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This Tandon student project asks, ‘What is accessible fashion?’
Making Fashion Accessible blends technology, engineering and fashion with a goal of supporting the city’s disabled communities.
This year’s Met Gala broke the traditional standards of the skinny, hourglass figure, seeking to reclaim human bodies by building fashion that can support every person’s physique....
‘I knew what I was signing up for’: The high price of sisterhood
Beyond the date parties and fundraisers, members of NYU’s Panhellenic Council sororities accumulate thousands of dollars in fees throughout their college careers.
CAS first-year Lila Jassen entered NYU with high hopes of joining a sorority and experiencing Greek life’s promises of lifelong sisterhood. After several days of rushing and...
Your next semester belongs in Accra
Most students overlook the Ghanaian capital as an option when studying abroad — what beauty are they missing?
Skye Hill, Contributing Writer • May 5, 2026
My first introduction to Africa was a UNICEF ad depicting starving children begging for morsels of food. Western countries’ perceptions of the continent are skewed toward...
24 hours at Veselka
After the East Village institution resumed round-the-clock hours on Friday and Saturday last month, WSN observed a full 24 hours of service.
Veselka sits at the busy corner where Second Avenue intersects Ninth Street, as it has since 1954, when it was opened by Ukrainian immigrants Volodymyr and Olha Darmochwa....
How Stern is bringing luxury fashion to NYC and beyond
The one-year Luxury and Retail MBA program offers industry connections, hands-on business experience and a trip to Florence.
Among the many honors and accolades the Stern School of Business has racked up, becoming the first business school with an MBA program dedicated to luxury and retail is one of...
How to survive the NYC subway this summer
Nothing tests your morning like a packed subway car when you’re commuting in June.
If you’re staying in the city after classes end this week, you are bound to be impacted by the subway heat. The humidity on the sidewalks is nothing compared to the stifling...
Clearing your closet? Here’s where to donate near NYU
With apartment leases ending, these local organizations make it easy to donate clothing that reaches those in need.
Whether you’re looking forward to or dreading the end-of-semester task of cleaning out your closet, use the opportunity to make sure that nothing in your discard pile ends up...
‘Support is all-inclusive’: Students and faculty honor sexual assault awareness
From open discussions to a shared lunch, NYU’s Women in Campus Safety Committee was joined by university wide advocates for an afternoon fostering community and conversation.
In an almost hidden classroom on the seventh floor of Bobst Library, a blue and purple banner decorated with balloon arrangements stood out in the otherwise bland exterior space....
From NYC to Gaza, Thrift4Gaza converts used clothes to mutual aid
This community-led organization hosts thrift pop-ups in accessible locations across the city whose proceeds go directly to families affected by war in Gaza.
Sarah Shalan knew she had a shopping addiction. In late 2024, the CUNY School of Law student found herself with an abundance of clothes she needed to get rid of. As pro-Palestinian...