Why Some New York City Residents Are Suing Over Congestion Pricing
Their lawsuits argue that the tolling program would shift traffic and pollution to poor and minority neighborhoods and hurt small businesses.
By Winnie Hu
Winnie Hu
I am a New York Times reporter covering the people and neighborhoods of New York City.
What I Cover
I am interested in demographics, immigration, public spaces and socioeconomic trends that shape the urban landscape and help explain how people live, work and move around a city of more than eight million.
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I have lived and worked in New York City for more than two decades. I have written stories about nearly every aspect of urban life, including transportation, crowding, public spaces, education, and city and state politics. I joined The Times in 1999 and previously worked as a reporter in Pensacola, Fla.
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Congestion Pricing’s Billions to Pay for Nuts and Bolts of Subway System
The $15 billion expected from new traffic tolls is earmarked for modernizing old infrastructure but is threatened by a raft of lawsuits.
By Winnie Hu
Congestion Pricing Will Start on June 30 in New York City, M.T.A. Says
Transit officials announced the start of the program, which they have said will ease some of the nation’s worst traffic.
By Ana Ley and Winnie Hu
New Jersey Challenges N.Y.C. Congestion Pricing in Federal Court
A closely watched lawsuit could block or upend the city’s new tolling program, which will charge most vehicles for entering the busiest parts of Manhattan.
By Winnie Hu and Elise Young
New York Takes Crucial Step Toward Making Congestion Pricing a Reality
The board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted to approve a new $15 toll to drive into Manhattan. The plan still faces challenges from six lawsuits before it can begin in June.
By Winnie Hu and Ana Ley
As Congestion Pricing Nears Reality, It Faces Growing Opposition
A legal and political battle has erupted over the new $15 fee to drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan.
By Winnie Hu and Ana Ley
New York City’s Population Shrinks by 78,000, According to Census Data
City officials said that the new census estimates did not fully account for the growing number of migrants, which would have resulted in a minimal drop being reported.
By Winnie Hu and Stefanos Chen
From China to New York, by Way of the Southern Border
Thousands of Chinese migrants have made their way to Queens, Brooklyn and Chinatown after first passing through Central and South America.
By Winnie Hu, Jeffrey E. Singer and Victor J. Blue
After Deadly Fires, New York Tries Public E-Bike Charging Hubs
Delivery workers will test five outdoor charging stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn in a new city pilot program.
By Winnie Hu
A Moonshot Plan to Fill a Cavernous, Dilapidated Armory in the Bronx
It was supposed to be a mall, then ice rinks. Nearly 30 years later, a community group may have the best shot at revitalizing a fortress in New York’s poorest borough.
By Stefanos Chen and Winnie Hu
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