Community

238th Street Station Renovations Underway

September 18, 2018

by JOE LIGGIO, Asst. News Editor Stair replacement at the 238th Street station is set to tie up 1 Train riders for the next few months, leaving MC students and staff to look for alternate service options. The Manhattan-bound platform closed to [...]

Man Shot Near South Campus

August 31, 2018

by JOSEPH LIGGIO, Asst. News Editor A man was shot in the head around 12:30 a.m. this morning in an incident that ended near the intersection of West 237th Street and Broadway. The NYPD Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information stated [...]

Out With The Old, In With The New: Up-and-Coming Riverdale/Kingsbridge Restaurants

April 19, 2018

by MEGAN UY, Staff Writer Not only is Manhattan College just a train ride away from what is known as the center of New York City but the campus is also in one of the most well-known boroughs, the Bronx. Whether a student is in the dorms right off [...]

“The Bronx is Safer” as Borough Crime Rates Hit All-Time Low

April 18, 2018

In the late 1970s the Bronx was burning as seven different census tracts lost more than 97 percent of their buildings to fire and abandonment. The New York Times reported that 1980 was the “worst year of crime” in the city’s history with just [...]

NRC Holds Third Annual Luncheon

February 27, 2018

The Neighborhood Relations Committee hosted their third annual community luncheon last Monday, Feb. 19, as a gathering was held in Kelly Commons. The conversation taking place was to continue the mending of relationships between Manhattan College [...]

Accident at Kelly Commons Results in DWI Arrest

February 21, 2018

by ROSE BRENNAN AND JOE LIGGIO, Editor and Asst. Editor On the evening of Sunday, Feb. 11 at approximately 11:55 p.m., a car collided with the side railings along the walkway beside Kelly Commons. There were no injuries to pedestrians or the [...]

Manhattan Chimes in on President Trump’s SOTU

February 6, 2018

by JESS SOLAN, Staff Writer On Jan 30., President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address in Washington, D.C. Trump’s’ presidency has always sparked a lot of controversy, and onlookers are not typically sure what to expect from [...]

Trouble Off W. 240th: Burst Pipe and Auto Accident Near South Campus

January 25, 2018

A broken pipe caused a sidewalk to collapse outside Leo Engineering Building last Saturday and was followed by a nearby truck accident 2 days later, just prior to the start of the Spring semester. Both incidents occurred a short distance from W. [...]

Students and Faculty Participate in NYC’s Second Annual Women’s March

January 23, 2018

by HALEY BURNSIDE & GABRIELLA DePINHO, Editors One year ago, men and women alike brought witty protest signs and wore knitted pink hats as they marched the streets of major cities all around the world. The famous occurrence was dubbed the [...]

Bloomberg Terminals Become a Centerpiece

December 6, 2017

by John Garry Contributor The Manhattan College finance department, advancing efforts to keep pace with the ever-changing finance industry, has continued to integrate Bloomberg Terminals, purchased in 2015, into its curriculum. Simply as “the [...]