Konner Ezra | PACE UNIVERSITY
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New York Times Editorial featured Dyson student Konner Ezra in "Keep the Trains and Buses Running"
New York Times Editorial featured Dyson student Konner Ezra in "Keep the Trains and Buses Running"
The coronavirus pandemic is jeopardizing the long-term health of the public transit systems that provide a crucial circulatory system for major American cities — particularly for lower-income residents who depend on trains and buses to get to work, the market or the doctor. Konner Ezra, 21, said it’s simple really: Public transit makes it possible for him to live in New York City. If service stops being frequent and reliable, he would leave the city. Mr. Ezra, a psychology student at Pace University, rides the train every weekday to classes or to an internship. He said he worries about his health, and he tries to be careful, wearing a mask and gloves and washing his hands, but he said he has no real alternative.
