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Students join hundreds in citywide Oct. 7 protest

The demonstration called for divestment from Israel and follows two years of heightened protest at NYU and across New York City.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor October 8, 2025

NYU students joined over 1,000 demonstrators in a citywide protest Tuesday evening that marked the second year of escalated conflict in Gaza, calling attention to the climbing...

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$2 million Village greenery project launches near campus

The initiative, “catalyzed” by NYU, aims to add tree beds, plants and plazas to Greenwich Village while minimizing costs for small businesses.
Alessa Alluin, Copy Editor October 6, 2025

Over the next five years, sidewalks on and around campus will see more than 120 new tree beds, 110 safety planters and 100 shade trees as part of a local effort to spruce up the...

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City Scoop: Protesters shut down Brooklyn Bridge, and other top stories across NYC

City Scoop is WSN’s weekly column reviewing major New York City news across all five boroughs.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor October 6, 2025

Dozens arrested protesting on Yom Kippur At least 56 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested last Thursday, when over 1,000 protesters blocked traffic in a march across the...

(Julia Smerling for WSN)

City Scoop: Adams drops out of mayoral race, and other top stories across NYC

City Scoop is WSN’s weekly column reviewing major New York City news across all five boroughs.
Natalie Deoragh, Deputy News Editor September 29, 2025

Adams ends his reelection campaign  Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams announced that he is ending his reelection bid in a video posted to X on Sunday, further polarizing the tense mayoral...

Zohran Mamdani stands beside Senator Bernie Sanders at this year’s Labor Day parade. (Krish Dev for WSN)

City Scoop: Mamdani endorsed by Gov. Hochul, and other top stories across NYC

City Scoop is WSN’s weekly column reviewing major New York City news across all five boroughs.
Leenah Ahmed, Deputy News Editor September 22, 2025

Gov. Hochul endorses Mamdani Governor Kathy Hochul endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s heated mayoral election via a New York Times guest essay...

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City Scoop: Subway crimes hit a 15-year low, and other top stories across NYC

City Scoop is WSN’s weekly column reviewing major New York City news across all five boroughs.
Natalie Deoragh, Deputy News Editor September 15, 2025

Hochul boasts historic drop in subway crime New York Gov. Kathy Hochul touted this summer as the safest one New York City’s subway system has seen in 15 years — despite...

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City Scoop: Adams rejects offer from Trump, and other top stories across NYC

City Scoop is WSN's weekly column reviewing major New York City news across all five boroughs.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor September 8, 2025

Eric Adams remains in mayoral race after Trump job offer  Incumbent mayor Eric Adams allegedly turned down a job in the Trump administration offered in exchange for dropping...

Thousands walk Fifth Avenue for ‘No Kings’ protest

Thousands walk Fifth Avenue for ‘No Kings’ protest

The New York City demonstration was one of thousands in protest of the Trump administration's unprecedented use of executive power.
Amanda Chen and Jennifer Jesus June 18, 2025

Tens of thousands of protesters flooded Fifth Avenue Saturday afternoon as part of nationwide “No Kings” rallies, where millions denounced the Trump administration’s mass...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

Mayoral candidates talk housing affordability at Kimmel forum

Three politicians running for New York City mayor discussed ways to effectively use public resources to combat a longstanding affordable housing crisis in the city.
Eva Mundo, Staff Writer May 5, 2025

Three New York City mayoral candidates discussed their plans to increase affordability and combat the city’s housing crisis at the Kimmel Center for University Life on Thursday.  The...

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Early education program at NYU canceled after federal funding cuts

Jumpstart, a work-study program that sends students to work with underresourced preschools, will close its chapter at NYU, among dozens of other universities.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor May 2, 2025

The Trump administration’s $400 million funding cut to national service agency AmeriCorps forced an early education service program at NYU to close for the 2025-26 academic year,...

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Students and faculty join citywide May Day rallies

Members of NYU’s faculty and student worker unions called on the university to negotiate new deals and rewrite protections for international students.
Amanda Chen and Amelia Hernandez Gioia May 2, 2025

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Artists join decadelong fight for Elizabeth Street Garden

The Nolita garden is exhausting every legal approach as it faces yet another eviction notice.
Eva Mundo, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

Last week, hundreds of artists, musicians, poets and community members gathered to call for the preservation of Elizabeth Street Garden in light of its yearslong eviction case....