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Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly Polytechnic University), an affiliate of New York University, is one of New York's most comprehensive schools of engineering, applied sciences, technology, and research, and is rooted in Polytechnic's 155-year tradition of invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship  (i²e).

The institution, founded in 1854, is one of the nation's oldest private engineering schools. In addition to its main campus at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, it offers programs at sites throughout the region and around the globe. NYU-Poly has centers in Long Island, Manhattan, and Westchester County; globally, it has programs in Israel, China, and will be an integral part of NYU's campus in Abu Dhabi opening in autumn 2010.