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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 07, 2012

Cooper Union Students Hold 'Live-In' Protest for Free Education

Eleven students from the school have locked themselves in the school's Cooper Square building.

East Village

August 24, 2012

Village Voice Leaving Cooper Sq. as Grace Church School Moves in

Grace Church School will open its new campus in Cooper Square this September.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

March 09, 2012

Fukushima 'After One Year' Photo Exhibit Opens at NYU

Nearly 50 photos of the aftermath of Japan's tsunami and nuclear disaster will be shown through May.

Lower East Side & East Village

February 27, 2012

George Davison Focuses on Community at Grace Church School

George Davison, head of the Grace Church School, is DNAinfo's Principal of the Week.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 03, 2011

Cooper Union Students Demand School Rescind Tuition Threat

Cooper Union students and alumni peppered school president Jamshed Bharucha with questions about a possible tuition charge at a meeting Wednesday night.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 02, 2011

Cooper Union Could Charge Tuition for First Time in 150 Years

The Cooper Union in the East Village is considering charging students tuition for the first time to cope with a $16.5 million budget deficit.

Lower East Side & East Village

October 21, 2011

Bowery Lands on State Register of Historic Places

The Bowery was recently included on the State Register of Historic Places, paving the way for national recognition.

Lower East Side & East Village

October 20, 2011

Ninth Precinct Awards Ceremony Honors East Village's Top Cops

The annual awards ceremony honored more than 30 officers from the 9th Precinct.

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.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 22, 2011

Ryan Gosling Breaks up Street Fight in East Village

The Academy Award-nominated actor was purportedly caught on tape stepping in to stop a scuffle on Astor Place.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 19, 2011

Hotelier Andre Balazs Reportedly Buying Cooper Square Hotel

Balazs is reportedly set to take over the 21-story East Village hotel as early as Sept. 1.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 10, 2011

Cooper Union Building Acts as Backdrop for Hit Series 'White Collar'

The school's landmark Foundation Building, at East 7th Street and Cooper Square, was transformed into a fancy hotel during a shoot for the series.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 10, 2011

'RoboRoaches' and Lady Gaga Help Students Learn Neuroscience

Students in the Cooper Union's summer internship program experimented with giant roaches with circuit boards attached to their back, and found the bugs prefer rock and Lady Gaga to techno.

Lower East Side & East Village

May 24, 2011

Cooper Union Students Unveil Final Projects for Annual 'End of Year Show'

Students from the college's art, architecture and engineering departments put their final projects on display Monday.