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A Week of the Weeknd

Under blue and red lights, people jump up and down, screaming with excitement. As fog fills the room, a man in a red suit fidgets with his tie. Sweat forms on his forehead as he steps back, overwhelmed by the moment.On Monday, fans of The Weeknd—whose real name is Abel Tesfaye—gathered at the Javits Center after winning a free contest for showing engagement on the artist’s official website. The exclusive concert was one of several events hosted in New York City this week. On Tuesday, fans also a...
Uptownradio •

In The Bronx Students Skip School To Sell Exotic Animals

INTRO: Student absences are on the rise. Nationally, the number of students missing school, all the way from K to 12 has doubled since the pandemic began. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Education. There can be a lot of contributing factors for absences, but as Fahima Degia (Day-gi-ya) reports, some New York City public school students are choosing other pathways to develop their careers.

Degia 1 46th Street in Flatbush is a long block. In the middle is a brown house. walk into the...
New York Focus •

The NYPD Descent on Columbia, Told by Student Journalists

In a highly produced, dramatically scored short film about their Tuesday night response to protests at Columbia University and the City College of New York, members of the New York City Police Department point at aerial shots of Columbia’s campus, identify buildings, and stand in the remains of a dismantled Gaza solidarity encampment.
“If you’re thinking about setting up tents anyplace else in the city, think again,” says an officer at the end of the video. “Colleges will reach out to us, and w...
Norwood News - Serving Norwood, Bedford Park, Ford •

Bronx Elected Officials, Housing Advocates & Union Leaders Hold Counter Protests to Trump Rally - Norwood News

Editor’s Note: The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition.
Sitting at his home in The Bronx, Brian Camilo, 21, watched live on television as former U.S. President Donald J. Trump threw paper towel after paper towel into a large crowd of Puerto Ricans who were crammed inside Calvary Chapel, Puerto Rico seeking comfort, reassurance, and support in the wake of Hurricane Maria after it devastated their island in September 2017. For Camilo, the former p...
The Nation •

What Student Journalists at Columbia Really Learned

In the classroom, professors taught the importance of the free press, at the same time as the administration stifled the work of student journalists and intimidated them through the NYPD.Over the past few weeks, student reporters at the Columbia Daily Spectator, WKCR, and elsewhere have been the main source of reliable information on Columbia University’s campus.On April 17, the university became the center of international attention after pro-Palestine students established a Gaza Solidarity Enc...
TheQuint •

‘Called a Terrorist’, ‘Fearful of Arrest’: Indian Students at US Campus Protests

‘I Was Called a Terrorist by Pro-Israel Supporters’: Indian Muslim Student JournalistNabila (name changed to protect identity) is an Indian Muslim woman at a US university that has seen both pro-Palestine as well as pro-Israel protests. As a student journalist, she has been regularly covering the protests on campus and their fallout.On a recent evening, as a large pro-Israel counter-protest began right outside the gates of her university, Nabila was there with her camera. But even as she went ab...
Columbia News Service •

Audio: Police Used Violence, Protestors Say - Columbia News Service

Fahima Degia, a student at Columbia Journalism School, stood on W. 113 Street and Broadway in the early morning hours of May 1, where press and legal observers were pushed away from covering the arrests of student protesters.
Degia spoke to protesters who were standing outside Hamilton Hall to protect protesters inside by creating a human chain. They said that police were violent, including pushing a protester against a wall, throwing two protesters on the concrete ground, and not administering...
Columbia News Service •

New Yorkers Scramble to Afford Internet Access as Federal Subsidy Program Ends - Columbia News Service

During the pandemic, the majority of U.S. households needed the internet for everything, from work to entertainment. According to the Pew Research Center, 80 percent of U.S. households subscribe to a broadband internet service. With many households using the Internet, Congress stepped in to help people afford it with The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Families that qualified received $30 a month to subsidize access. That subsidy ended on April 1, leaving some New Yorkers scrambling to ad...
Uptownradio •

FAFSA Impacts Single Mother's Ability To Complete School

Host Introduction:The deadline to apply for FAFSA—the Free Application For Federal Student Aid—is approaching. The paperwork is due June 30th.  The government tried to streamline the process to make it easier for families to apply, but the new system has been called confusing by many. And there are delays with students  receiving their grants. But as Uptown Radio’s Fahima Degia reports, old problems are already causing big headaches for one group of college students in particular.Degia: Ariel an...