The Dutch bought it from the Native Americans and called it New Amsterdam, then the English took it over and changed the name to New York. The name Manhattan comes from the Munsi language of the Lenni Lenape meaning island of many hills. Why do they call New York Manhattan? […]
Manhattan Island is loosely divided into Downtown (Lower Manhattan), Midtown (Midtown Manhattan), and Uptown (Upper Manhattan), with Fifth Avenue dividing Manhattan lengthwise into its East Side and West Side. Manhattan Island is bounded by the Hudson River to the west and the East River to the east. What are the […]
Manhattan (/mænˈhætən, mən-/), known regionally as The City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.Manhattan. Manhattan New York County, New York Country United States State New York County New York County (coterminous) City New York City Is Manhattan its own city? […]
The Professional Staff Congress or PSC CUNY is a trade union that represents faculty of the City University of New York campuses. What is the Professional Staff Congress? The Professional Staff Congress is the union that represents 30,000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York (CUNY) and […]
Overall Quality. The Graduate Center landed the #300 spot in College Factual’s 2022 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,576 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the […]
Following its capture, New Amsterdam’s name was changed to New York, in honor of the Duke of York, who organized the mission. The colony of New Netherland was established by the Dutch West India Company in 1624 and grew to encompass all of present-day New York City and parts of […]
North York is one of the six administrative districts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly north of York, Old Toronto and East York, between Etobicoke to the west and Scarborough to the east. North York Amalgamated January 1, 1998 into Toronto Government What is considered York Region? The […]
One of New York’s most beloved and desirable neighborhoods, the West Village is full of charming streets, great food, and trendy nightlife. The West Village has a below average violent crime rate and an average property crime rate for New York City. Is West Village best neighborhood in NYC? West […]
According to NeighborhoodScout’s analysis of FBI crime statistics, Greenwich is safer than 65% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In New York, only on the order of 55% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Greenwich. Is Greenwich New York a good […]
Columbia University ranked as the fifth safest campus in New York State according to an analysis conducted by Yourlocalsecurity.com, a website operated by ADT Security Services and partner of SafeStreets. Is Columbia a safe campus? Columbia University in the City of New York reported 443 incidents related to crime and […]
WINTER BREAK: For those residents who will continue their enrollment in NYC for the January and Spring 2019 terms, residence halls will remain open and accessible throughout the winter break (no move-out required). How long is winter break in NYU? 2022-2023 Event Detail Event Day(s) Event Date(s) Last Day of […]
Iconic Greenwich Village park has become hot spot for crime According to the available crime data from the New York Police Department’s 6th Precinct as of July 28, 2021, which includes Washington Square Park, rapes, robberies and felony assaults are up 100%, 42.4% and 10% year-to-date, respectively. Why is Washington […]
Applicants may form roommate groups of 2 members. Applicants can be part of only one group at a given time. The applicant who creates the roommate group is the group leader. Do you have to have a roommate at NYU? The only time living in University provided housing is required, […]
About Grad Housing Housing provided by the University for graduate students generally involves two locations: Washington Square Village (WSV) and Stuyvesant Town (StuyTown). Where do NYU students typically live? Popular areas include Jersey City, Downtown Brooklyn, Roosevelt Island, Journal Square (New Jersey), Bay Ridge (Brooklyn), Long Island City (Queens), the […]
Are we surprised that at NYU, where tuition plus room and board costs well over $50K, the combined student debt is the highest in the country? It’s true: NYU has topped out the list of not-for-profit universities with the highest amount of student debt. The number is an incredible $659 […]