Tag: columbia university

Morningside Lights Returns with Lanterns Inspired by 1965

Mike Mishkin August 8, 2025 No Comments

Morningside Lights is coming back this fall, bringing its signature glow to Morningside Park with a lantern procession on Saturday, September 20 at 8 p.m. Read More...

Mahmoud Khalil Returns to NYC After 104 Days in ICE Detention

Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY June 24, 2025 Community 11 Comments

This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. The Columbia graduate and activist was Read More...

NASA Climate Scientists Face Eviction from Longtime Upper West Side Home

Mike Mishkin May 16, 2025 15 Comments

After nearly 60 years on the Upper West Side, a quiet yet globally impactful hub of climate science is being uprooted—suddenly and with little clarity about what comes next.  Read More...

Columbia Protest Ends in Mass Arrests Following Library Occupation

Mike Mishkin May 8, 2025 6 Comments

More than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupying the main reading room of Columbia University’s Butler Library prompted a major police response and dozens of arrests. Read More...

Columbia University Announces Layoffs of Nearly 180 Researchers Amid Federal Funding Cuts

Mike Mishkin May 6, 2025 9 Comments

Columbia University has announced it will be letting go of about 180 researchers Read More...

40-Year-Old Indicted for Burning Israeli Flag at Columbia Protest

Mike Mishkin September 9, 2024 5 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has announced the indictment of James Carlson, a 40-year-old Brooklyn man who burned an Israeli flag at a Columbia University Read More...

Columbia University Considers Giving Campus Police Arresting Powers After Protests

Bobby Panza August 8, 2024 Community 13 Comments

The president of Columbia University is proposing the addition of campus safety officers who would have the authority to arrest students and use physical contact. Read More...

Floating Lanterns Will Light Up the Night Sky Next Month!

Emma Radmilovic August 6, 2024 Arts & Entertainment, Events 1 Comment

Glowing paper mache lanterns return to the skies on Saturday, September 21 for the 13th annual Morningside Lights Festival. Read More...

Pizza, Soft-Serve and Maybe Cocktails: Growing Eatery Secures Space on Broadway

Jennifer Lynch June 19, 2024 Food & Drink 2 Comments

After sitting vacant for years despite being in the heart of the bustling Columbia University neighborhood, a storefront on the corner of West 112th Street Read More...

Two New Restaurants: Soup Dumplings and Make-Your-Own Hotpots

Emma Radmilovic June 1, 2024 Food & Drink No Comments

Two new Upper West Side restaurants have popped up: build-your-own-hotpot restaurant MalaTown and soup dumpling spot Nan Xiang Express. Read More...