The New York City Ballet Orchestra rallied for a new contract outside of Lincoln Center before the ballet’s opening performance Tuesday night. Ticket sales to the New York City ballet have surpassed pre-pandemic levels. However, the orchestra musician’s wages have not recovered. The current contract puts the orchestra musicians’ wages 9.5 percent below wages in […]
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Bringing Back the Value of Clothing
This wasn’t your average fashion show. In place of a pristine runway in SoHo was a historic warehouse in Downtown Brooklyn, where the audience wandered through an exhibition of models and brands. Instead of a traditional New York Fashion Week show, which often signifies changes in trends and deems previous seasons’ clothes obsolete, NYFW x […]
Writers Guild Strike for “The View”
Since May 2023, the Writers Guild has been on strike against Hollywood companies, a significant event that has impacted numerous productions, including the popular show “The View.” This strike, stemming from an ongoing dispute over pay, working conditions, and the growing use of artificial intelligence in movies and television, highlights the evolving challenges facing the […]
Village Tannery: Celebrating 50 years in NYC
Village Tannery is located on the corner between Bleecker St and Sullivan St in Manhattan, New York. It is one of the few standing leather workshop and retailers in the city. The Turkish-owned tannery was founded by Sevestet and her associates in the 1970s, and will be celebrating its 50th anniversary soon. The tannery […]
New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala Premieres Two New Pieces
By Amelia Chang On Thursday, May 4, the New York City Ballet held their 2023 Spring Gala: Invention. The night featured the world premiere of two new pieces: Christopher Wheeldon’s “From You Within Me” and Alysa Pires’ “Standard Deviation.” The performance was closed with Justin Peck’s 2017 piece, “The Times Are Racing.” The New York […]
Environmental activist Heeta Thakkar believes the government is beautiful
“Living in NYC, our government is honestly so beautiful,” says Environmental Activist Heeta Thakkar, who founded Zero Waste Schools (ZWS), a student-run organization that provides waste management solutions to NYC schools. Thakkar’s appearance is unassuming—a pair of blue jeans and a black winter coat hardly indicative of the fire in her belly. But her ambition […]
Sammy L. Coffee Becomes NYU Student Hotspot Below Third North
At a hole-in-the-wall cafe on the edge of the East Village, a wall of Asian snacks and ice creams faces a beautiful display of Italian- and French-inspired desserts and pastries. Sparkling rows of Chinese coffee mugs up for sale line the wall beside it, a rack of clothes from Korean designers just below them. A […]
VIDEO DEEP DIVE: Asian Jazz in America
Jazz is often defined as a musical genre in the United States that incorporates a fusion of American, African, and European musical influences. Yet, a new wave of artists is pushing the boundaries of this genre by integrating traditional Asian instruments into jazz. This deep dive explores the fascinating world of this fusion genre in […]
Abortions Covered in Full By NYU Health Insurance Starting This Fall
Students at NYU interviewed this past weekend were relieved to learn that abortions will now be fully covered by the university-sponsored health insurance plan starting in fall 2023, whether the procedure is elective or medically necessary. “It makes me feel a lot safer, the fact that I know I could get one if need be […]
Biologists’ Battle Against Marine Debris In South Florida to Save Sea Turtles
It takes place in the Biscayne National Park, Southern Florida, where tons of trash from all around the world were washed to the remote islands in the park. Morgan Wagner and Vanessa Walsh are two biologists who work in the park. Besides the scientific research they are responsible for, they also need to organize trash […]