All content by Carina Christo
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Food Studies professor wins University Distinguished Teaching Award
Steinhardt professor Amy Bentley makes the food studies department proud with achievement for outstanding student engagement in teaching.
Carina Christo, Contributing Writer
• May 3, 2024
![Bobian Demce standing with his arms crossed, looking up in front of a wall of photos.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/culture-dining-duakafe-1200x800.jpg)
Dua Kafe is the heart and soul of Albanian food in the East Village
Meet Bobian Demce, the man introducing Albanian food to the East Village.
Carina Christo, Contributing Writer
• April 11, 2024
![A woman smiles inside a silver food truck with signs on its exterior.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/culture-dining-coronaplaza-2-1200x800.jpeg)
Corona Plaza, the melting pot of Latin American street food, returns to Queens
Boasting both local bites and global delights, Corona Plaza’s famed street vendors are back following an extended hiatus. Here are my top five picks for the most authentic Latin American eats.
Carina Christo, Contributing Writer
• February 22, 2024
![The interior of I Love Paraguay Restaurant. Two people are sitting across from each other. Jaime Issac S., a server at I Love Paraguay, is talking to them. The wall behind them is painted and there are pink flowers across it, as well as across the ceiling.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hhmrestaurant_I_love_Paraguay-2-1200x786.jpg)
Restaurants to love for Hispanic Heritage Month
Try these places to eat in New York City for an authentic experience of Hispanic cultures.
Carina Christo, Staff Writer
• October 6, 2023
![A collage of two photographs. The photo on the left shows a group of people performing a ritual wearing red-and-yellow clothes, while the photo on the right shows a person dancing wearing a white robe.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/culture-iequity-quechua-1-1200x900.jpeg)
NYU’s Quechua program empowers students to engage with the Andean community
From producing colorful photography projects to learning the skills to preserve a centuries-old language, Odi Gonzales’ Quechua program empowers students to reconnect with their Peruvian roots.
Carina Christo, Staff Writer
• October 5, 2023
![This photo is a tight shot of the exterior of N.Y.U. Madrid’s building. With several green twigs hanging down, the black doors are closed with the number 13 written on the center above. A gray metal sign with the N.Y.U. torch logo and the text “New York University in Madrid” is hung on the yellow wall on the left side of the image.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/abroad-madridspanish-900x675.jpg)
How to actually improve your Spanish at NYU Madrid
Can you really become fluent after one semester abroad? Here’s your guide to incorporating the city into your language learning journey.
Carina Christo, Staff Writer
• February 24, 2023
![An illustration of a phone displaying the text “Spotify 2.0.2.2. Wrapped” against a background with green and pink wave patterns. The phone stands against a solid purple background.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/WSN_SpotifyWrapped-900x675.png)
Spotify Wrapped: The limitations of listening
Spotify’s recently released end-of-the-year recaps ask whether listeners can still have original taste in music.
Carina Christo, Contributing Writer
• December 9, 2022
![An exterior photograph of a Blank Street Coffee from street view.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/culture-blankstreet-1-900x600.jpg)
Blank Street Coffee: Symbol of gentrification or new neighborhood staple?
What happens when you leave a Sternie, $67 million and an automated coffee machine in a room together? Blank Street Coffee.
Carina Christo, Contributing Writer
• October 14, 2022
![The exterior façade of a red brick building with a Joes Pizza sign and patio cover while a customer eats at the outside table.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/culture-dining-24hourspots-joes-900x600.jpg)
The best late-night and 24-hour eats around campus
The ultimate guide to the city’s nighttime eateries that aren’t just dollar slice joints or diners.
Carina Christo, Contributing Writer
• March 29, 2022
![Eighteen mannequins display clothing by famous ’90s designers in the Museum at FIT. Unfinished wooden slats separate the exhibit into sections.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/culture-bstyle-fit-11-900x600.jpg)
The Museum at FIT showcases the ’90s as a decade of ‘Reinvention and Restlessness’
A new must-see exhibition looks back on the themes that shaped a decade in fashion.
Carina Christo, Contributing Writer
• February 23, 2022
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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
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024