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It’s a breezy Wednesday afternoon outside of Ninth Street Espresso, a cafe in the heart of Alphabet City in New York’s Lower East Side. We’re outside of 30-year-old Emi Nietfeld’s favorite cafe, where she wrote most of her recent memoir, “Acceptance.” Since the book’s release in August, Nietfeld’s days have been filled with publicity, but […]
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Community Board 5 offers little hope for pedestrians seeking a reprieve from speeding e-bikes
NEW YORK – The debate regarding unsafe e-bike usage continued Thursday night as Manhattan’s Community Board 5 fielded calls to action on zoom from residents of New York’s most densely populated district. One Midtown resident, who was introduced on the Zoom meeting as Charles, voiced her concerns, saying she has witnessed e-bike riders running red […]
Buddy the Rat proves you can do anything in New York
Jonothon Lyons had just finished live streaming an hour-long Instagram performance that included walking on all fours and climbing trash cans in Washington Square Park. However, he was not Lyons throughout his performance, he was Buddy the Rat. Lyons had finally sat down on one of the many benches that surrounded the park, Buddy’s mask, […]
Forest Bathing leaves the forest
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 […]
Steinhardt student governments make strides in efforts to rename school
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 […]
The Pitfalls of Private Funding for New York City Parks
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 […]
M.T. A. to launch pilot program testing subway platform screen barriers
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 […]
Nuyorican Poets Café Brings NYC Creatives Together for Black History Month
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 […]
Expanding Drug Checking in Massachusetts Could Help Prevent Overdoses
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 […]
Adora Dayani, a Jewish Meme Queen
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 […]