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In a lawsuit, the state of New Jersey is arguing against congestion pricing, citing environmental concerns. Stephen Nessen, transportation reporter for the WNYC Newsroom, reports on how the state’s lawyers presented their case in the courtroom this week, and how likely it seems to derail the toll program’s June launch. Plus, a check-in on the…

The earthquake that shook the New York City area on Friday morning may be the largest ever recorded in the region using seismographs, which measure seismic waves from the Earth’s movement, according to early reactions from geologists and historical data. “We had big ones that are estimated to be bigger than this, but the last…

This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Sign up to get the full version, which includes answers to reader questions, trivia, service changes and more, in your inbox every Thursday. New York City taxpayers could be on the hook for cost of…

A map of the earthquake. Graphic courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook New York City Friday morning at 10:23 a.m., rattling windows, shaking picture frames and swaying lamps. “I’m still shaking with an adrenaline rush,” Brooklyn Heights resident Andrew Porter told the Brooklyn Eagle. “The house shook for ten seconds,” said…

Israel’s military has released the first findings of its investigation into the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza on Monday – and sacked two senior officers. Show more The Israeli military has sacked two senior officers after seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers were killed in a strike in Gaza on Monday. The…

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told a Republican gathering in Midtown on Thursday that he won’t stop sending buses of migrants to New York City until President Joe Biden leaves office. “We are going to have to maintain this process until we get a new president this next November who will secure the border for the…

On today’s show: Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post White House reporter and co-author of the book, Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration Response to the Pandemic that Changed History (Harper, 2021), offers analysis of the U.S. policy toward Israel and Gaza after President Biden apparently warned Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu the humanitarian situation in Gaza had…

There are some obvious places to go to see great style in New York City. SoHo is one of them — not only because of its luxury boutiques, but also because of the streetwear-inflected brands that have begun to fill in the neighborhood’s edges. The L train and Chinatown’s eastern reaches have become stomping grounds…