Around 50 Muslims and Jews met on a rainy Tuesday evening at the Society for the Advancement of Judaism synagogue for a Peace and Solidarity Potluck event… Read more “Jews and Muslims Meet for an Evening of Food and Solidarity”
Category: Manhattan
Nate Silver, Columbia Professors Call on Media to Improve After Election Failures
Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight founder and editor-in-chief, and three Columbia University professors called upon journalists to improve their work during a panel discussion on the 2016 presidential election… Read more “Nate Silver, Columbia Professors Call on Media to Improve After Election Failures”
New Yorkers to Trump: Get Out of Town
Tiffany Pennamon @tiffanypennamon Midtown traffic has become a nightmare since the election and one city council member is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to move his transition… Read more “New Yorkers to Trump: Get Out of Town”
A Wet Welcome for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
Torrential rain did little to dampen the spirits of people attending the 84th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony Wednesday night. But elaborate security measures frustrated… Read more “A Wet Welcome for the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree”
Columbia Students Prepare to Vote on Unionization
Tiffany Pennamon @tiffanypennamon In 2014, Columbia graduate students unsuccessfully petitioned to be recognized as an official union by the university. Next week, they are getting a second… Read more “Columbia Students Prepare to Vote on Unionization”
At Community Forum, Teens Weigh Fix for Stop and Frisk
Shawn Gonzalez was on his way home when he was stopped. As he made his way above ground from a subway station in Harlem, two police… Read more “At Community Forum, Teens Weigh Fix for Stop and Frisk”
Memorial Honors New Yorkers Who Have Died of HIV/AIDS
Waldo Rodriguez, Jeff McPherson, Barry Washington. Those were just three of the thousands of names read on Thursday honoring New Yorkers who have died of HIV/AIDS in… Read more “Memorial Honors New Yorkers Who Have Died of HIV/AIDS”
Balanced Offensive Attack Pushes Seton Hall Past Columbia
Many college basketball teams would be happy with one or two of their players averaging double digits in points. But the Seton Hall University Pirates have four… Read more “Balanced Offensive Attack Pushes Seton Hall Past Columbia”
Chelsea Barber Offers Free Shaves to Raise Cancer Awareness
Nafisa Masud @nafisa_masud On Thursday afternoon, five men in their late 20s to early 30s crowded Barba Men’s Grooming Boutique on 19th Street between Seventh and Eighth… Read more “Chelsea Barber Offers Free Shaves to Raise Cancer Awareness”
Filipinos in New York Join Global Protest Against Marcos Burial
It was a rainy afternoon in Manhattan, but the sidewalk in front of the Philippine Consulate on Fifth Avenue was nevertheless packed with protesters.
