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The city's strategy to uphold the safety of the subway, while simultaneously addressing the need for humanitarian assistance, finds itself at a crossroads. Many New Yorkers perceive that their hard-earned taxpayer money should contribute to solutions for assisting those experiencing homelessness, but proposals for imposing congestion pricing—essentially punishing drivers who avoid the subway system—hint at a complex reliance on public transportation to financially support ineffectual programs.