Hamilton discusses student safety at town hall
University president Andrew Hamilton and NYU administrators addressed student questions during a virtual town hall hosted by the university’s Student Government Assembly on Monday, Nov. 14.
NYPD vehicles park on sidewalks, violating city law and impeding accessibility
New York City Police Department drivers routinely park on sidewalks illegally. Police parking violations go unenforced, obstructing pedestrians and wheelchair users.
Intruder evades NYU dorm security at Alumni Hall, Coral Tower
The New York City Police Department responded to reports of an intruder in the Alumni Hall and Coral Tower residence halls.
Man shot multiple times near Village Halloween Parade
A 21-year-old man was shot multiple times by an unknown perpetrator as Greenwich Village’s annual Halloween celebrations came to a close on Monday, Oct. 31.
Private security guards patrol emergency exits at West 4th subway station
The security presence, which began in early September, is unarmed and discouraged from physically confronting subway riders.
Demonstrators boycott Chinatown museum to protest new mega jail
Protesters picketed outside of the Museum of Chinese in America to rally behind MOCA 8 — a group who was ticketed for noise violations — on Sunday, Oct. 2.
2 NYU students report sexual assault in Washington Square Park
NYU’s Department of Campus Safety published an alert in response to two separate incidents on Monday evening.
Mutual aid org. fights police presence in Washington Square Park
During an aid distribution event at Washington Square Park last month, police officers displaced unhoused people living in the park, discarded their belongings and made several arrests. Now, the organization behind the event is pushing back.
Woman shot dead outside Union Square NYU dorm
An early morning shooting on Thursday left a young woman dead near Union Square. Neither a motive nor perpetrator have been identified.
Cornell student rescues man from subway tracks seconds before train arrives
Early Thursday morning, Cornell University student Bryce Demopoulos pulled a man off of the tracks at the Third Avenue-138 Street subway station station shortly before the No. 6 train arrived.
Teach-in condemns NYU Law Policing Project
Two NYU School of Law groups hosted a teach-in to discuss the funding and research of the school’s Policing Project, which they say harms marginalized communities.
Editorial: Don’t throw more money at the failing NYPD
The NYPD’s response to the Brooklyn subway shooting showed once again that they don’t keep us safe. It’s time to pursue other options.
