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I have been teaching at The New School for 40 years: this is my account of how the university disrespects part-time faculty

How should a faculty member who has taught at Parsons School of Design and Eugene Lang College, (both part of The New School), for the past 43 years…

Putting the cart before the horse

A New York City carriage horse takes customers on a ride through Central Park. Photograph by Tara Lamorgese.

Parks, politics, and ponies: The controversial world of New York City horse carriages. It was a hot August evening when New York Carriage horse Ryder collapsed on Ninth…

The burgeoning independence of New York Fashion Week: Tia Adeola, Barragán, and yes… Parsons MFA

Fashion week ended Wednesday night, and with it, a set of young independent designers of America made their presence known.New York Fashion Week officially began in full gear…

‘Text me when you get home’

Women in large cities such as New York have to undergo several safety precautions in order to feel safe leaving the house. For an additional security measure, many leave with weapons such as pepper spray attached to their keys. Photo by Valentina Graziosi

No matter the precautions you take, safety is never a guarantee when you’re a woman traveling home alone at night. Ever since I was a pre-teen, I’ve been…

Englishman in New York

When you have a British accent in New York, everyone notices. The New School Free Press reporter Tamara Kormornick fully accepts her accent as a part of her identity after a period of suppressing it. Illustration by Caitlin Du Caitlin Du

An ode to the misunderstood in New York City. “I’m an alien, I’m a legal alien, I’m an Englishman in New York.” A featured track of my “New…