![Two people walk down the runway. One wears a quilt patchwork dress and the other wears a striped colorblocked dress.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/culture-nyfw-impact-13-1200x800.jpg)
IMPACT’s annual show champions sustainability but lacks organization
The nonprofit runway show featured nine designers and their debut fashion lines are rooted in sustainability and environmental advocacy.
Maisie Zipfel, Deputy News Editor
• February 22, 2024
![An illustration of a building with a glass exterior with green plants growing. There are two pots of green plants drawn next to the building, all against a green background. The building is N.Y.U.’s Paulson Center.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/WSN_nyugreenerOPS-900x675.jpeg)
Sad in the Paulson Center? There’s a solution.
NYU’s sustainability initiatives should extend beyond reducing our carbon footprint. We should have a visually lush and verdant campus.
Derek Kamakanaaloha Soong, Identity & Equity Editor
• May 4, 2023
![An illustration of a man with red skin wearing a pair of goggles with the text “Ready Player One” printed on it.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WSN_Ready_Player_1_-900x675.jpg)
‘Ready Player One’ is a cinematic masterpiece, actually
Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” is often maligned as pure commercial noise by hoity-toity cinephiles. Despite the criticism, Spielberg’s love letter to the gaming community upholds the essence of fun action films in the face of pretentious cinema.
Andre Garcia, Contributing Writer
• March 31, 2023
![A collage of three photos. On the left is a drawing of a big, red lollipop against a green background. In the middle is a lime green wall with the words “Food in New York” and “bigger than the plate” painted in elaborate fonts. On the right is an orange vendor’s cart inside a museum.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/culture-dining-foodinnewyork-900x600.jpg)
The food New York City eats, and where it comes from
Fabio Parasecoli, one of the curators of “Food in New York: Bigger Than the Plate,” a special exhibition now on view at the Museum of the City of New York, gives you a guided tour.
Daeun Lee, Contributing Writer
• February 9, 2023
![A protester shouting while holding a sign reading “There is no fashion on a dead planet” in Times Square.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IDEA4944-900x600.jpg)
FIT students rally for sustainable fabric in Times Square
Eighteen Fashion Institute of Technology students gathered in Times Square on Saturday to advocate against unsustainable textiles and their negative impacts on the environment.
Emma Grimes, Contributing Writer
• May 2, 2022
![An eco-friendly wall covered in green plants and pink flowers framed by brown and yellow roofing and walls.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DSC_0663-900x600.jpg)
NYU: Greenhouse emissions halved by 2025, carbon neutral by 2040
NYU administrators provided updates on the university’s efforts to combat climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions at its second annual State of Sustainability address.
Gabriel Hawthorne, Deputy News Editor
• April 26, 2022
![An open area on the westside of Washington Square Park surrounded by trees. People congregate around Extinction Rebellion NYC tables and banners.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/feature-900x675.jpg)
Climate activists hold environmental justice festival in Washington Square Park
Extinction Rebellion NYC held an Earth Day festival in the park, calling on corporations and the government to act against the fossil fuel industry.
Ally Dickson, Contributing Writer
• April 25, 2022
![A tree-planting program spearheaded by Mayor Eric Adams and New York City’s borough presidents has overcome partisan barriers to improve habitability and living conditions for low-income residents. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Borough_President_Adams__19.jpeg)
Opinion: Adams’ new tree-planting program will bring New York back
The mayor's revitalized "Million More Trees" project will expand green space in the city and welcome people back after the pandemic drove them away in 2020.
Jules Roscoe, UTA Staff Editor
• February 16, 2022
![NYU Divest members sit in on the 12th floor of Bobst Library waiting to confront university administrators in 2015. (Photo by Lexi Faunce)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ops-scholl-divest.jpg)
Opinion: NYU investors must commit to sustainability
From divesting to uplifting clean energy initiatives, NYU’s board of trustees must increase the sustainability and transparency of their investment decisions.
Clara Scholl, Contributing Writer
• February 2, 2022
![To reduce the schools carbon footprint, NYU should go paperless by default. (Staff Illustration by Susan Behrends Valenzuela)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Image-from-iOS-900x675.png)
Opinion: NYU should go paperless
The return of in-person classes has brought the return of printed syllabi. NYU should take action to go paperless.
Alexandra Cohen, Staff Writer
• January 31, 2022
![NYU trustee and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has called on wealthy nations to reduce carbon emissions. As an investor in the fossil fuel industry himself, his actions contradict his rhetoric. (Staff Photo by Alexandra Chan)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/10-18-ops-house-Fink-900x600.jpeg)
Editorial: Larry Fink is a climate hypocrite
By calling on nations to reduce carbon emissions, but holding investments in fossil fuel corporations through BlackRock, NYU trustee Larry Fink fails to put his money where his mouth is.
WSN Editorial Board
• October 18, 2021
![On Sept. 1, Hurricane Ida brought unprecedented amounts of rain to New York City and caused alarming floods. The damage has prompted more scrutiny on the citys future environmental agenda. (Staff Photo by Shaina Ahmed)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/news-flooding-900x675-1.jpeg)
Opinion: Hurricane Ida highlights need for a more comprehensive climate strategy
The historic devastation Hurricane Ida wrought upon New York underscores the urgency of investing in climate infrastructure. Eric Adams’ climate plans, which remain vague, must prioritize climate resiliency and corporate accountability.
Michelle Han, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 13, 2021
![A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-childaistudy-1200x800.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
![A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dopico.jpeg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024