EditorialAmanda Belony, who was sued by New York state for $3,705 that she incurred at the State University of New York at Plattsburg, in Brooklyn, Sept. 1, 2021. (Thalia Juarez/The New York Times)
EditorialAmanda Belony, who was sued by New York state for $3,705 that she incurred at the State University of New York at Plattsburg, in Brooklyn, Sept. 1, 2021. (Thalia Juarez/The New York Times)
EditorialMelissa Fahlstrom, the owner of Sugar Whipped Bakery in Plattsburg, Mo., outside her store on Nov. 1, 2020. (Jacob Moscovitch/The New York Times)