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TeamMisha t1_j9wunyv wrote

Reply to comment by b1argg in MTA Pushes Congestion Pricing Back to Second Quarter of 2024 by perspicatic

HOT lanes are simple in nature compared to tolling an entire portion of the city. Volume at entrance and exit is one dataset, what about everything in between? The grid is massive, is just checking toll gantries sufficient? Some may say no, I'd tend to agree. Volume inbound alone doesn't necessarily paint the whole picture of what "congestion" is happening inside the cordon. Might not work out so well, or maybe it would, it's very hard to tell which is probably why it was not considered due to the complexity. Nothing about measuring congestion in the CBD is simple, trust me on that one, the traffic on the street grid is probably one of the most complex systems in the entire city.

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LunacyNow t1_j9wu2qv wrote

Reply to comment by ctindel in MSG could force taxpayers to pay $8.6 billion if NYC doesn't renew its permit by HawtGarbage917

The permitting is separate issue allowing them to have more than 2500 patrons in the establishment. It's not clear if they could operate 'normally' w/o that permit, if at all. If the end result of all of this is the state/city gov't forcing a move then this could be eminent domain (thus requiring compensation).

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mowotlarx t1_j9wt4ie wrote

Reply to Mayor Adams’ top public safety official refuses to explain role by irish_fellow_nyc

His role is to undermine the NYPD commissioner and make sure every single "public safety" action is directly filtered down from the Mayor. That's the answer.

Eric Adams runs this city directly, he undermines and overrules everyone else he appointed or who otherwise leads the city agencies. He demands city agencies and employees override protocol and the rules to give him what he wants. He seeks extreme levels of power even Bloomberg didn't try to grasp for himself.

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