The Rundown | February 16

All new Rundown! Caroline Coyer discusses New York's new law, introduction 1867, which gives nearly one million immigrant New Yorkers the right to vote in local elections. Join Caroline as she explores what this means for new york city and democracy in the united states Almost two years after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many universities across the country continue to face the question of how to safely resume in-person operations and classes. With the surge of the newest Omicron variant last month, the future of the spring semester remains quite blurry for universities like NYU, located in the city that quickly became the epicenter of the pandemic. After NYU released its 2022 return plan, the university was met with mixed responses, including a popular petition that garnered almost 2,500 supporters. Muna Khalidi speaks with two students as they reflect on NYU's start to the spring semester. Subway crime in New York has doubled in the past year. How are city officials responding? Sachin Sundar has the story. Superbowl Sunday was the other night, with the Los Angeles Rams beating the Cincinnati Bengals 23 to 20. Here’s Vinith Yedidi with the highlights. Valentines Day was on Monday. Here's how NYU students in unconventional relationship's –situation ships, if you will– celebrated. Aria Young and Selina Xue have the story. This and more hosted by Grace Wanebo