THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Students at Brittany Hall have long shared stories of unexplained activity within the residence hall. Reports include phantom footsteps, objects moving on their own, and ghostly apparitions seen in hallways and rooms. Some believe former residents still haunt the historic building.
NYU’s Brittany Hall dormitory, originally the Brittany Hotel, was built in 1929, and has had some private residents: actor Al Pacino and journalist Walter Winchell. Its penthouse was used as a speakeasy, and phantom parties are still heard coming from the upper floors. Witnesses described footsteps and music along with a feeling that they were being watched.