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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

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5 Manhattan cafes where you can actually study

From power outlets to free Wi-Fi, these cafes near campus will help you to get the job done.
Annie Emans, Staff Writer March 6, 2025

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New eats near NYU: L’Appartement 4F brings mini croissants from Brooklyn to the West Village

The Brooklyn-based bakery has opened a convenient walk-up window near NYU.
Christobelle Rudes, Staff Writer March 5, 2025

Blink and you might miss it: L'Appartement 4F has opened its newest installment on the quaint corner of West 10th Street and Greenwich Avenue. Beginning in Brooklyn Heights in...

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5 study cafes near Tandon to get you through midterm season

Washington Square campus students wish they could lock in with a view of the Dumbo skyline.
Antonia Ang, Contributing Writer March 5, 2025

At first glance, NYU’s Brooklyn campus seems to have a lack of comfortable, lively study spaces. But as I enter my third year at the Tandon School of Engineering, I’ve decided...

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New eats near NYU: Indulge in cinnamon rolls at Sunday Morning

The East Village’s bakery expertly modernizes this classic dessert.
Christobelle Rudes, Staff Writer March 4, 2025

If you find yourself on an early morning stroll through the East Village, take solace from the brisk wind and warm up with a cinnamon roll fresh out of the oven. In a modern store...

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4 supper clubs to eat your way through NYC

Find community through cuisine by joining these four New York City food clubs.
Ashwin Nanda, Contributing Writer March 3, 2025

While the vast range of restaurants in New York City is enough to satiate any food enthusiast, supper clubs offer an alternative way for self-proclaimed connoisseurs to engage...

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New eats near NYU: Where bagels and gelato unite

Affordable eats chain Sofia’s brings two of its most popular food items together in a quaint space on West Fourth Street.
Mia Shou, Contributing Writer February 28, 2025

A block away from Washington Square Park, among jazz clubs, cocktail bars and Lipton Hall, sits Sofia’s Bagels and Gelato. The humble West Fourth Street shop, decorated with...

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4 restaurant industry volunteering opportunities

Give back to the New York City community and kickstart your career in the service industry with these four organizations.
Yael Grosman, Contributing Writer February 21, 2025

Now that it’s February, New Year’s resolutions should be in full swing. But if you’re like most of us who created vague aspirations and don’t know where to begin, volunteering...

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New eats near NYU: DH Noodles gives Chinese students a taste of home

Discover this Greenwich Village hotspot offering $13 lunch menus of an appetizer, entree and a drink.
Ivanka Sun, Staff Writer February 21, 2025

Walking down West Eighth Street, you might notice a long line full of chattering students, antsy with anticipation, all looking forward to catching a taste of a new restaurant...

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New eats near NYU: Seafood is the star of the show at Vallarta Tropical

At this seafood bar in the Lower East Side, ditch the winter cold for the sunny beaches of Puerto Vallarta.
Jonathan Mak, Staff Writer February 20, 2025

A look into New York City’s first teahouse-inspired festival

A look into New York City’s first teahouse-inspired festival

CHA CHA Festival, which runs every weekend of February, boasts five teahouse installations centered around Asian tea culture.
Kyra Mehta, Contributing Writer February 19, 2025

Upon stepping into CHA CHA Festival, the city’s first teahouse-inspired experience, I was struck by its rich representation of different Southeast Asian cultures. From Filipino...

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NYC’s swoon-worthy restaurants for Valentine’s Day

The best way to someone’s heart is through their stomach. Here’s where to go to ensure you sweep your valentine right off their feet.
Ashwin Nanda, Contributing Writer February 14, 2025

With strawberries enveloped in rich chocolate, bubbles in champagne flutes and rose petals on linen sheets, the day of romance is nearly upon us. Despite the varied emotions people...

Cooking up suburban escape

Cooking up suburban escape

A meditation on the transportive power in making comfort food.
Mia Shou, Staff Writer February 7, 2025

Whenever my mom would finish making her Shanghainese chicken broth, she would call out, “Chicken soup for the soul!” as a way of getting us to come to the table. To me, my...