Photography by Abel Lockhart By Fiona Fahey Subway surfing has plagued the underground world of New York’s five boroughs for decades. This illegal phenomenon consists of riding on the outside of a moving train car, and it has taken the lives of many New York City youths. In 2025 alone , five New Yorkers across three boroughs have lost their lives to subway surfing and an additional four have been badly injured. Most recently, in the early hours of October 4th, two young girls

Art by Christian Branch By Alyssa Beaumont On Wednesday, October 1st, the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) hosted one-on-one live interviews with the candidates of the upcoming New York City mayoral election, “A Fireside Chat with the Mayoral Candidates.” The event took place in St. Albans, Queens with journalist Cheryl Wills conducting the interviews. The candidates were asked questions related to topics such as homelessness, mental health, ICE, and care for the elderl

Photography by Rex Kwon By Fairuz Omar Raya Past the security desk at the North Academic Center (NAC) at The City College of New York (CCNY) into the lobby, a right turn at the escalators, down the winding hallways, lies a bustling classroom. There, with faint laughter and hushed talks of algebra and calculus, students come together in crowds to advance their education. The Artino Mathematics Tutoring Center  (AMTC), located at NAC 1/511, is one of the many tutoring services