2026 - Spring

The Beat: NY Neighborhoods (Print/Online track)

Course Number: JOUR-UA 201.001

Day & Time: Thurs | 10:00 PM – 1:40 PM

Location: 20 Cooper Square

Prerequisites: Journalistic Inquiry: The Written Word JOUR-UA 101

Countless writers, artists, filmmakers, composers, and others have tried to capture the spirit and soul of New York City and its residents. In this course you’ll take deep dive into the concrete jungle…the Big Apple…the melting pot…Gotham…Metropolis…the city that never sleeps… “the town so nice they name it twice,” New York, New York! The goal of this course is for you to develop story ideas and to research, report and write—and rewrite—feature pieces ranging from a Q&A to an in-depth article through the lens of a neighborhood of your choosing.

Notes: Required for students pursuing the Print/Online track in the journalism major and the Minor in Print and Online Journalism. Counts as an elective for the Minor in Broadcast and Multimedia Journalism.

Questions? Email undergraduate.journalism@nyu.edu.