The word kvetch has appeared in eight articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Nov. 30 in “‘Doormat Treatment’: Congestion Pricing Plan Riles New Jersey Leaders” by Tracey Tully and Elise Young:
Unsurprisingly, surveys have shown that New Jersey residents are largely opposed to paying more to drive into New York City.
… Still, not everyone in New Jersey was displeased.
“It’s easy to kvetch that the plan is unfair to New Jersey,” said Doug O’Malley, the director of Environment New Jersey.
But an underfunded subway system in New York City would be a “disaster on both sides of the Hudson,” Mr. O’Malley said.
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