Pro-congestion Pricing Advocate Mugged On Subway She Wants to Force On New Yorkers

Layla Law-Gisiko, a prominent advocate for New York City's congestion pricing policy, recently became the latest victim of an assault while riding the subway she demands other New Yorkers to use. This incident highlights the broader issue of centralized government attempting to solve problems created by their own heavy-handed regulations, taxes, and fees. Instead of providing better alternatives, they make personal choices so costly that people are forced to comply with the system.

This problem isn't unique to New York City. Many large cities are becoming increasingly unaffordable, with worsening congestion as residents struggle to commute to and from their jobs. The larger question is whether we should continue concentrating jobs in increasingly overcrowded metropolitan areas or encourage growth in less populated regions. At what point does vertical urban growth become unsustainable?

Ultimately, we all desire safe cities and wish harm on no one. In this light, Layla Law-Gisiko should be commended for using the very system she advocates for. Whether this unfortunate incident will alter her perspective remains to be seen.

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Layla Law-Gisiko (D), the president of the City Club of New York and a prominent advocate for New York City’s new congestion pricing policy, was the latest victim of a violent attack in the very subway system she promoted.

The incident occurred on Saturday when Law-Gisiko was confronted by an individual with a shopping cart who spat in her hair and pushed her into a wall, leaving her with a bruised ankle and sore shoulder.

“Today at around 3:30 PM, I entered the subway station at 23rd Street and 5th Avenue. At the bottom of the first flight of stairs, an individual with a shopping cart began screaming at me and spat in my hair,” Law-Gisiko wrote on X.

She added, “The individual followed me into the mezzanine corridor, struck me with the cart, and caused me to hit the wall. He threatened to push me down the next flight of stairs.”