NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 40, No. 30
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012
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Condominiums to replace NoHo Market
NYU Law to improve curriculum By HANNAH STERN
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The market, located in a lot on Broadway, will be phased out within the next year and replaced by a 12-story condominium. By KEVIN BURNS The NoHo market, a collection of vendors selling Tshirts, hats and other souvenirs, has sat on an otherwise empty lot at 688 Broadway, between Great Jones and East Third streets for over 20 years. On Oct. 9 the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a design of a 12-story condominium to be built in that location.
Downtown Real Estate Holdings LLC, which acquired the property in 2008, said the condos will be the best longterm use of the property, bringing new residents and revenue to the city. “The developer of 688 Broadway is working with the finest team of architects and consultants to create a structure that is elegant, contextual and respectful of the historic nature of the neigh-
borhood,” said Eric Watters, account director of Downtown Real Estate Holdings in a statement. “The temporary flea market use will be phased out over the next year.” NoHo market manager Rachel Pinker said she was not surprised when she heard about the new development. “It’s a fluke there’s even been a market here for so long,” Pinker said. “The city did not allocate this space for
Saint Laurent president offers students fashion industry tips By SAMANTHA DONAT
The fashion industry is massive and farreaching. Potential career paths range from business and marketing to visual communications and design and with the multitude of professional avenues, the options can be overwhelming. However, Brant Cryder, president of Saint Laurent in North America, set out to demystify fashion’s career oppourtunities and expectations in a talk Tuesday night at the Wasserman Center for Career Development. Cryder is a veteran of the fashion industry and has prior work experience with the Prada Group, Saks Fifth Avenue, Armani Exchange, among others. Students in
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a market. It’s private property. The owners will always have a right to build on it.” Other workers at the market, however, were upset and said no one from the property had talked to them first. Hat vendor Abby X.W., 63, stated that he has been at the market for over 25 years and that he found out about the condo online from his daily
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Earlier this week, NYU School of Law announced a revamping of its curriculum for third-year law students. The law school’s dean, Richard Revesz, said the new curriculum aims to accommodate the changing practice of law, which resulted from globalization, technological advancements and the recent economic crisis. The initiatives include study abroad options in Buenos Aires, Paris and Shanghai during students’ final semester of school, which are expected to start in spring 2014. Come fall 2013, third-year students will also be given the option to spend a semester in Washington, D.C. These will prepare students for global legal practice, Revesz said. The law school has also developed a program called Pathways, which will direct one of eight focused areas of study: law and business, global legal practice, litigation and dispute
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Women’s soccer team loses third consecutive game By CHRIS MARCOTRIGIANO
The NYU women’s soccer team fell to the Mount Saint Mary’s Knights on Tuesday, making their record 9-6. This marks the Violets’ third straight loss after dropping consecutive conference games at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Chicago. Both the Violets and the Knights were scoreless through the first half, but less than two minutes into the second half Saint Mary’s forward Shanice Robe, Division III leading scorer, gave the Knights a 1-0 lead after getting behind the Violets’ defense. Ten minutes later, senior defender Linsey Oro took a freekick, which Robe buried to give the Knights
a 2-0 lead. The Violets had chances to counter, but senior forward Serra Tumay and sophomore forward Cami Crawford sent shots wide of the net. Tumay also had a chance to score off of a free kick, but Mount Saint Mary’s goalkeeper Jacquelyn Mancini saved the twisting shot. It proved to be the only shot on goal the Violets would get all night. The team has scored only one goal in its last three games after being a prolific scoring offense all year long, scoring four or more goals in five games this season. Freshman midfielder and forward
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