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Ranked: Mooncake flavors we’re mooning over

If you didn’t have a mooncake to celebrate this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, here are the ones to try — and ones to skip — for next time.
Lynetta Chao, Contributing Writer October 9, 2025

On the fifteenth day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar, families gather to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. This several thousand-year-old tradition is in honor of the...

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The ultimate autumn scent guide

A scent for every fall occasion.
Natalie Beit and Ayda McClellan October 9, 2025

Fall is the season of sugar, pumpkin spice and everything nice. In New York City, the ultimate fall city, you not only have to look the part, but you have to smell the part. On...

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Where to go to fulfill your NYC meet-cute dreams

If you’re sick of dating apps and want to meet a potential new partner in person, try these quaint spots near campus.
Isabel Aljure and SophieAnn Devito October 8, 2025

Carrie met Mr. Big while collecting her fallen purse contents off of a sidewalk in Tribeca. Will Thacker met Anna Scott while working at his bookshop in Notting Hill. In that not-so-Elizabethan...

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New eats near NYU: Ferrane Bakery is multiple traditions in one kitchen

The Brooklyn Heights bakery, which opened in May, puts Swedish, Moroccan and Eritrean pastries in the spotlight.
Christobelle Rudes, Staff Writer October 7, 2025

Just a few blocks from NYU’s Brooklyn campus, the scent of freshly baked cardamom and cinnamon buns drifts from the warm atmosphere of Ferrane Bakery, tempting passersby with...

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Your NYU sports bar, based on your favorite NFL team

Spend your next Sunday surrounded by fans of your favorite team.
Naya Schubel, Contributing Writer October 7, 2025

If you’re still lamenting Jaxson Dart’s performance as starting quarterback or you missed the Buccaneers’ close win on Sunday, you’ll need an upgraded spot for your next...

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5 restaurants near NYU named the best in North America

New York City is home to 13 of the 50 restaurants deemed the continent’s best.
Lauren Ng, Managing Editor October 6, 2025

The first-ever list of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants is here, and it’s ripe with lower Manhattan representation. Published late last month by the same company whose annual...

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The Luddites sent an email about their parade, then smashed the computer

Members of anti-technology collective S.H.I.T.P.H.O.N.E. brought the Neo-Luddite movement and their gnome hats to the High Line.
Isabella Bethurum, Contributing Writer October 2, 2025

Two yellow cones. Then four red ones. Then a sea of them — that’s how you know you’ve found S.H.I.T.P.H.O.N.E. You’d think you stumbled upon a “Coneheads” parody, but...

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5 NYC restaurants that cure our homesickness

Whenever overwhelming schoolwork or life circumstances try to weigh us down, these restaurants never fail to give us the comfort of home.

For many students living far away from home, food isn’t just about eating, but about belonging. The right dish can transport you across oceans or back to a family kitchen. Food...

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How an NYU alum is filling NYC’s Erewhon-sized hole

CAS alum Sammy Nussdorf spoke to WSN about his journey to founding Meadow Lane, an upcoming gourmet grocer opening in Tribeca.
Dylan Henschen, Food Editor October 2, 2025

As an NYU student, Sammy Nussdorf studied to work in venture capital. Now, behind the guise of his TikTok username @brokebackcontessa, the NYU alum has become the visionary behind...

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How to study fashion at NYU

From journalism courses to marketing clubs, NYU offers multidisciplinary opportunities for students looking to work in fashion.
Jada Lee, Contributing Writer September 30, 2025

Coco Chanel learned to sew from nuns. Giorgio Armani studied medicine and served in the army. Before walking the red carpet for her brand name, Vera Wang was a figure skating phenomenon....

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Time Out Market Union Square opens between UHall and Palladium

The 10,000-square-foot food hall features seven vendors and is the company’s 13th location worldwide.
Krish Dev, Digital Director September 29, 2025

Time Out Market Union Square welcomed its first customers on Friday, seven months after the media and hospitality company announced its plans to replace Urbanspace Union Square....

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How to restyle outfits from ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’

A love triangle, cheaters and worst of all: terribly curated outfits.
Natalie Beit, Lynetta Chao, Sophia Graves and Shreeya Goyal September 26, 2025

For the last three months, season three of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” has taken the world by storm. The show — which follows Isabel “Belly” Conklin (Lola Tung) as she...