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Democrat Flips Republican Bronx Council Seat. Now, Voters Have Expectations

November 17, 2025November 18, 2025 By

While most New Yorkers focused on the mayoral race, Bronx residents had their own nail biter on Election Day: Can…

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First Kiss: Is It Something Everybody Remembers?

October 30, 2025November 25, 2025 By

Piece at D&S(Photo by Emma Delahanty)

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Reading Room: Romance Novels

October 21, 2025November 25, 2025 By

Piece at D&S(Photo by D&S)

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As Hospitals Slow Gender-Affirming Care, New York Rallies in Support of Trans Youth

February 9, 2025September 7, 2025 By

Union Square was full of people on Saturday, Feb. 8 — transgender youth, their parents and activists organizing in solidarity….

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Staged reading of ‘Miss Julie’ gave life to the 1888 Great Works play

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024 By

As students called out to each other, figuring out where to sit, director Christopher Scott gave a brief foreword to…

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Orbitoclast (Poem)

May 9, 2024January 24, 2025 By

I cross my heart,I’d rather die.They’ll put that ice pickthrough my eye. I hate these men’swhite coats and ties,elitist morals,lofty…

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