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New York City

City comes together to weather the storm

I don’t love snow for the same reasons most snow-lovers do. No, I love snow because of what it does to New Yorkers.

I don’t love snow for the same reasons most snow-lovers do. No, I love snow because of what it does to New Yorkers.

Students confined to campus

The balance tipping in favor of college community over urban interaction, while in large part due to the preferences and habits of students, is increasingly becoming a byproduct of financial necessity. A series of recent reforms will likely make off-campus engagement more unsustainable, shutting the gates between “Columbia University” and “the City of New York."

The balance tipping in favor of college community over urban interaction, while in large part due to the preferences and habits of students, is increasingly becoming a byproduct of financial necessity. A series of recent reforms will likely make off-campus engagement more unsustainable, shutting the gates between “Columbia University” and “the City of New York."

Eventually

I’ve put off thinking about the future for far too long. I’ve only got three more semesters left of college. And then what? I’m an English major: I like words and hate cubicles. But pretty words don’t guarantee career stability.

I’ve put off thinking about the future for far too long. I’ve only got three more semesters left of college. And then what? I’m an English major: I like words and hate cubicles. But pretty words don’t guarantee career stability.

My life as a hybrid

Despite the fact that the author spent her entire middle and high school careers south of the Mason-Dixon Line, she considers herself to be a New Yorker.

Despite the fact that the author spent her entire middle and high school careers south of the Mason-Dixon Line, she considers herself to be a New Yorker.

Subcultural capital

Choosing the flea market as a site for field research was the perfect excuse to hang out with my dad all Saturday as he sold records to this strange underbelly of New York culture.

Choosing the flea market as a site for field research was the perfect excuse to hang out with my dad all Saturday as he sold records to this strange underbelly of New York culture.

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Manhattan: Tip to Tip

Roommates trek though Manhattan by foot, in one day.

Two students walk the streets of Manhattan, tip to tip

Roommates trek though Manhattan by foot, in one day.

Roommates trek though Manhattan by foot, in one day.

Of two cities

“You can’t leave now!” admonished my desk-mate Jan. “Why not now?” I asked. My capital hometown wasn’t going anywhere, and I was off to bigger and greener (greenish) pastures on the Upper West Side of New York.

“You can’t leave now!” admonished my desk-mate Jan. “Why not now?” I asked. My capital hometown wasn’t going anywhere, and I was off to bigger and greener (greenish) pastures on the Upper West Side of New York.

City water budget drops, costs may rise

Like many other indicators of decreased consumption during the recession, water use has dropped in New York City over the past year.

Like many other indicators of decreased consumption during the recession, water use has dropped in New York City over the past year.

A Brighter Broadway: A Subway Still Dim

Effective mid-May, Bloomberg’s plan will close Broadway to vehicles from Columbus Circle to 42nd Street and from 33rd to 26th streets. The plan is innovative.

Effective mid-May, Bloomberg’s plan will close Broadway to vehicles from Columbus Circle to 42nd Street and from 33rd to 26th streets. The plan is innovative.