Harrison Golden, Author at The New School Free Press

Shear Greatness at Astor Place

[soundslides width=”620″ height =”533″ id=”4448″] Enrico Vezza opened Astor Place Hairstylists in 1947 with a motto: no matter a customer’s style, language or economic background, everyone needs a…

Queens of the World

Recently developed housing complexes in Long Island City on the East River waterfront (Ivy Meissner)

Borough Growth Not Gentrification as Usual.

The Big Apple Thinks Small

Partners at Brooklyn-based firm nArchitects digitally rendered designs for the city’s new E. 27th St. microapartment complex.(Copyright MIR, Courtesy of nArchitects)

Dorm Like Micro-apartments Could Become the City’s Future Since Nicole Chu moved into her 200-square-foot, $1,675-a-month West Village studio in August, small spaces have forced her to get…

The New School’s Response to Hurricane Sandy

A view of Manhattan from New Jersey, after downtown was left without power. (Graphic courtesy of Andrea Tsao)

At 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30, Parsons student and William Street resident Courtney Boyer heard a knock on…

In Sandy’s Wake, Arnhold Hall Lights Up

The scene on Wednesday on Fulton St., just a few blocks away from the Williams Street Residence in Lower Manhattan. (Charlotte Woods)

Three days have passed since Hurricane Sandy knocked out electricity in all of The New School’s student dorms, and most of their academic buildings. In that time, President…

UPDATE: Bracing for Sandy, The New School Cancels Classes Through Tuesday

UPDATE (3:00 p.m., October 29): The New School announced in a statement early Monday afternoon that all university offices and academic buildings would remain closed through Tuesday, in…