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Food

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4 years of Grand Street Pizza

This National Pizza Month, the Lower East Side shop celebrated its anniversary with familiar faces, music and savory pizza slices.
Christobelle Rudes, Staff Writer October 27, 2025

On a chilly Wednesday night, Lower East Side community members gathered at Grand Street Pizza to celebrate the restaurant’s fourth anniversary. Friends, couples and individual...

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4 sweets to enjoy this Diwali

The Hindu Festival of Lights is nothing without its sweet treats.
Kyra Mehta, Copy Editor October 20, 2025

Growing up in India, Diwali meant a month-long endeavor of extensive preparations of gift bags, fire crackers, special clothes and most importantly, mithai boxes, or sweet boxes...

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Get a taste of Panama with this fluffy, fried pastry

Close out Hispanic Heritage Month by making hojaldres, a Panamanian breakfast pastry.
Yanel Siqueiros, Staff Writer October 15, 2025

Panama lies on the outer isthmus of Central America, connecting North and South America. Most notable for the Panama Canal, the country also has a rich cultural heritage, from...

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Wednesday-night dinners: How these NYU students find community through cooking

One friend group’s weekly home-cooked dinners have come to resemble something that feels like family.
Ethan Karp, Contributing Writer October 10, 2025

It’s half past eight on a Sunday night in Chinatown. In a penthouse apartment at Lafayette Hall, a group of 11 friends gather for their weekly Wednesday-night dinner.  While...

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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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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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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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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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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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Try these local swaps for your go-to chain drinks

Support your local cafes around NYU that are serving up spins on fan-favorite beverages.
Maansi Misra, Contributing Writer September 25, 2025

Back-to-school season means early mornings, late nights and, of course, the constant need for a caffeine boost — but where you get it matters.  While chains like Starbucks,...

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6 quick snacks to grab between classes

Filter through the NYU area’s abundance of fun drinks and sweet treats with this list of personal favorites guaranteed to satisfy your cravings.
Sreya Nair, Copy Editor September 23, 2025

Let’s face it: We all need a treat in the middle of the day. Whether it’s to ease your intense stomach rumbles of an afternoon lecture or to energize yourself for that one...