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Forest Bathing leaves the forest

May 9, 2022 by Grace Symes

A dozen people stand in two rows facing each other, eyes closed, holding rocks in their palms. Moments later they are traipsing through Central Park, following their guide. They arrive at a boulder-filled clearing and spread out, sprawling over rocks, sitting with their knees drawn up or standing silently. Over the course of a few […]

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Steinhardt student governments make strides in efforts to rename school

May 9, 2022 by kanita tariq

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  After releasing a joint statement on Dec. 8, 2021, the undergraduate and graduate student governments at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development are moving ahead in their efforts advocating for the removal of billionaire Michael Steinhardt’s name from the school. The Steinhardt Undergraduate Student Government and the Steinhardt Graduate Student Organization have […]

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The Pitfalls of Private Funding for New York City Parks

May 6, 2022 by Samantha Ngai

Parks in New York City are slowly becoming revitalized due to billions of dollars of nongovernmental funding after more than five decades of deep cuts to the city’s parks budget. But experts warn that such efforts to privatize much needed green spaces in the city often lead to an unequal distribution of resources tilted toward […]

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M.T. A. to launch pilot program testing subway platform screen barriers

April 21, 2022 by kanita tariq

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On Wednesday, Feb. 23, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the launch of a pilot program to test platform screen barriers in subway stations after years of arguing against the idea. These barriers will be tested at three stations: the E line platform at the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station in Queens, the L line platform […]

Filed Under: Politics, Uncategorized Tagged With: MTA, New York City, subways, transportation

Nuyorican Poets Café Brings NYC Creatives Together for Black History Month

March 11, 2022 by kanita tariq

Nuyorican Poets Cafe before doors open.

On Feb. 2, doors opened at the Nuyorican Poets Café at 9:30 p.m. The small crowd congregated outside filed into the intimate, warehouse-style venue, finding their seats as the lights dimmed and the live band on stage played a rhythmic tune. The All THAT! Open Mic Night occurs on the first Wednesday of every month […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Uncategorized Tagged With: Arts, east village, New York City, Open Mic Night, Poetry, Slam Poetry

Expanding Drug Checking in Massachusetts Could Help Prevent Overdoses

February 9, 2022 by Grace Symes

In 2020, an estimated 92,000 Americans died of drug overdoses and fentanyl became the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18-45, beating COVID-19 and suicide. In Massachusetts, fentanyl was found in 92 percent of drug overdoses from January 2020 to September 2021 where a toxicology screen was available. Advocates say this is a powerful […]

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Adora Dayani, a Jewish Meme Queen

January 31, 2022 by Katarina Samper

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Adora Dayani is an NYU student who is extremely fond of her Jewish heritage. So much so that she interns for a Jewish meme account, called @oldjewishmen, that plays on the comical stereotypes of an eldery Jewish man today. After hearing more about her background, we get a sense of where she finds herself in […]

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New Zealand Becomes First Country To Fully Legalize Drug Checking

January 26, 2022 by Grace Symes

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Last week, New Zealand became the first country in the world to create legal protections for drug checking, a practice which allows individuals or organizations to test illicit drugs for dangerous contaminants. A number of other countries, including the Netherlands and Portugal, have informal drug checking structures in place, and drug checking organizations are common […]

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Residents of “Tompkins Tent City” are evicted as houselessness in NYC climbs

December 31, 2021 by Monique Ezeh

NYPD officer entering an empty tent on the side of the road.

On Nov. 10, a community of unhoused people were evicted from 7th Street along Tompkins Square Park by the New York City Department of Sanitation. The eviction of Tompkins Tent City, as it is called by many locals, highlighted the growing issues of housing insecurity in New York.  Organizers and community members have supported the […]

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Yeast, Water, and a Dash of Crisis: How a NYC bakery manager navigated the pandemic

December 12, 2021 by Kristina Handy

Photo posted by @shewolfbakery on Instagram

In the autumn of 2020, Sarah Vitale, the bakery manager at She Wolf Bakery, would arrive at work at around five or six in the morning. She jump-started the day with an array of tasks, reviewing the orders put in by the bakery’s wholesale customers, checking inventory, and shaping baguettes in the kitchen. Each workday […]

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