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“It was not about the best dish and putting all the knowledge I have in cooking on a plate,” Chef Markus Glocker says. “For me, it was to build a restaurant where people are together. They have great food and have a great time.” Glocker, the owner of Koloman Restaurant in Manhattan’s Flatiron district, traveled […]
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NYU’s Spring Club Fest 2025 – Photo Slideshow
New York University’s biannual Club Fest was moved from its original location inside the John A. Paulson Center to the Kimmel Center for University Life due to flooding caused by an unexpected pipe burst on Jan. 31. NYU has more than 300 student, athletic, and Greek Life clubs. NYU students can see, learn and join […]
Germany From One Challenge to the Next: Still the Strongest State in the EU?
Germany holds its federal snap election this Sunday, a few months after the government collapsed following Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s lost vote of confidence. Germans “will decide between four mainstream parties and three parties at the political fringes, left and right,” including the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), whose rise in popularity has caused significant concern […]
Fly, Eagles Fly: Eagles fans express excitement over Super Bowl showdown
Hit ‘em low! Hit ‘em high! And watch our Eagles fly! Fly, Eagles Fly! On the road to victory! E-A-G-L-E-S! Eagles! The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will clash this Sunday in one of the most highly anticipated Super Bowls in recent memory. The stakes are high as this rematch comes after the […]
Fuzhou Sisters: Reconnecting with Their Heritage and Sharing Fuzhou Culture in NYC Through Social Media and Wine
In the bustling streets of New York City’s Chinese neighborhoods, two girls found themselves on a journey to reconnect with their heritage, going from store to store to learn the Fuzhou dialect from local shop owners. The two childhood friends, Shuyu Fang, 28, and Qixin Zhang, 31, created the “Fuzhou Sisters” Instagram account in September […]
Searching for a New Home, New York LGTBI Asylum Seekers Find Old Discrimination in their Diasporas
For many Russian migrants with little to no English knowledge, the Russian-speaking community in Brighton Beach, a coastline neighborhood in Coney Island, Brooklyn, is the best chance to get a job and start a new life in New York. But for Simon, a trans man from Moscow who is seeking asylum in the US, it […]
“Who would I complain to? The government?” Residents grow impatient with unresolved Newtown Creek pollution
A sour smell like spoiled milk lingers in the air as trucks rattle past on the John Jay Byrne Bridge that connects Brooklyn to Queens. The culprit could be a three-story garbage pile half a mile away, the eight towering metallic silos from a kitty-corner wastewater treatment plant, or most likely, the gasoline- and […]
Trump wins well-reasoned, ill-informed support from D.C. prisoners
WASHINGTON – Prisoners in the nation’s capital voted in the presidential election for the first time following a rare restoration of prisoners’ voting rights in 2020. Many voted for President-elect Donald Trump, some because they believe he will be more lenient on prison sentences. 424 incarcerated people voted in the District of Columbia Jail, exercising […]
Punk’s Not Dead: Bad Nerves’ Debut Album Review
If the underground punk scene is a dormant volcano, the Bad Nerves is the equivalent of a spontaneous eruption whose explosive melodies awaken its slumber. Hailing from Essex, the five-piece band released a self-titled debut album that launches twelve tracks of high-energy quickies into your ear drums with a fiery passion. This deliciously messy platter […]
Doing It All for Laughs, But Make It Girly: Jenny Gorelick on her Burgeoning Comedy Career
You might recognize her from Comedy Central skits on YouTube, Hatched NYC skits, or from Late Night with Seth Meyers. She is a five-foot brunette with big eyes and native appearance, but you wouldn’t expect what comes out of her mouth. It’s wit that bites — in a girly way. It’s Saturday afternoon in cold […]