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8 NYC burritos worthy of the West Coast
The endless hunt for good burritos on the East Coast can be exhausting. Here are some spots around the city that might just stop your search, just in time for National Burrito Day.
Clara Spray, Staff Writer
• April 6, 2023
![Director Martin Scorsese wearing a suit and a blue tie, standing in front of a backdrop with the N.Y.U. logo and text “TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/tischgala-2-900x600.jpg)
Martin Scorsese makes appearance at first Tisch Gala since 2019
NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts celebrated Hank Willis Thomas and Deborah Willis at the first post-pandemic edition of its flagship fundraising event.
Clara Spray and Julia Diorio
• April 6, 2023
![Professor Yevgenia Albats and journalist Anne Applebaum converse sitting across a wooden table.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/TheAtlantic-02-900x600.jpg)
Conspiracy group hijacks NYU-hosted event on war in Ukraine
A pair of protesters interrupted a conversation on the war in Ukraine between Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats and Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum on March 2.
Clara Spray, Staff Writer
• March 6, 2023
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NYU prof. gets $75,000 for work on quantum physics
Dries Sels, a professor in the university’s physics department, has been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship for his work on quantum physics and machine learning.
Clara Spray, Staff Writer
• March 1, 2023
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Conservative nonprofit directs its indignation at NYU professors
Right-wing organization Turning Point USA has accused four additional NYU faculty of discriminating against conservative students. “I can give two shits about them,” one of the professors told WSN.
Clara Spray, Staff Writer
• February 17, 2023
![Bill de Blasio scowls while wearing a blue shirt, blazer, dark pants and a yellow tie. He sits while speaking into a microphone. Next to him is a man, also sitting and holding a microphone, in a blue shirt, blazer, khakis and a red tie. They are in front of a white curtain with a purple stripe at the bottom.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_1216-900x554.jpeg)
Bill de Blasio: ‘President of Weinstein was my first serious elected office’
Former New York City mayor and NYU alum Bill de Blasio spoke to WSN about his career and time at the university before speaking at a health equity event at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
Clara Spray, Staff Writer
• February 10, 2023
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Starting afresh is sometimes lonely, NYU transfer students say
Limited opportunities for socializing can make it difficult for transfer students to make friends and feel integrated within NYU culture.
Clara Spray, Contributing Writer
• February 6, 2023
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Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor • February 12, 2025
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Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor • February 12, 2025
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Steven Wang, Staff Writer • February 12, 2025
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Maggie Turner, Deputy Under the Arch Editor • February 12, 2025