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Roughly a dozen students rallied in Washington Square Park to urge NYU increase numbers of Black students and faculty and share racial admissions data for its latest undergraduate classes. NYU’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society organized the Friday afternoon protest, after launching a campaign echoing its demands one week prior. Students chanted “Education... This story Students rally in Washington Square Park, urging NYU to boost Black enrollment appeared first on Washington Square News.

NYU Langone Health said it’s not seeking to change how the Kips Bay 15 AMC theater’s site will be zoned, according to local politicians at a Thursday community board meeting. The medical center’s circumvention removed the strongest mechanism that residents could leverage amid their ongoing fight to preserve the movie theater. Around 30 people gathered... This story NYU Langone can avoid rezoning in Kips Bay AMC takeover, local politicians say appeared first on Washington Square News.

If an older millennial vomited drawn-out voiceovers and sterile romance on a 2012 grey-scale home renovation magazine, the result would probably look something like the new movie “Verity.” Director Michael Showalter and screenwriter Nick Antosca’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s hyper-viral psychosexual thriller novel completely flattens a wildly entertaining plot with laughably lifeless performances from some... This story Review: ‘Verity’ fails to find truth in the trash appeared first on Washington Square News.

Nothing makes you realize how attached you are to your phone like a concert where you can’t use it. Last month, Phoebe Bridgers performed three sold-out shows at the Barclays Center on her electronics-free Lost Tour, which is promoting her recent album “Lost Weekend.” She surprised each crowd by bringing out her Boygenius bandmates Julien... This story Long live phone-free concerts appeared first on Washington Square News.

London sees expansion of girls’ flag football league After partnering with the Betty Wold Johnson Foundation, the Jets NFL Girls Flag League will be expanding to eight schools, seven secondary and one primary, including more than 450 participants in the Crystal Palace area in London. The initiative, designed to increase girls’ access to sports, was... This story New York Jets continue flag football expansion in London, and other major sports news out of Accra and Sydney appeared first on Washington Square News.