New York City
Students protest in solidarity with pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong
On the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, NYU’s Hong Kong Student Advocacy Group took to Washington Square Park to rally against Chinese Communist Party rule in Hong Kong.
NYC vaccine mandate goes unenforced at local businesses
The city’s Key to NYC vaccine mandate came into effect Sept. 13, but NYU students and local businesses have expressed concerns about its implementation.
Return to campus eases 18 months of financial distress for local businesses
Bagel Bob’s, Irving Farm and many other businesses near campus are household names around NYU. During the height of the pandemic, however, they almost disappeared for good.
NYU student shot on Brooklyn campus
A Tandon sophomore was wounded in a shooting on the Tandon School of Engineering campus.
Guerrilla memorial is NYC’s first statue of a trans person
The unauthorized statue of gay liberation activist Marsha P. Johnson in Christopher Park amplifies the silenced Black transgender voices of the LGBTQ+ movement.
Alleged serial groper arrested
The suspected assailant in a string of downtown Manhattan gropings has been taken into custody on sex crime charges.
Another student groped on campus as string of sexual assaults continues
The fourth incident in a string of sexual assaults raises questions about security at NYU — particularly for women, who make up 58% of the undergraduate student population.
‘A city grieves’: How the Sept. 11 attacks upended life at NYU
A review of WSN’s archives from the days after 9/11 reveals an aftermath of collective sorrow, despair and disbelief and shows how the NYU community scrambled to respond.
NYU faculty recount the Sept. 11 attacks 20 years later
Professors share their personal accounts of the attack on the World Trade Center and offer advice to current NYU students.
Semester begins despite a torrential downpour, collapsed transportation system and flooded dorms
Sept. 1 was the fifth-rainiest day in New York City’s recorded history. The remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through the city, causing flash floods and leaving at least 43 dead. Students reported flooding at numerous residence halls, while others were stranded at NYU Welcome events.
Cuomo’s fall, Hochul’s rise: Sexual harassment scandal brings New York its first female governor
After corroborated sexual harassment allegations that led to Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, Kathy Hochul’s ascent to the governorship marks a new era for women in N.Y. state politics.
