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'It's better than nothing': NYU partially reopens Kimmel stairs

'It's better than nothing': NYU partially reopens Kimmel stairs

NYU has reopened a section of the Kimmel Center for University Life's Grand Staircase, according to a Tuesday…

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Hundreds gather to commemorate 113th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

Hundreds gather to commemorate 113th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

Around 200 people gathered outside NYU's Brown Building to honor the lives lost in the 1911 Triangle Shirtwai…

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Students wary of Hochul's subway security plan

Students wary of Hochul's subway security plan

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's recent decision to station hundreds of National Guard troops and police officers…

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Activists' 25-year fight to revive an East Village community center

Activists' 25-year fight to revive an East Village community center

After Seth Tobocman dropped out of art school in the 1980s, he began spending his time as an art instructor a…

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Dozens picket outside Silver Center to demand NYU 'divest from Israel'

Dozens picket outside Silver Center to demand NYU 'divest from Israel'

Around 20 students stood outside the Silver Center in a picket on Tuesday, demanding that NYU disclose and en…

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State court reinstates 2016 conviction for burglary in Lipton Hall

State court reinstates 2016 conviction for burglary in Lipton Hall

Content warning: This article contains mentions of sexual assault. The New York State Court of Appeals unanim…

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LIVE: Thousands flood Yankee Stadium for all-university commencement

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By Leena M. Ahmed, Natalie Deoragh, Dharma Niles, Zachary Karp
| Washington Square News Verified
The ceremony comes amid backlash that keynote speaker Jonathan Haidt’s platform, built on criticizing technology use and progressive university culture, misrepresents graduates’ values. May 14, 2026 Throngs of violet robes filled Yankee Stadium Thursday morning, music blaring as tens of thousands of graduates and guests arrived at NYU’s 193rd all-university commencement — amid heightened tensions over this year’s controversial keynote speaker.
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Stern professor, psychologist Jonathan Haidt to speak at all-university commencement

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By Eva Mundo, Dharma Niles
| Washington Square News Verified
Stern professor Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist and author of “The Anxious Generation,” will address graduates as one of four honorary degree recipients at NYU’s 193rd all-university commencement on May 14. Haidt, who will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters, has studied social media’s correlation to declining teen mental health since he arrived at NYU in 2018.
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The city’s wealthiest landlord

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By Dharma Niles
| Washington Square News Verified
The city’s wealthiest landlord New York City’s landlords face relentless scrutiny as its housing market becomes less accessible by the day. But few proprietors stir public controversy like NYU, which owns more than $8 billion in buildings across roughly 150 addresses. The aggregate value of NYU’s property totals more than any other private landlord’s, based on WSN’s analysis of 2025 city data.
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