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Cooper Union

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East Village

May 08, 2013

Cooper Union Students Stage Sit-In at School President's Office

About 50 students from the Cooper Union were camped out in school president Jamshed Bharucha's office.

East Village

March 07, 2013

Cooper Union Will Not Begin Charging Tuition This Fall

The school's Board of Trustees may consider charging tuition in future years.

East Village

December 10, 2012

Cooper Union Students End 'Live-In' Protest After Weeklong Occupation

Students at Cooper Union were protesting possible tuition charges at the traditionally free school.

East Village

December 08, 2012

Cooper Union Students March to Keep College Free of Tuition

Barricaded students living inside the school continue their clock tower protest.

East Village

July 03, 2012

Still-Struggling St. Mark's Bookshop Hunting for Smaller Space

The longtime bookshop is looking for a smaller space in the East Village.

East Village & Lower East Side

April 25, 2012

Cooper Union Alum Climbs Famed Statue in Tuition Protest

A man scaled the Peter Cooper statue at Cooper Square in protest of the tuition for graduate programs.

Manhattan

December 30, 2011

Manhattan's Top Newsmakers of 2011

People from Marcus Samuelsson to Aldon James made news in Manhattan's neighborhoods in 2011.

Lower East Side & East Village

December 02, 2011

St. Mark's Bookshop Celebrates Survival

The St. Mark's Bookshop celebrated a rent reduction and clearance of debt on Thursday night.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 29, 2011

The Standard East Village, Hipster Coffee Open as Nevada Smiths Moves On

The Standard took over the Cooper Square Hotel and more boutique coffee was added to the neighborhood.

Lower East Side & East Village

October 18, 2011

St. Mark's Bookshop Fans Serenade New Cooper Union President

Supporters of the store sang an original song pleading for the school to lower the shop's rent at the inauguration of new Cooper Union president Jamshed Bharucha Tuesday.