All content by Mitali Sapra
![In the warmly-lit dining hall in the Paulson Center, a line of students wait next to the cashier counter. Seven plates of neatly-arranged fruits are placed on a white table.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/culture-dining-paulsondining-feature-900x601.jpg)
Cafe 181 & Crave NYU cook up crowds at the Paulson Center
The new cafe and innovative dining hall offer caffeine and conceptual cuisine.
Mitali Sapra, Contributing Writer
• February 28, 2023
![A Victorian couch sits on top of a pile of trash in the 49th Street subway station.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/culture-stooping-900x675.jpg)
Find your new favorite piece with the help of Stooping NYC
Almost every NYU student has heard of stooping to get free furniture. Here’s the story of how the popular Instagram account @StoopingNYC came to be.
Mitali Sapra, Contributing Writer
• November 21, 2022
![A line of people stand waiting to take COVID-19 tests on a road near a gate. Workers in full personal protective equipment can be seen monitoring the line and administering the tests.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220420213253_IMG_8623-2-900x504.jpg)
‘I need to get out’: NYU Shanghai lockdown leaves students struggling in dorms
Since the city of Shanghai's government lockdown began on March 28, students have been forced to quarantine in the dorms, take classes online and participate in daily testing.
Mitali Sapra, Contributing Writer
• May 2, 2022
![A front view of the Ukrainian restaurant Veselka. The restaurant has a small dark red and yellow awning with its name printed on it. In front of the restaurant there are trees without branches in pots painted with the yellow-and-blue Ukrainian flag.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC00015-900x600.jpg)
Veselka, the heart of Ukrainian solidarity in New York
The Ukrainian restaurant has been at the center of local support for Ukraine, fighting against the Russian invasion with what they have: food and community.
Mitali Sapra, Contributing Writer
• April 14, 2022
![A portrait collage of Bohao Liu and Fiqah Rahman. On the left, Raham stands against a teal background wearing a blush pink shirt with her hair in an updo. On the left, Liu stands against a gray brick background wearing a sleeve t-shirt and black rounded glasses.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/new-900x526.jpg)
2 NYU alumni nominated for student filmmaking awards
"Eagles Rest in Liangshan" by Bohao Liu and "Finding Freedom" by Fiqah Rahman are in the running for a Television Academy Foundation student-produced television award.
Mitali Sapra, Contributing Writer
• March 23, 2022
![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