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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...

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

NYU Langone previews $83 million Kips Bay expansion

The medical center proposed an additional five operating rooms and 29 emergency room bays, citing a substantial increase in patient volume.
Chantal Mann, Staff Writer September 19, 2025

NYU Langone Health is slated for another expansion, proposing an $83 million project to grow its emergency department in Kips Bay, according to an application filed with the New...

The Soapbox is a weekly news column rounding up stories worth reading for a global university. (Max Van Hosen and Kyra Reilley for WSN)

The Soapbox: Murder suspect convicted in Germany, endangered birds find sanctuary in Hong Kong and suspected Russian spies arrested in the UK

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor September 19, 2025

In Germany, a suspect in killing of a police officer is convicted  A suspect accused of killing a police officer and injuring five others in a stabbing last year was sentenced...

(Jason Alpert-Wisnia for WSN)

Part-time faculty union calls for paid family leave

NYU’s adjunct faculty union, currently halfway through its contract, delivered a letter demanding paid family leave to President Linda Mills on Monday.
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Deputy News Editor September 19, 2025

More than 100 members of NYU’s adjunct faculty union are demanding that the university amend its 2022 contract, currently set to expire in 2028, to include paid family leave....

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

Common epilepsy medication ineffective for nearly 2 out of 3 patients, Langone researchers find

Researchers at NYU Langone Health’s epilepsy center found that patients prescribed levetiracetam wait a year on average to fully experience symptom relief.
Vincent Pena, Contributing Writer September 18, 2025

Researchers at NYU Langone Health found that 63% of patients receiving a commonly prescribed focal epilepsy treatment, levetiracetam, continued to experience seizure symptoms for...

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Beyond NYU: Breaking into R&B with her Sudanese culture

Clive Davis alum Safa Elzbir spoke to WSN about her journey from pre-med to performing, and how her heritage inspired her to become an artist.
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Deputy News Editor September 18, 2025

Growing up between Virginia and Qatar, Sudanese American R&B singer Safa Elzbir, who goes by the artist name SAFA, always participated in school choir. Inspired by the Arabic...

(Renee Yang for WSN)

Fundraising for visa-related legal fees now a ‘moot’ issue, NYU says

Amid President Donald Trump’s sweeping travel ban and a decline in international student enrollment, NYU administrators say visa concerns have subsided.
Wei Zhou, Contributing Writer September 18, 2025

Fundraising initiatives to support international students' legal fees are now a “moot” issue at NYU, as the Trump administration continues to push for student visa revocations...

(Ivy Chan for WSN)

Students register to vote at Bobst block party

The event was hosted to encourage higher student voting turnout ahead of the upcoming mayoral election.
Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor September 17, 2025

More than 200 students signed up to vote in New York City’s November mayoral election at a voting-themed block party held by HeadCount on LaGuardia Place Tuesday afternoon.  Organizations...

(Sam Klein for WSN)

Abu Dhabi professor reaches settlement with the university after facing ‘gender-based hostility’

A federal judge closed the case involving a politics professor who alleged she was unfairly discriminated against at NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus.
Levi Langley, Staff Writer September 17, 2025

NYU and a politics professor reached a confidential settlement on Aug. 25 after she sued the university and its Abu Dhabi campus more than a year ago, claiming gender-based hostility...

Counter-protestor plays guitar while attendees place candles during a vigil for Charlie Kirk. (Alex Woodworth for WSN)

‘Barbaric assassination’: Students mourn Charlie Kirk

Protest wracked a Washington Square Park vigil for the controversial right-wing influencer.
Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor September 16, 2025

Around 40 students, faculty and community members mourned conservative debater Charlie Kirk at a Sunday vigil in front of the Washington Square Arch, where heated verbal altercations...

Mock-up of Gould Plaza’s renovations, set to be complete in spring 2026. (Courtesy of NYU)

Gould Plaza renovations set for spring completion, nearly 2 years after closure

New skylights and outdoor furniture are part of the university’s goal to make campus “more welcoming” for students.
Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor September 16, 2025

NYU unveiled renovation plans for the Stern School of Business’ Gould Plaza, which has been barricaded since it held a pro-Palestinian encampment in April 2024. The design aims...

A white and purple Campus Safety vehicle.

‘The wrong solution’: Black student groups claim NYU withheld information during shooting threat

President Linda Mills responded to student criticism in a Sunday email and said the university will hold an information session to address further concerns this week.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor September 15, 2025

Black student advocacy groups, including NYU’s Black Student Union and Black Law Students Association, criticized the university for a “lack of transparency” when informing...