Many NYU students know Greenwich Village as the heart of New York City’s LGBTQ+ community, but might not recognize the role of a local prison in its history. The Jefferson Market Library — NYU’s nearest branch of the New York Public Library — was formerly the site of a prison that […]
What’s happening to St. Marks?
Although it is physically separated from Washington Square Park, St. Marks Place is often seen as NYU’s unofficial haven for food, culture and of course, nightlife. At the same time, many view the rowdy street as a far cry from its former glory — what was once a hotbed for […]
More Than 180 Photographs Chronicle Brutalist Suburbs and Public Buildings in ‘Eastern Blocks II’
In the second half of the 20th century, “brutalism and the shall-we-call-it ‘marketplace modernism’…when it appeared in the East, was always about spectacle,” Zupagrafika founders David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka say in a blog post about Eastern Bloc suburbia. Brutalist housing estates and public buildings of the post-war Soviet era […]
At the Fresh Fruit Festival, NYU students bring gay to the stage
Broadway has its fair share of LGBTQ+ representation — think musicals like “& Juliet” and plays like “Oh, Mary!” — but at the Fresh Fruit Festival, there is an abundance of it. From awkward, middle-aged sex scenes to steamy sauna soirees, the weeklong festival, presented by New York nonprofit All […]
A Years-Long Collaboration Sees a Traditional Tlingit Tribal House Return to Glacier Bay
People have lived in the area around modern-day Glacier Bay National Park, along Alaska’s rugged southern coastline, for at least around 3,000 years. Nearby, in Groundhog Bay, evidence of human habitation extends back a mindboggling 9,000-or-more years. In the mid-18th century, advancing glaciers forced ancestral Huna Tlingit people to abandon […]
‘Little Beasts’ Is a First-of-Its-Kind Museum Collaboration Reveling in Art and the Natural World
During the 16th and 17th centuries, major developments in colonial expansion, trade, and scientific technology spurred a fervor for studying the natural world. Previously unknown or overlooked species were documented with unprecedented precision, and artists captured countless varieties of flora and fauna in paintings, prints, and encyclopedic volumes. Marking a […]
These Japanese teahouses near NYU stay true to matcha traditions
Walking down West Fourth Street, you’ll find many students running to class, calling friends and responding to emails — all with a matcha latte in their hand. Like coffee and chai, matcha has earned its spot as a caffeine staple for New Yorkers. From Magnolia Bakery’s special edition Matcha Banana […]
Who Shot Me? Help Identify the Anonymous Photographer Who Captured 1960s San Francisco
Between 1966 and 1970, a San Francisco-area photographer captured thousands of images documenting civil rights demonstrations, protests against the Vietnam War, Grateful Dead concerts in Golden Gate Park, and so much more. Their archive is a veritable treasure trove of the era’s counter-culture and evidence of their willingness to put […]
What I didn’t say in my Common App essay
As weird as it sounds, I’m starting to think I was accepted into NYU on the basis of mediocrity. And by mediocrity, I mean how I wanted to go into a humanities field in a household where success is equated with attaining high-earning STEM positions, which is what my Common […]
The NYU student bringing Rajasthani fashion to New York City
Vedanshi Jain doesn’t believe she has the gene for fashion. Looking at her Instagram account, you’d never be able to tell — Jain, an LS sophomore who will transfer into the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, posts outfit checks and fashion-focused Reels almost every day. But behind the scenes in […]