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The Monitor

The Student News Site of Marymount Manhattan College

The Monitor

The Student News Site of Marymount Manhattan College

The Monitor

New York Culture

Crowds flood the sidewalk below the Macy’s Toys R Us awning.

Window Shopping at Macy ’ s

Abby Vazquez, Guest Writer December 12, 2024

“Mom, can we just go and see what’s in Toys R US but not buy anything?” a child asks his mother, the pair standing hand-in-hand, waiting to cross the street. Laughing, his mother replies: “That’s...

Hope and Uncertainty: An Analysis of COP16

Hope and Uncertainty: An Analysis of COP16

Angelina Ispir, Staff Writer November 14, 2024

Last weekend, COP16, the largest biodiversity summit in the world, concluded in Cali, Columbia. The event consisted of lively discussions among the 170 member state delegations in attendance, with the...

The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection

Indigenous Peoples Month: Highlighting Native American Art at The Met

Joanna Insco, Digital Managing Editor November 14, 2024

November is Native American Heritage Month, a time for reflecting on the history of the land, people, and cultures around the U.S. Marymount Manhattan College is situated on Lenapehoking, homeland of the...

Times Square Lights Up to Celebrate the Festival of Lights

Times Square Lights Up to Celebrate the Festival of Lights

Neelima KS, Copy Editor October 31, 2024

On Broadway Avenue from 47th to 48th street, a crowd of Indian diaspora filled Times Square, enjoying Bollywood music and Garba dancers on Oct. 18-19. The Diwali Bazaar is a decade-long tradition that...

Limited Time Botanical Garden Event Brings Halloween Town to Life

Limited Time Botanical Garden Event Brings Halloween Town to Life

Morgan Stoermer, Features Editor October 29, 2024

  Bringing the holiday classic to life, the New York Botanical Garden is hosting Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail, now through Nov. 30. The trail consists of 19...

United Nations General Assembly: Reflections on The Summit of the Future

United Nations General Assembly: Reflections on The Summit of the Future

Angelina Ispir, Staff Writer October 13, 2024

On Saturday, September 30th, the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly came to a close. Leaders from around the world gathered to attend the GA’s High-Level Week to deliberate on critical...

Chinatown Art Brigade: A Multi-cultural Social Justice Movement

Chinatown Art Brigade: A Multi-cultural Social Justice Movement

Sky Cambron, Staff Writer October 10, 2024

  Past the crowds of shoppers and sellers on Canal St. is a small space, seemingly blending in with its setting, but upon closer inspection, plastered with emphatic words of demand. A sharp contrast...

“Byenvini”– What does “Lakay”mean across the Haitian Diaspora?

“Byenvini”– What does “Lakay”mean across the Haitian Diaspora?

Peyton Weeks, Staff Writer October 7, 2024

The meaning of home is something that has many meanings and interpretations across people and cultures. Home can be defined as a physical place or a feeling. An art exhibition located in East Harlem is...

Navigating New York's Vendor Permit Crisis

Navigating New York’s Vendor Permit Crisis

Neelima KS, Staff Writer May 12, 2024

On one corner of Jackson Heights in Queens, Bangladeshi street vendors sell Islamic  goods ahead of Ramadan. Around 8 miles away in Manhattan's Washington Square Park, a South Indian food cart has been...

Bangladeshi Street Vendors of NYC

Neelima KS, Staff Writer April 30, 2024

The Bangladesh Street of Jackson Heights on 73rd Street and 37th Ave paints a picture of home to the Bengali immigrants of NYC. During the hours of Islamic prayer, Men can be seen walking by the streets...

“Day in The Life” of the Training Dancer

“Day in The Life” of the Training Dancer

Briana Doran, guest writer December 14, 2023

Interaction one~ Family Gen X Friend: “What do you do?” Me: “I’m a dancer!” Family Friend: “Oh, interesting!” (Awkwardly starts talking to the nurse in the family) Interaction...

Running in Unity: NYC Marathon 2023

Elliott Case, editor in chief November 16, 2023

From the warmth and comfort of your bed on the corner of First Avenue in Manhattan, The faint cheers that turn into a roar start to thunder as those brave souls approach their marathon milestone of 26.2...

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