@WinnHu

New York Times reporter covering how New York City works. Transportation, infrastructure, crowding, education. [email protected]

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In cramped Midtown Manhattan, there’s a new way to escape the crowds and traffic. A European-style piazza has been built on top of one of the nation’s busiest railroad corridors. nyti.ms/39uKzhi
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Six years after New York City officials sounded the alarm over the crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, there is still no consensus about what to do with this vital but outdated highway, which carries 129,000 vehicles a day. nyti.ms/39lhSDb

The B.Q.E. Is Crumbling. There’s Still No Plan to Fix It. (Published 2022)

Mayor Eric Adams wants to jump-start the project, but some critics have raised safety concerns.

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1)In normal times, large northern cities shed population via migration but make up for it via immigration and natural pop increase. 2021 was in many ways not normal. New story with @danagoldstein and @winnhu nytimes.com/2022/03/24/us/ce…

Cities Lost Population in 2021, Leading to the Slowest Year of Growth in U.S. History (Published...

Although some of the fastest growing regions in the country continued to grow, the gains were nearly erased by stark losses in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Our updated story on today's big news on the Uber-taxi company partnership in New York City. It's an agreement that, after years of bitter fighting, seems in some ways "like water and oil." With @WinnHu and @karenzraick. nytimes.com/2022/03/24/busin…

Uber Partners With Yellow Taxi Companies in N.Y.C. (Published 2022)

The ride-hailing giant is teaming up with two taxi technology companies in an unlikely alliance.

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It's been a very tough week and a hard punch to the gut for many of us, learning that a close colleague, mentor and friend had died. Timothy Williams was my team leader over the past year, covering the impact of the coronavirus in prisons across the country
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Move over drones. Your Amazon and UPS packages could soon arrive in Manhattan by old-fashioned ferry. w/@JackEwingNYT nytimes.com/2021/12/15/nyreg…

Ahoy! Your Air Fryer May Soon Arrive by Boat. (Published 2021)

A partnership plans to bring packages into Manhattan by ferry, relieving truck congestion in tunnels and bridges.

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NYC sits on top of hundreds of hidden waterways. This is why a three-decade campaign to unearth Tibbetts Brook has taken on new urgency with climate change. w/@nerdishtendency nytimes.com/2021/12/06/nyreg…

Why New York Is Unearthing a Brook It Buried a Century Ago (Published 2021)

A plan to “daylight” Tibbetts Brook in the Bronx would be one of the city’s most ambitious green infrastructure improvements.

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If it feels like you're yelling "Taxi!" into a spiraling cosmic void, @WinnHu, @NYTpatrick and I are here to help you understand why nytimes.com/2021/06/15/nyreg…

You Can’t Find a Cab. Uber Prices Are Soaring. Here’s Why. (Published 2021)

The number of drivers and for-hire cars on the streets plunged during the pandemic, frustrating those seeking rides as the city starts to recover.

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Hibernation over for New York subways. Story with @WinnHu and @nateschweber bookending the night last May when the MTA pulled the brake on 115 years of nonstop service to fight the virus. (Nightly cleanings will continue alongside 24-7 service.) nytimes.com/2021/05/17/nyreg…

New York City Subway Returns to 24-Hour Service (Published 2021)

M.T.A. officials restored round-the-clock trains more than a year after the system was closed during overnight hours for cleaning.

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Even as we see more and more reports of anti-Asian attacks, the video of a Filipino woman being kicked on the sidewalk in Manhattan touched a fresh nerve. The attack happened in broad daylight as security guards in a nearby building watched. nytimes.com/2021/03/30/nyreg…

Brutal Attack on Filipino Woman Sparks Outrage: ‘Everybody Is on Edge’ (Published 2021)

Security guards failed to intervene while a man kicked and stomped on a 65-year-old woman near Times Square, yelling, “You don’t belong here.”

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Sofas, refrigerators, coffee makers, TVs. The stacks of cargo containers at the Port of New York and New Jersey can tell a lot about how people spent their year at home in the pandemic. nytimes.com/2021/03/31/nyreg…

Americans Are on a Shopping Spree. These Workers Are Overwhelmed. (Published 2021)

Monthly cargo volumes at the Port of New York and New Jersey have set records and strained port operations.

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They Set Aside Money for Their Commutes. Now They Can’t Get It Back. “I hear from people when they’re unhappy and this is one of the biggest things they’re unhappy about,” said Gerry Bringmann, chair of the LIRRCC. @SenSchumer @SenGillibrand please help! nyti.ms/3dhX5OJ

They Set Aside Money for Their Commutes. Now They Can’t Get It Back. (Published 2021)

Many people working from home or out of a job can’t access the hundreds of dollars deducted from their paychecks for transit expenses. “I’m unhappy because it’s a lot of money,” one woman said.

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Commuter tax benefit programs spur people to ride transit, but they're likely to be much less effective if people risk losing the money they set aside. Detailed story by @WinnHu featuring yours truly in the @nytimes. nytimes.com/2021/03/29/nyreg…

They Set Aside Money for Their Commutes. Now They Can’t Get It Back. (Published 2021)

Many people working from home or out of a job can’t access the hundreds of dollars deducted from their paychecks for transit expenses. “I’m unhappy because it’s a lot of money,” one woman said.

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The MTA was pulled from crisis by billions in federal aid. But as an agency that relies on fares to operate, it needs riders to return to survive in the long run. Will they? Our deep dive on the future of NYC transit a year into the pandemic: nytimes.com/2021/03/22/nyreg…
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President Biden’s stimulus package includes the largest single infusion of federal aid that public transportation has ever received. What does that mean for riders across the country? Read our breakdown w/ @pranshuverma_ @NickAtNews nytimes.com/2021/03/15/nyreg…

Transit Got $30 Billion in Stimulus Aid. What Does That Mean for Riders? (Published 2021)

President Biden’s sweeping stimulus package includes the largest single infusion of federal aid that public transportation has ever received, allowing agencies to scrap plans for draconian cuts.

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In a city with 25,000 restaurants, bars and nightclubs, New Yorkers kept going back to this Chinatown dim sum hall for 28 years. Jing Fong was so much more than just somewhere to eat. w/ @anjalitsui and Melissa Guerrero. nytimes.com/2021/03/10/nyreg…

Closing of Beloved Dim Sum Hall Leaves a ‘Crater’ in Reeling Chinatown (Published 2021)

The shuttering of Jing Fong was the latest blow to one of New York’s most famous immigrant neighborhoods, which has been battered by the pandemic and faces an uncertain recovery.

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Leaky roofs. Mold. Rats. The backlog of needed repairs in New York City public housing soars to 474,790. “If you’re asking people to stay home because of the pandemic and they’re living in terrible conditions, how is that fair to them?” w/@nateschweber nytimes.com/2020/12/15/nyreg…

Trapped at Home in the Pandemic With Mold and a Leaky Roof (Published 2020)

As the wealthy upgrade their homes, poor New Yorkers have to wait out the health crisis in rundown public housing.

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No paycheck. No savings. Behind on rent. Rationing food. This is pandemic life in West Farms, a Bronx neighborhood where 1 in 4 are out of work. w/@julianahyekim @MilitaJo @alfiky_amr nytimes.com/2020/12/07/nyreg…

‘It Makes Me Angry’: These Are the Jobless in a City Filled With Wealth (Published 2020)

Pandemic job losses have disproportionately hurt low-paid service workers who tend to be poor and people of color. In this New York neighborhood, hope is slipping away.

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NEW: Getting back on the subway and worried about coronavirus? Here's a (pretty cool) interactive graphic with everything you need to know about how air flows through a subway car nytimes.com/interactive/2020…

What Happens to Viral Particles on the Subway (Published 2020)

Many New Yorkers are avoiding the subway, fearful of jostling with strangers in crowded cars. Masks and social distancing are essential, but good air flow is also key to reducing the risk of exposure...

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