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The Gothamist // Small spaces, big city: New Yorkers at work in tight quarters

Delve into the tight spaces of New York City's unsung heroes – newspaper stand salespeople, movie ticket sellers, halal cart workers, and subway attendants.

Sophia behind the glass in her box in Bed-Stuy on April 4, 2023.

An MTA ticket booth at the Franklin Ave stop in Brooklyn on April 8, 2023.

An MTA subway driver poses between stops on the C train on April 4, 2023.

Ahmed looks for customers from the inside of his well-stocked halal cart in Soho on November 25, 2023.

Behay smiles from within his cart on Broadway and East Houston, in between making coffee for his regulars on February 22, 2024.

A halal cart worker seen through a small window working the morning shift in Manhattan near Union Square on April 4, 2023.

A halal cart being moved from Union Square on April 4, 2023. According to a 2023 story by the New York Times, there are about 5,100 mobile food vending permits in circulation.

A newspaper stand near Union Square on April 4, 2023. Only 330 newsstands remain in New York, at their peak in 1950 there were more than 1300 around the city.

A COVID test worker in the spring of 2023 patiently waiting for customers in Midtown on April 4, 2023.

Samaja working in the ticket window of a movie theater near W4th Street, affectionately dubbed "the box," on Decmber 12, 2023.

A parking cashier's window on Broome Street in the afternoon while the attendant helps customers on February 19, 2024.

A parking attendant, who wished to remain anonymous, works with parkers in Soho on February 19, 2024.

An underground newstand worker is seen At W4th Street subway station on September 1st, 2017. This booth was closed during the pandemic, reopened temporarily and was shut down again.

Commuters are seen walking past ticket booth boxes at Grand Central station on February 19, 2024.

An information agent gives the thumbs up during a lunch rush in Grand Central Station on February 19, 2024.

An underground parking garage seen in TriBeca on February 19, 2024.

Amin in his taxi on February 19, 2024. He has had his taxi license since 2001 and has given rides to an impressive number of celebrities including Matt Damon, Bruce Willis, and Harrison Ford.

A vandalized secruity booth at Fulton Street station seen on January 14, 2018. Since the pandemic, security on the subway has moved outside of booths and police have a more visible presence.

An unmanned security box seen on February 19, 2024 near City Hall downtown Manhattan.

A bit of breeze cools down a cart on a warm spring day in Union Square in April 2023.