Jordan Fraade

It’s not you, Spec. It’s both of us.

I don’t know the single worst decision I’ve made at Columbia, but I do know the single best. It was quitting Spectator.

By Jordan Fraade | Apr 21 08:28 pm ET

Burgers & Cupcakes sirve calorías, azúcar y alegría

Comidas sencillas y pastelitos dulces son los productos caseros en este humilde restaurante de Hell’s Kitchen

By Maddy Kloss and Jordan Fraade | Mar 11 07:33 pm ET

Alone in the Crowd

When madrileños greet newcomers to their city, they’re fond of using the phrase “Si estás en Madrid, eres de Madrid”—If you’re in Madrid, you’re from Madrid—and even after five increasingly jaded and weary semesters in New York, I found myself unable to doubt their earnestness.

By Jordan Fraade | Feb 16 12:01 am ET

Students Shell Out Cash for Local, Organic Produce

The stigma surrounding the high cost of organic food can mean less college student business for organic food vendors.

By Jordan Fraade | Apr 4 04:06 am ET

Finding Dylan in Haynes' Hurricane

Unpredictable, evasive, incomprehensible—these epithets have all been thrown Bob Dylan’s way.

By Jordan Fraade | Nov 26 12:45 am ET

CB10 Blasts 125th St. Plan

Before a raucous, frequently hostile crowd, the Department of City Planning presented its proposal to rezone 125th Street at a Community Board 10 public hearing Wednesday night.

By Jordan Fraade | Nov 15 04:13 am ET

Lucha Launches El Participante Magazine

Latino rights campus activist group Lucha has launched its own magazine.

By Jordan Fraade | Nov 14 04:34 am ET

Columbians Line Up for Yogurt, Burritos

When two chain restaurants came to Morningside Heights recently, they fed into many residents’ worst fears—that existent local businesses would lose ground to these national franchises.

By Jordan Fraade | Nov 2 03:04 am ET

Jens Lekman Proves His Worth as a Musician and a Personality

If the old saying about songwriting is true—that the ultimate test of a well-written pop song is whether it still sounds great played solo on an acoustic guitar—Jens Lekman’s troubles are over.

By Jordan Fraade | Nov 2 01:04 am ET

CB9 Members Oppose Street Fair Moratorium

Worried that one of urban America’s most enduring neighborhood institutions may be in danger, several members of Community Board 9 have spoken out against City Hall’s proposal to reauthorize a 4-ye

By Jordan Fraade | Nov 1 03:12 am ET

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