How Has Congestion Pricing Changed Your Year?
The tolling program, decades in the making, has shown signs of being effective after a rocky rollout.
By Winnie Hu and Stefanos Chen
Stefanos Chen
I’m a New York Times reporter covering New York City’s transit system.
What I Cover
I write about New York’s mass transit system, one of the busiest in the world, and all the ways New Yorkers get around. Commuters spend an inordinate share of their lives on trains, buses, bikes, and behind the wheel of an automobile. I cover what happens along the way, and how riders of all sorts drive the region’s economy.
My Background
I’ve covered New York’s economy for two years, and real estate for more than a decade. I wrote about fraudsters who stole houses from elderly homeowners; the billionaires fighting atop the new supertall skyline; and the many ways the pandemic has transformed the city. Before joining The Times in 2017, I covered housing at The Wall Street Journal.
Growing up, I chased the Q88 to get to high school, took the Metro-North to college, and rode the 7 line to Shea Stadium. A taxi was a black Lincoln Town Car.
I speak decent Greek, with a Queens accent.
Journalistic Ethics
Like all Times journalists, I follow the standards outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. I work hard to be fair in my reporting, and to protect my sources.
Contact Me
Email: stefanos.chen@nytimes.com
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Spikes, Fins, Guards: How New York Is Trying to Stop Subway Fare Evasion
Subway and bus fare evasion cost New York’s transit system nearly $1 billion last year. Will an arsenal of new tricks turn the tide?
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Does the Subway Still Need Train Conductors?
Gov. Kathy Hochul must decide by year’s end whether to sign a law that would mandate two-person crews on all trains, a practice critics say is costly and outdated.
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Could Mamdani’s plan for ‘fast and free buses’ work?
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5 Die, Including 3 Children, in Halloween Night House Fire
The cousin of a state assemblyman, his wife and children died in the fire in Paterson, N.J. Seven other relatives survived the blaze.
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The Future of New YorkHow the Interborough Express Could Transform New York
The new light-rail train, linking Queens and Brooklyn, would signal a shift in the city’s center of gravity, toward one less tethered to the office towers of Midtown.
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Metro-North Expansion in the Bronx Is Likely to Be Delayed by 3 Years
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority blamed the delays on Amtrak, its federal partner, adding that partial service could still be delivered on time.
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Can Faster Buses Really Be Free?
An analysis of the possible promise and fundamental tension in one of Zohran Mamdani’s big plans for New York.
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A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame?
A superstar team of architects and developers insisted on an all-white concrete facade. It could explain some of the building’s problems.
By Dionne Searcey, Stefanos Chen and Urvashi Uberoy
TimesVideoA Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame?
Designed to be the crown jewel of Billionaires’ Row in New York City, the supertall tower at 432 Park Avenue is now facing serious problems. Stefanos Chen, a reporter for The New York Times’s Metro section, describes why the decade-old condo skyscraper is likely to need a nine-figure renovation. What went wrong?
By Stefanos Chen, Edward Vega and June Kim
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