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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

An illustration of a black car with N.Y.U. Safe Ride logos on the hood and side. On top of the illustration is a smart phone displaying an application named “N.Y.U. Safe Ride.”

Safe Ride launches new app, adds Brooklyn service

The free late-night shuttle service will now operate in both Manhattan and Brooklyn through a new, NYU-specific app.
Adrianna Nehme, Deputy News Editor January 25, 2023

NYU debuted a stand-alone app for Safe Ride — the university’s free late-night rideshare service — and added locations at the university’s Brooklyn campus on Jan. 22. The...

Three voice bubbles with a banana and an apple, a book and a clock emerge from a phone. The image is enclosed in a purple circle, and a depiction of space is in the background.

Beyond NYU: Betting on building healthy habits

Each week, WSN sits down with an NYU student, faculty member or alum who’s making change beyond NYU. CAS senior Tiffany Lee shares how a habit-building app — developed alongside a Tandon graduate student and an NYU Abu Dhabi alum — allows users to bet on their own success.
Abby Wilson, News Editor September 16, 2022

Tiffany Lee, a CAS senior, used to be a chronic procrastinator. She tried YouTube videos, self help books, podcasts and apps to tackle her time management problem, but nothing...

An illustration of a hand holding up an iPhone with a camera app open. The back camera frames a sink and the front camera frames a woman in a blue hood. Above the camera app are the words “2 minutes to share what you’re up to.”

Can social media app BeReal deliver on its eponymous promise?

NYU students have mixed feelings on whether the BeReal app provides its users with a truly genuine social media experience.
Derek Kamakanaaloha Soong, Staff Writer February 24, 2022

Like many NYU students, I prefer the casual photo dump to the edited selfie, a preference that’s taken to the extreme by the social media app BeReal: every day, you’re given...

A food delivery bike speeds down a Manhattan street. The New York City Council is considering regulatings food delivery apps such as GrubHub and Postmates. (Photo by Richard Chen)

NYC Council May Curb Food Delivery Apps

The New York City Council is considering stricter licensing requirements on food delivery apps amid fears of local businesses going under.
Aarushi Sharma, Staff Writer March 5, 2020

The New York City Council is currently embroiled in a debate on whether or not food delivery apps should be regulated. The pressure faced by restaurants to pay high commissions...

CAS junior Sabine Rizvi co-founded Dormzi to help students exchange services across a single platform.
(Photo by Li-Chun Pan)

CAS Junior Launches a Service-Exchange App

Task-completing app Dormzi is made for students, by students.
Elif Kesikbas, Staff Writer November 20, 2019

Making time to do laundry on top of every other responsibility that college students have can seem like an insurmountable burden. There’s lugging your load of dirty clothing...

The NYU Wellness app allows students to directly chat with Wellness Exchange counselors. We follow up on students experiences with it. (Photo by Tony Wu)

NYU Text-A-Therapist App Yields Few Users, Poor Experiences

NYU’s Wellness Exchange app is too impersonal for some students, but might be the only option for others.
Ronni Husmann, Deputy News Editor November 18, 2019

One year after the Student Health Center launched an app that allows those in need of mental health services to message a counselor 24/7, some students say the concept of online...

The Yondr phone case locks your phone inside until you can tap it on an unlocking base. (Via Yondr)

Please Silence your Cellphones: Tisch Students Weigh in on Self-Silencing Phone Case

WSN talked to a number of Tisch students about a new phone case that helps to keep theater-goers engaged. While some praise the device’s merits, others see it as a pardoning of personal responsibility.
Julie Goldberg, Books & Theater Editor October 22, 2019

Asking politely, it seems, is no longer enough. At least not when it comes to silencing cell phones during performances.  This is where the Yondr phone case comes in. In 2014,...

A new bot created by NYU IT in collaboration with OGS will assist students traveling from foreign countries to America through the
immigration and customs process. (Staff Photo by Jorene He)

University to Launch Chatbot in Response to Trump’s Travel Ban

The bot will assist students traveling from foreign countries to the U.S. through the immigration and customs process.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor March 31, 2019

When President Trump announced his travel ban in 2017, employees in NYU’s Office of Global Services panicked. With over 17,000 international students at NYU — more than any...

Opening day of the Work Life office at NYU. One of their major initiatives is Keeyo, an app that will connect students to provide care services for the children of NYU faculty, staff, and other students. (Courtesy of NYU Work Life)

App Will Connect Faculty to Student Babysitters Next Year

The university hopes to launch an on-demand care services app in 2020 that will initially offer features such as babysitting and tutoring.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor March 11, 2019

Faculty members at NYU are outnumbered by students 10 to one. Managing their workloads can be overwhelming on its own, but professors with kids have even more to worry about. A...

The NYU Wellness app allows students to directly chat with Wellness Exchange counselors.

NYU Bets You Would Text a Therapist

The Wellness Center rolled out text-based therapy, but its efficacy is still unproven.
Alex Domb, News Editor September 17, 2018
The Wellness Center rolled out text-based therapy, but its efficacy is still unproven.
The New Tech that Could Help Stop Campus Sexual Assault

The New Tech that Could Help Stop Campus Sexual Assault

Faith Marnecheck, Staff Writer May 2, 2018
Callisto is an app aiming to decrease sexual assault in college campuses.
An NYU student looks at the My Wellbeing site, an online service that connects individuals with therapists in the New York City area.

Taking Wellness Into Your Hands

Tianne Johnson, Staff Writer April 3, 2018
This NYU alumna is connecting New York City with therapists with her website, My Wellbeing.