Safe Ride launches new app, adds Brooklyn service
The free late-night shuttle service will now operate in both Manhattan and Brooklyn through a new, NYU-specific app.
Adrianna Nehme, Deputy News Editor
• January 25, 2023
Beyond NYU: Betting on building healthy habits
Each week, WSN sits down with an NYU student, faculty member or alum who’s making change beyond NYU. CAS senior Tiffany Lee shares how a habit-building app — developed alongside a Tandon graduate student and an NYU Abu Dhabi alum — allows users to bet on their own success.
Abby Wilson, News Editor
• September 16, 2022
Can social media app BeReal deliver on its eponymous promise?
NYU students have mixed feelings on whether the BeReal app provides its users with a truly genuine social media experience.
Derek Kamakanaaloha Soong, Staff Writer
• February 24, 2022
NYC Council May Curb Food Delivery Apps
The New York City Council is considering stricter licensing requirements on food delivery apps amid fears of local businesses going under.
Aarushi Sharma, Staff Writer
• March 5, 2020
CAS Junior Launches a Service-Exchange App
Task-completing app Dormzi is made for students, by students.
Elif Kesikbas, Staff Writer
• November 20, 2019
NYU Text-A-Therapist App Yields Few Users, Poor Experiences
NYU’s Wellness Exchange app is too impersonal for some students, but might be the only option for others.
Ronni Husmann, Deputy News Editor
• November 18, 2019
Please Silence your Cellphones: Tisch Students Weigh in on Self-Silencing Phone Case
WSN talked to a number of Tisch students about a new phone case that helps to keep theater-goers engaged. While some praise the device’s merits, others see it as a pardoning of personal responsibility.
Julie Goldberg, Books & Theater Editor
• October 21, 2019
University to Launch Chatbot in Response to Trump’s Travel Ban
The bot will assist students traveling from foreign countries to the U.S. through the immigration and customs process.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• March 31, 2019
App Will Connect Faculty to Student Babysitters Next Year
The university hopes to launch an on-demand care services app in 2020 that will initially offer features such as babysitting and tutoring.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• March 11, 2019
NYU Bets You Would Text a Therapist
The Wellness Center rolled out text-based therapy, but its efficacy is still unproven.
Alex Domb, News Editor
• September 17, 2018
The New Tech that Could Help Stop Campus Sexual Assault
Faith Marnecheck, Staff Writer
• May 1, 2018
Taking Wellness Into Your Hands
Tianne Johnson, Staff Writer
• April 2, 2018
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