High schoolers on college tours are encouraged to find their “home”. They’re told to pick a school that they are comfortable in – a place where they feel they belong. But sometimes the place they choose turns out to be the wrong choice and they have to decide: to transfer or not to transfer? NYU transfer student Jacob Helfgot tells his story.
By Revathi Janaswamy
Happiness, Sold by the Piece
Liyana Illyas
January 26, 2026
Three generations in, Economy Candy endures by honoring its roots while evolving with a changing Lower East Side.
