Zara Castany

Occupy CU, residents protest M'ville jobs plan

The group of 50 protesters claimed that the University's promise of 6,000 jobs will not benefit current Harlemites because most will require a degree or will be contracted minimum wage jobs.

By Zara Castany | Dec 13 04:26 am ET

Occupy Harlem looks to energize uptown movement

“The University tries to isolate its students from the community. We are constantly being told to look in instead of out,” Daniel Alonso, CC ’12.

By Zara Castany | Dec 9 03:49 am ET

Hamilton’s summer house opens for visitors

Saturday’s ceremony included the first tours of the house, live colonial-era and Caribbean music, and living history displays with a blacksmith, a weaver, and a chocolate maker. One re-enactor portrayed Alexander Hamilton himself and arrived in a horse-drawn carriage to present the National Park Service with the key to his home.

By Zara Castany | Sep 18 09:52 pm ET

Best of: Holiday films

Crying yourself to sleep after watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” can get old, so try out these films for a more spirited interpretation of the happiest holiday of the year.

By Zara Castany | Dec 10 01:20 am ET

SLIDESHOWs: Construction underway in Manhattanville

By Zara Castany
Sep 30 11:08 pm ET

'Enter the Void': Noé creates cinematic roller coaster

This just might be one of the trippier films students have ever seen.

By Zara Castany | Sep 24 12:43 am ET

Exhibit explores views on global transformation

The world is changing, and art is changing with it.

By Zara Castany | Apr 30 12:16 am ET

Punk rock stages NYC takeover with East Village tour

Rock Junket's East Village Rock ’n’ Punk tour points out the landmarks of punk, jazz, and rock that go unnoticed by most passers-by.

By Zara Castany | Apr 1 07:42 pm ET

Jack-of-all-trades professor contributes talent to film festival

Jamal Joseph, chairman of the film department at Columbia’s Graduate School of the Arts, premiered two films on Thursday night at the 2010 Artivist Film Festival.

By Zara Castany | Mar 28 07:46 pm ET

Premiere brings rhythms of Jamaica to the city

The film “Rise Up” follows the lives of three musicians struggling to pursue their dreams in Jamaica’s competitive underground reggae scene.

By Zara Castany | Feb 25 07:48 pm ET

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