NYU

NYU Student Says He Didn’t Know Air Rifles Were Illegal

The NYU student accused of selling air rifles from his dorm room has claimed he did not know the imitation assault weapons were illegal.

2013/04/24

Police: NYU Student With Arsenal Of Imitation Assault Weapons Arrested

An NYU student was arrested Monday for allegedly building realistic looking air rifles in his dorm room.

2013/04/23

Preservationists Excoriate New Windows Being Installed At NYU Dorm

The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation was furious Monday over the new windows being installed at a high-rise NYU dormitory now under renovation.

2013/04/22

Controversial Remarks By Ex-Con-Turned-Professor Draw Ire From Retired Nyack Cop

Critics said Kathy Boudin is using the classroom as a soapbox to push for the release of three people jailed for a deadly heist of a Brink’s armored car.

2013/04/09

Outside E.C. Electroplating Plant in Garfield, N.J. (credit: Levon Putney/WCBS 880)

Toenail Clippings Could Determine Effects Of Pollution On Garfield, N.J. Residents

Researchers at NYU are asking for toenail clippings from some resident of Garfield, N.J., to determine whether they have been exposed to dangerous levels of toxic hexavalent chromium from a since-shuttered factory.

2013/03/24

Reports: Judge Rules That NYU Expansion Can Go Ahead

A judge has ruled in favor of NYU, and against angry Greenwich Village residents, in a lawsuit to stop the massive expansion plan by the university, according to published reports.

2013/03/19

Cover of "The Librarian Of Basra" (credit: CBS 2)

NYC Third Graders To Read Books About War As Part Of New Curriculum

Children as young as 8 years old could soon be reading books on bombings, weapons and war as part of a new curriculum approved by city and state education officials.

2013/03/18

Lawsuit Presses On Against NYU Expansion Plan

A lawsuit filed by opponents of a major expansion of the NYU campus in Greenwich Village has advanced, following a judge’s decision last week, according to a published report.

2013/03/03

No More Choosing Roommates For NYU Freshmen

Beginning this fall, incoming freshman at New York University will no longer have the luxury of choosing their roommates.

2013/02/06

NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan - Dec. 27, 2012 (credit: Marla Diamond / WCBS 880)

NYU Langone Medical Center Reopens Weeks After Flooding

Nearly two months after superstorm Sandy flooded it and forced an emergency evacuation, NYU Langone Medical Center is set to reopen Thursday.

2012/12/27

NYU To Offer Course On Bob Marley

Students at New York University soon won’t have to wait in vain anymore to stir it up and, get jamming, and get together and feel all right in class.

2012/12/11

Columbia To Resume Classes Wednesday; NYU Closed For Rest Of Week

Columbia University was set to resume classes on Wednesday, but classes at New York University will be canceled for the rest of the week following Superstorm Sandy.

CBS New York–2012/10/30

NYU's Bobst Library (credit: en.wikipedia.org)

New Safety Feature Installed In NYU’s Bobst Library

The university installed a gold-colored aluminum lining on balconies and stairwells, in reaction to three suicides since 2003. The students all jumped to their deaths in the library’s atrium.

2012/08/21