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Mayor Bloomberg, Google CEO Larry Page and Cornell President David J. Skorton today announced that Google will allocate 22,000 square feet of its New York headquarters to CornellNYC Tech, while the university completes its campus on Roosevelt Island. The space will allow Cornell to build its presence in New York in close proximity to the tech companies and entrepreneurs with whom it will collaborate. This arrangement represents Google, Cornell, Technion and the City of New York’s commitment to educating and developing engineering and tech talent in New York City.

Google will initially provide Cornell with 22,000 square feet of office space on July 1, 2012, free of charge for 5 years and 6 months or until the completion of Cornell’s campus on Roosevelt Island—whichever occurs first. Additionally, Cornell will be able to expand to 58,000 square feet over five years as it builds its presence in New York City.

Google CEO Larry Page:

“I’m passionate about breaking ground in science and engineering because technology has driven many of the advances humankind has made. But we still don’t have enough people working in these areas. It’s why I am tremendously pleased that Google is giving Cornell the office space to get their new engineering university up and running in New York City.”

Learn more about the City’s groundbreaking Applied Sciences NYC initiative to build top-tier applied sciences and engineering campuses in NYC, creating jobs and maintaining the City’s global competitiveness.

Google’s Project Glass.  I don’t know how real this is but I am not afraid to say that I want this.  I am afraid, however, for the future of human-to-human interaction.