Opinion | You Can Walk to the World Cup in New Jersey. But Should You?

kept by eddie jun 08

A writer and photographer walk from New York City to MetLife Stadium for the World Cup to test whether fans can bypass expensive transit, finding a fragmented, car-centric route that is technically possible but unsafe and uninviting.

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