<p>Does it really matter that the NY Times originally wrote something different from what was reported by the local news source? </p>
<p>What matters is that the Bloomberg administration put out a request to higher education institutions around the world to submit plans to build a top-tier applied-science facility. </p>
<p>Obviously, the Bloomberg administration seems to think it is necessary to look beyond the capabilities and capacity of schools such as Columbia or NYU.</p>