute of Technology in Old Westbury is seeking Oyster Bay's approval to convert the unused property to a dormitory for NYIT students.

At a Town Board meeting March 21, lawyers representing NYIT's plan said the long-shuttered hotel would be converted to an eighty-room dorm for as many as 160 students, if two students share each room.

The building would have security, surveillance cameras, and staff supervisors.

The lawyers said the property is in a business area and will have no adverse

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