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.

As a Woman of Color, I Don’t Feel Embraced by the King’s Community

Three years ago I visited The King’s College as a prospective student. Coming from Miami, a city proud of its diversity, I figured a school in New York City would be the same. To my surprise, King’s did not reflect that in their student body. It left me thinking, would I ever feel like I belonged here as a woman of color?

As it turns out, no, I wouldn’t.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Returns for its 95th Anniversary

Macy’s hosted it’s 95th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 25. People from all over the country came to see the parade in person, an experience not possible a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.