Stefanos Chen
@stefanoschen.bsky.social
NYT reporter covering New York's transit systems. I snoop on Greek convos.
The governor ends her victory lap on congestion pricing with the new mayor. Lots of city-state negotiations ahead, but today, they formed a united front
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Mamdani and Hochul Unite to Cheer Congestion Pricing on Anniversary
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January 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The governor ends her victory lap on congestion pricing with the new mayor. Lots of city-state negotiations ahead, but today, they formed a united front
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My favorite evidence that congestion pricing in New York has reshaped peoples’ behavior: we can see a surge of people trying to enter the zone before the price kicks up at 5 a.m., and after it decreases at 9 p.m.
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
My favorite evidence that congestion pricing in New York has reshaped peoples’ behavior: we can see a surge of people trying to enter the zone before the price kicks up at 5 a.m., and after it decreases at 9 p.m.
The latest numbers are in: Congestion pricing cut 27M car trips in 2025.
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
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Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
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Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed. (Gift Article)
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The latest numbers are in: Congestion pricing cut 27M car trips in 2025.
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
On his third day in office, Mayor Mamdani says he’ll complete the long stalled redesign of McGuinness Blvd - a bike lane project at the center of a corruption scandal during the Adams administration. w/ Nick Fandos
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On a Brooklyn Boulevard, Mamdani Revives a Project Hampered by Scandal
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January 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
On his third day in office, Mayor Mamdani says he’ll complete the long stalled redesign of McGuinness Blvd - a bike lane project at the center of a corruption scandal during the Adams administration. w/ Nick Fandos
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Happy New Year! Mayor Mamdani rang it in by officially introducing his new transportation commissioner, Mike Flynn, who’s got a mandate to fulfill an ambitious public transit agenda
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Mamdani Names Transportation Chief With Job of Making Buses Fast and Free
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January 1, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Happy New Year! Mayor Mamdani rang it in by officially introducing his new transportation commissioner, Mike Flynn, who’s got a mandate to fulfill an ambitious public transit agenda
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December 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Next faregate model just opened at Atlantic Ave-Barclay. This one is by Cubic, the company that built OMNY
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December 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Next faregate model just opened at Atlantic Ave-Barclay. This one is by Cubic, the company that built OMNY
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The State of the Chains report by @nycfuture.bsky.social is always interesting reading. Big chains are shrinking citywide, led by cuts at Starbucks. Dunkin' still undefeated in the 5 boros. Big box pharmacies in a tailspin. And food is driving a lot of the growth
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State of the Chains, 2025 | Center for an Urban Future (CUF)
CUF report finds a decline in chain stores across NYC over the past year.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The State of the Chains report by @nycfuture.bsky.social is always interesting reading. Big chains are shrinking citywide, led by cuts at Starbucks. Dunkin' still undefeated in the 5 boros. Big box pharmacies in a tailspin. And food is driving a lot of the growth
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The MetroCard will take its last ride in this heavily guarded room in Queens. Take a tour with me, the transit nerd in the chocolate factory
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Inside the Room Where MetroCard Will Take Its Last Ride
The floppy plastic fare card is retiring this month, after three decades of production at this high-security facility in Queens.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The MetroCard will take its last ride in this heavily guarded room in Queens. Take a tour with me, the transit nerd in the chocolate factory
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This boy was attending school in Astoria just weeks ago.
Breaking News: A father and his 6-year-old son who were separated by immigration officials in New York City have been deported to China.
Immigration Officials Deport Queens 6-Year-Old and Father Who Fled China
Hundreds of people had rallied for the family in New York City after they were separated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in November.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This boy was attending school in Astoria just weeks ago.
Today the the MTA debuted a new style of fare gates it expects to install in 150 stations over the next five years. A few minutes before the demo, a woman got her neck caught in the door, and a man brazenly pushed the doors open to prove it can be gamed.
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Bumpy Rollout for New Gates Meant to Stop Subway Fare Evasion
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December 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Today the the MTA debuted a new style of fare gates it expects to install in 150 stations over the next five years. A few minutes before the demo, a woman got her neck caught in the door, and a man brazenly pushed the doors open to prove it can be gamed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
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Gov Hochul will veto a bill to require both a conductor and a driver on every subway train, according to two sources familiar with the decision. Story to follow. Details on the bill here:
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Does the Subway Still Need Train Conductors?
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December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Gov Hochul will veto a bill to require both a conductor and a driver on every subway train, according to two sources familiar with the decision. Story to follow. Details on the bill here:
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Safest year on the subway since 2009, when Bloomberg was mayor. free link www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/n...
N.Y.C. Subway Crime Is Down, Hochul Says, Rebutting Trump Officials
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December 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Safest year on the subway since 2009, when Bloomberg was mayor. free link www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/n...
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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It’s one thing to threaten to leave. It’s another to follow through.
Rich New Yorkers Threaten to Leave. Then They Find Out How Hard That Is.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s one thing to threaten to leave. It’s another to follow through.
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REMINDER: Starting at 6 a.m. this Monday, December 8, F and M trains will permanently swap routes between Manhattan and Queens on weekdays, affecting eight stations.
There will be no change from current service late evenings, nights, and weekends.
There will be no change from current service late evenings, nights, and weekends.
December 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
REMINDER: Starting at 6 a.m. this Monday, December 8, F and M trains will permanently swap routes between Manhattan and Queens on weekdays, affecting eight stations.
There will be no change from current service late evenings, nights, and weekends.
There will be no change from current service late evenings, nights, and weekends.
This little girl murdered her uncle on camera. (From an interesting op-doc on "surplus men" in China) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This little girl murdered her uncle on camera. (From an interesting op-doc on "surplus men" in China) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
It Took 10 Years to Grow This Christmas Tree. The Price? $105 (Published 2023)
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December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Gregory’s is a local fav. Dunno what their challenges are, but it’s a homey Greek kitchen with the same needlepoints on the wall that my mom has. Pay a visit 26-02 23rd Ave
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Gregory’s is a local fav. Dunno what their challenges are, but it’s a homey Greek kitchen with the same needlepoints on the wall that my mom has. Pay a visit 26-02 23rd Ave
You've probably seen them in the subway: spiky partitions, halfmoon hurdles on the turnstiles and a patrol of guards by the emergency doors (with a 15-sec delay). Take a closer look at how the MTA hopes to cut down its $1B fare evasion problem
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/n...
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Spikes, Fins, Guards: How New York Is Trying to Stop Subway Fare Evasion
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December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
You've probably seen them in the subway: spiky partitions, halfmoon hurdles on the turnstiles and a patrol of guards by the emergency doors (with a 15-sec delay). Take a closer look at how the MTA hopes to cut down its $1B fare evasion problem
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/n...
On an N train where the emergency brake was triggered. Packed train and conductor asking people who want to get off to exit through the first car, and only the first car. Good morning
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
On an N train where the emergency brake was triggered. Packed train and conductor asking people who want to get off to exit through the first car, and only the first car. Good morning
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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She was first in her family to go to college.
She’d been in the U.S. since she was seven.
They grabbed at the airport on her way to surprise her family for thanksgiving.
They put her in shackles. Her ankles, her arms, and her waist.
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She’d been in the U.S. since she was seven.
They grabbed at the airport on her way to surprise her family for thanksgiving.
They put her in shackles. Her ankles, her arms, and her waist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
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December 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
She was first in her family to go to college.
She’d been in the U.S. since she was seven.
They grabbed at the airport on her way to surprise her family for thanksgiving.
They put her in shackles. Her ankles, her arms, and her waist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...
She’d been in the U.S. since she was seven.
They grabbed at the airport on her way to surprise her family for thanksgiving.
They put her in shackles. Her ankles, her arms, and her waist.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...