An advocate of New York City’s controversial congestion pricing plan and proponent of using public transportation to reduce vehicle ownership was reportedly attacked in a Manhattan subway station last week.
“Today at around 3:30 PM, I entered the subway station at 23rd Street and 5th Avenue,” Layla Law-Gisiko stated via social media on January 5th. “At the bottom of the first flight of stairs, an individual with a shopping cart began screaming at me and spat in my hair.”
Based on her X posting, the shopping cart was then used to repeatedly batter her against a wall until she was eventually pushed down a flight of stairs. She reported having sustained minor injuries, stating that the situation was a painful and distressing experience.
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