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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

The northwest entrance of the 8 St-NYU subway station for the R and W lines.

Opinion: NYU should cover students’ subway fares

The university should join other schools nationwide in partnering with public transit to make seeing the city more accessible to students.
Sam Bergheiser, Contributing Writer September 29, 2025

Every time you push through a subway turnstile, you can practically hear the click of $2.90 being whisked out of your bank account or MetroCard balance. But it doesn’t have to...

Two silver M.T.A. Metrocard vending machines with red, yellow, blue and green panels sit against a white-tiled wall.

Opinion: New York, don’t get rid of the MetroCard

The city plans to phase out the classic MetroCard in 2023 and fully replace it with OMNY. But it shouldn’t.
James Bisceglia, Contributing Writer December 6, 2022

As we begin to close the book on 2022, there’s only one thing that has been top of mind for me: 2023 will be our last year with the MetroCard, and quite frankly, I’m devastated. The...