On April 21, 1831, the new institution received its charter and was incorporated as the University of the City of New York by the New York State Legislature; older documents often refer to it by that name.
21. apríla 1831 univerzita obdržala zakladaciu listinu a bola zaregistrovaná ako University of The City of New York, pod týmto názvom je uvádzaná v starších dokumentoch.