What’s At Stake Here? New Yorkers Debate Congestion Pricing

In the 20th century, New York City endeavored to make itself more car-friendly. Under the decades-long leadership of city planner and master builder Robert Moses, the city built new expressways, highways, bridges and tunnels, all with the aim of bringing more traffic into New York. Today, New York City is arguably choking on the success of Moses' road-building program. Traffic and congestion have become synonymous with New York City. To bring the problem under control, the city has for more than a decade been pushing to implement the nation's first congestion pricing scheme.

The Price of Ramen

“I saw him with a Macbook at the table, and I assumed it was his,” I said as we searched around the room. “He left and now there is no laptop in the cafe.” She did not say much at the time. Neither of us could believe it. Weeks later, recounting the moment, Kalena reflected, “The idea of losing it made my heart hurt. Especially after helping someone — it made me not want to help anyone else out afterwards — but I knew that was not the right thing to do.”

CityBethany JohnsonDecember 2, 2022bethany johnson, city, photography, Secondary Feature

Fountains of Blood

Many protestors wore green. Others held wire hangers. Some women wore tanks or bikini tops with “MY BODY MY CHOICE” painted across their chests and blood-red paint smeared down their legs.

Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Cout case that legalized abortion for nearly 50 years, was overturned that morning on June 24, 2022.