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Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
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New eats near NYU: Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao on St. Mark’s Place
Ever wondered how the soup gets inside soup dumplings, or how to eat them? Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao’s new location brings the Shanghainese delight to the East Village.
Andrea Lui, Culture Editor
• May 27, 2024
![Ramen noodles in a pink pot with a hand holding a glass top.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ramen-3-1200x800.jpg)
How to level up your instant ramen game
From adding silky egg ribbons to Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, here are five hacks you need to try to upgrade the classic college student meal.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• May 2, 2024
![Four men in front of a brick wall in matching black hoodies with “FLITE” written on it.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_2285-1200x800.jpg)
Navigating nightlife: How NYU students are transforming the party scene with startup Flite
Industry-leading investors stimulate NYU students' event planning startup to success.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• May 1, 2024
![The best apartment decor for every type of city dweller](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1319-1200x800.jpg)
The best apartment decor for every type of city dweller
Juliana Guarracino, Sara Sharma and Andrea Lui
• April 25, 2024
![A brown bag lays flat on a white surface. Around it are a small blue hairbrush, a blush stick, a perfume rollerball, a perfume bottle, a wallet and a small jar of lip mask.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/whatsinmybag-1200x800.jpg)
What’s in our bags?
WSN's culture editors go through the abyss that is each of their bags.
Juliana Guarracino, Sara Sharma, Andrea Lui, Elena Portnoy and Shiphrah Moses
• April 8, 2024
![A person picking up a piece of duck with a pair of chopsticks from a dish that is filled with duck and red and green peppers.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/culture-dining-hunanslurp-10-1200x800.jpg)
Hunan Slurp, home to mouthwatering meats and noodle Narnia
From decadent noodle soups to divine takes on traditional Chinese cuisine, Hunan Slurp will surely cure any winter woes.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• February 7, 2024
![An illustration on a green and red split background that reads in on the green side and out on the red side. Various small drawings, like a backpack, a coffee cup and a bag of chips, are on either side of the image.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/culture-deskinsandouts-illy-1200x800.png)
Everything in and everything out this semester
The fall semester is out and reading WSN is definitely in.
Andrea Lui, Elena Portnoy, Juliana Guarracino, Sara Sharma and Shiphrah Moses
• February 6, 2024
![A group of men wearing jackets stand behind a vehicle. One man sits on the front tire of the vehicle holding an engine part.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sports-nyumotorsports-8-1200x800.jpg)
NYU Motorsports: The masters of mettle and moving parts
From Tandon students tirelessly engineering cars to Stern and CAS students cold-calling organizations for support, here’s how NYU Motorsports persists in its never-ending race to achieve automotive excellence.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• February 1, 2024
![An image of a Sweetgreen storefront with a sign on the building that reads Sweetgreen.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/culture-dining-sweetgreenoutpost-3-1200x810.jpg)
Sweetgreen opens new Outpost location at Stern
The Stern School of Business expands their dining options for students on the go with new mobile order pickup stand.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• January 29, 2024
![A white-and-blue cup of hot chocolate with cocoa powder in it. It is on a wooden table and on the cup it reads, “happy holidays” and maman.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/culture-dining-holidaydrinks-1200x800.jpg)
Staff Recs: Holiday drink orders
From cozy lattes to spiced wine, here are WSN’s recommendations of drinks near campus that will get you into the holiday spirit.
Natalie Thomas, Krish Dev, Juliana Guarracino, Andrea Lui and Sabrina Lee
• December 14, 2023
![A person in a black coat holds out a pulled pork sandwich on a white paper plate.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/culture-bryantpark-5-1200x800.jpg)
A jolly journey eating through the wondrous Bryant Park Winter Village
The Culture Desk brings you their recommendations on the best eats that you can’t miss on your next trip to Bryant Park.
Juliana Guarracino, Andrea Lui, Sabrina Lee and Elena Portnoy
• December 13, 2023
![A man in a maroon shirt wearing a hairnet behind a counter reaches over the counter, handing two small spoons to a man in a black shirt and a woman in a white shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/culture-dining-tompkinssquarebagels-header-1200x800.jpg)
Inside Tompkins Square Bagels: The East Village’s most cherished bagel shop
From traditional to innovative flavors, Tompkins Square Bagels brings dependably delicious bagels to the East Village.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• December 4, 2023
![A man wearing a top hat being lit up by a spotlight. Around him are various people all looking up toward him.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/arts-sweeney-todd-review-1200x801.jpeg)
Review: 2023’s ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street’ revival brings more than blood and guts
The two-time Tony-winning revival’s comprehensive attention to visuals, music and choreography make it an unforgettable spectacle.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• November 30, 2023
![A storefront with a black door and red walls is inside the restaurant at the entrance. A red sign that says “FONDA” is hung above the entrance.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/culture-dining-fonda-4-1-1200x800.jpg)
Fonda serves up a fiesta of flavor
This Tribeca restaurant unites tradition and modernity through a myriad of Mexican classics.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• November 20, 2023
![Aaron Paul in a black shirt and beanie and Bryan Cranston in a blue shirt, both holding bottles, smile with an arm around each other.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/TacosAndTequila-0186-1-1200x800.jpg)
Chowing down on tacos and tequila with ‘Breaking Bad’ stars
I ate 15 phenomenal tacos with Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul at Food Network’s NYC Wine & Food Festival, and here are the top three you need to try.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• October 24, 2023
![A person with black gloves on picks up a burger from a brown cutting board.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/culture-dining-nycwffburgerbash-29-1200x800.jpg)
We ate unlimited burgers at the NYC Wine & Food Festival, and the best one is from New Jersey
The Blue Moon Burger Bash served bottomless burgers, but here are the three that stood out amongst the meat madness.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• October 19, 2023
![People holding umbrellas and wearing blue, plastic rain ponchos are lining up in front of food stands with blue signs that have the restaurant names written on them.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/culture-eatscon-2-1200x800.jpg)
Comfort food at EEEEEATSCON NY 2023 that healed my rainy day
EEEEEATSCON NY with five E’s ate. If you didn’t get to attend the festival this year, here are the stalls of five New York City restaurants that made the terrible weather worth it.
Andrea Lui, Dining Editor
• October 12, 2023
![An illustration of a black megaphone that reads ‘STAFF RANTS’ in white letters. There are black and white lines coming out of the megaphone. The background is red.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ops-staffrantsbalance-illy-1200x1200.png)
Staff Rants: School-life balance
As the semester starts to kick in, the WSN staff shares their experiences with balancing — or at least trying to balance — their academic and social lives.
Molly Koch, Abi Rivera, Nikkala Kovacevic, Valentina Plevisani, Andrea Lui, Krish Dev, Yezen Saadah and Naisha Roy
• September 29, 2023
![Two mooncakes are on a plate, sitting on a table. To the left of the photo there is a blue-and-white teapot.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/culture-dining-midautumnfestival-congee-village-Tan-Simon-2-1200x780.jpg)
Moonstruck for mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival
It’s that time of the year again for having an excuse to only eat desserts for dinner: here are New York City’s best treats and eats for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Andrea Lui and Jack Dai
• September 28, 2023
![An illustration of a floating burger, a pizza pie, platter of steak and a bowl of thai noodles against a purple background.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/culture-dining-essentialrestaurants-illy-1200x900.png)
The quintessential restaurants to visit during your time at NYU
You can’t graduate without having dined at these local treasures. Here are 11 iconic restaurants all NYU students must try.
Andrea Lui and Daeun Lee
• September 18, 2023
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
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Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024