New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

All content by Sheridan Smith
A blue psilocybin capsule inside a glass can placed on a windowsill.

NYU in the psychedelic renaissance

Sheridan Smith, Staff Photographer April 9, 2023

The entrance to N.Y.U’s Greenwich residence hall. Many cars pass by on the street. There is a large N.Y.U logo on the glass door.

Photo: Greenwich Hall threatens to close some dorm facilities after ‘vandalism’

March 3, 2023

File photo: The Greenwich Hall dorm in February of 2022. (Sheridan Smith for WSN)

Valentines Day, 2023. (Sheridan Smith for WSN)

Photo: Love in New York City

February 26, 2023

(Sheridan Smith for WSN)

Two speakers sit behind a white table and in front of a television, holding a forum about abortion inside a university classroom. In front of them is a group of people.

Photo: Student gov. sets abortion pills, reproductive health as next priorities

February 23, 2023

Students attend an abortion access forum organized by NYU’s student government. (Sheridan Smith for WSN)

A visitor to Washington Square Park uses a phone to take a picture of a performer dressed in a blue and red Spiderman costume.

Photo: Off-Third: Students skip class to skirt WSP TikTok interviewers

February 7, 2023

Washington Square Park in the fall of 2022. (Sheridan Smith for WSN)

A photo of a couple in a kitchen holding a baby.

Brooklyn Baby

A photographer follows a millennial couple as they navigate life with a baby in 2022.
Sheridan Smith, Staff Phtographer December 15, 2022

A man wearing a gray suit and a khaki hat does tricks on a bicycle as two girls both wearing jean shorts — one with a black top, and the other with a floral camisole and teal cardigan — pose for a photo together.

The people of Washington Square Park

A photographer captures people in and around the center of NYU’s campus.
Sheridan Smith, Staff Photographer October 8, 2022

(Sheridan Smith for WSN)

Photo: There’s No Place Like Home

September 25, 2022

(Sheridan Smith for WSN)

The facade of the Tisch School of the Arts. On the left, a woman in a red shirt passes the building. On the right, green-painted wood encases exterior scaffolding.

Photo: Swastika found outside NYU building last week

February 23, 2022

Jewish students have called on the university to take more action to prevent antisemitism and support victims. (Photo by Sheridan Smith)

The Ambassador Theater is located at 219 W. 49th St. Starting April 2, 2021, entertainment and arts venues that hold less than 10,000 people will open at 33% capacity, allowing select Broadway theaters to open their doors next month. (Photo by Sheridan Smith)

Photo: Bringing back Broadway

March 24, 2021

The Ambassador Theater is located at 219 W. 49th St. Starting April 2, 2021, entertainment and arts venues that hold less than 10,000 people will open at 33% capacity, allowing...