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![The Whitney Museum of American Art (Julia Smerling for WSN)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/arts-ranked-gift-shops-whitney-1200x864.jpg)
Photo: The best NYC museum gift shops for the holiday season
Eliana Brown, Contributing Writer
• November 14, 2023
![Lipton Hall has an “all you can eat” halal option, in partnership with the Islamic Center at NYU. (Julia Smerling for WSN)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/culture-dining-besthalaldining-lipton-1200x800.jpg)
Photo: The best options for halal diners to use up their meal swipes
Maryam Babar, Contributing Writer
• November 10, 2023
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Photo: Pumpkin perk-fection: The best pumpkin spice drinks near campus
Jules Hasler, Contributing Writer
• October 27, 2023
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Photo: Restaurants to love for Hispanic Heritage Month
Carina Christo, Staff Writer
• October 6, 2023
![A group of protestors wearing green shirts with the words “S.O.S. SAVE OUR SUPERMARKET ” printed on them, march along a sidewalk. A woman on the right holds a sign that says “SAVE OUR SUPERMARKET”.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_0518-1200x800.jpg)
Photo: Village residents rally at Bobst to save local Morton Williams
Hope Pisoni, Staff Writer
• September 28, 2023
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Photo: The quintessential restaurants to visit during your time at NYU
Andrea Lui and Daeun Lee
• September 18, 2023
![The front of a brown building, with the words "TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS" above the large doors. There are a few people walking down the street in front of the building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/theater-tisch-katiepeurrung-900x621-1-1.jpg)
Carmo Moniz, Editor-at-Large • September 6, 2024
![An aisle of bookshelves filled with multicolored books.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-books-feature-1200x801.jpg)
![An illustration of the Washington Square Park arch and fountain. The words “BACK TO SCHOOL,” are above the words “Ins and Outs.” On the left is a smiling figure under a sunny sky and on the right is an angry figure under a cloudy sky.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/culture-ins-and-outs-1200x800.jpg)
![A man in a black shirt, a woman in a brown sweater, a teenage girl in a gray knit sweater and a child in a blue-and-green striped shirt look scared and are holding one another. They are sitting in a dark children’s bedroom.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-film-afraid-movie-review-1200x720.png)
Karina Rower, Under The Arch Editor • September 6, 2024
![A person wearing a keffiyeh is zip tied by a cop in protective gear.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/news-disciplinaryaction-1200x798.jpg)
Hope Pisoni, Investigative Reporter • September 5, 2024