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Housing Best NYU Dorms: A Complete First-Year Housing Guide Compare the best NYU dorms for location, dining, kitchens, community, and cost — and find the right freshman residence hall for your lifestyle. Housing Guide · 2026 Construction NYU Construction Management: What the Schack Institute Degree Covers Where the program sits inside NYU, what the coursework actually is, and why New York City makes it unusually employable. Careers · 4 min read Campus NYU's Building Boom: A Student's Guide to Campus Construction Why there's always a crane near Washington Square, what it does to your daily routine, and how to pick a room that stays quiet. Campus · 4 min read City Life Sidewalk Sheds 101: Why Scaffolding Follows NYU Students Everywhere What the green tunnels actually are, why Local Law 11 keeps them up for years, and how to live underneath one. City Life · 4 min read Campus Life Best NYU Study Spots: Where to Actually Get Work Done Bobst floor by floor, the lounges nobody uses, and what to do when your usual desk disappears behind a renovation. Campus Life · 4 min read Money What NYU Actually Costs: Aid, Gaps and Budgeting How cost of attendance is built, what aid does and doesn't cover, and the line items students consistently underestimate. Money · 4 min read Careers How to Actually Use the NYU Alumni Network Who to contact, what to say, why most students never get a reply — and the follow-up step almost everyone skips. Careers · 4 min read Global NYU Study Away: How to Choose a Global Site Pick around your degree, not the postcard. Plus the costs that sit outside your aid package. Global · 4 min read City Life Commuting to NYU: Subways, Timing and Your Schedule The stations that matter, what Washington Square to Brooklyn really costs you, and how to build a timetable that survives the F train. City Life · 4 min read Alumni Did Adam Sandler Go to NYU? Yes — Tisch School of the Arts, BFA, class of 1988. What he studied, why it was acting and not comedy, and what he did with the two years after. Alumni · 5 min read City Life How Far Is NYU From Times Square? About two miles and ten minutes underground. The routes that work, the walk that's longer than it looks, and distances from every NYU location. City Life · 4 min read