I’ve admittedly done this as well!

That's how a lot of other cities run it, the transit system owns the land near their stations, that land is obviously more valuable cause there's transit there, they directly benefit as a result.

MTA had it's highest day of ridership in 3 years yesterday. Obviously still much less than pre COVID but 1/3 might be a bit much

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-subway-ridership-pandemic-record-20230317-iyckxerq5ref7end7ku52djamq-story.html

When I was young and broke I would do so many creative things with the free transfer lol. Most subway lines have a comparable bus line so I'd take the 1 to the grocery store and then the M104 back, for instance. That way I'd only pay one fare. I had a bunch of poor friends do this as well. I still try to take advantage if I end a doctor's appointment early or something by taking the alternative form of transit since you have 2h30m. It's good fun and can really work in your favor.

And my axe hour+ commute that includes a boat.

This! I’ve lived in my apartment with a yard for 7 years. I never used to see rats in the yard during the daytime. But after 2020 they just run around it like nothing in broad daylight.

This is almost true. It was a political thing, but mayors didn't run on it. Rather, the 5 cent fare was a stipulation in the dual contracts the city had with the IRT and BMT to build and operate the subway. These companies couldn't legally raise their fares.

Again, I will refer you to our website, where we explain that we are giving access to recreational drug users the informed consent on if what they’re about to consume has fentanyl or not. For which, these test strips are forensically your best tool. It’s irresponsible to think that fentanyl isn’t so severely devastating to someone who doesn’t mean to ingest it, like all of the underage users and everyone making this the number one cause of death for Americans ages 18-45

I upgraded from a 1-button to an entry level "good" rice cooker and the quality of the cooked rice is improved tenfold.

Well, the first part of the graph from 1904 to 1954 is a historical accident. Basically the subway was built by contracting it out to private companies, namely the BMT and IRT. But the city couldn't afford the full price up front, so part of the payment was that these companies got to also run the service and collect fares. Part of the contracts made certain stipulations to prevent these companies from screwing the public, among them being fares were capped at 5 cents. Flash forward 50 years, inflation happens but fares are still capped. Populist view both companies as "greedy corporations" and have been trying to murder them since the 20s, and so they finally get their wish. Neither company could stay solvent at that price cap, and no elected official wanted to amend the contract and let them raise it. The city buys up the bankrupt private operators which is how we get to where we are today. Then for the first time fares get to rise to match (and apparently surpass) inflation.

They fix the MTA before even thinking about raising it

Again, you are offering a binary test. That doesn’t detect the strength of fentanyl in a substance, only the presence. That’s not useful for powder drugs because there are 950mg of untested substances and it’s not helpful for pills because it doesn’t detect hotspots. It’s irresponsible to say that this will reduce harm for the average weekend cocaine/ketamine user.

And sanitation workers

You remember the return tickets, I think it was 25 cents more than the normal fare but instead of spending 3 dollars to go and back you just spend $1.75 to go back on the same bus route going back. And then the transfer ticket which didn't cost extra but allowed you to switch to a different bus

Look, he can tell you about his special onion, but then he would have to kill you.

You won’t be able to get to the gate, but you’ll be allowed in the non-secure part of the building.

Your headphones were gone faster than 60 seconds. Your claim might find somebody else’s one day. And then they might find somebody else’s the next. And the circle of life completes itself.

"Wait, what do you mean I have to water my garden in the summer?"

Hocul for President! Efff ma’mayor!

And nurses

Support mixed neighborhoods. Not gated communities! Gates include rich, mediocre, poor income branding. Realtors sold neighborhoods disregarding socio-economic-cultural impact, the negatives that comes with unleashed capitalism but we can make a good capitalist society with mixing housing, mixed schools and mixed community spaces.

lol it sounds like you need to move back to where you came from. pay for a monthly spot if the parking situation doesn’t suit you

You're telling me when leaves fall and I don't rake them, they.....clog up drainpipes?

JFC

How are the number of cars going to decrease in the city and the suburbs with the permits?

Congestions pricing would decrease the number of cars driving into the city.

Almost all of the grievances listed in the article boil down to people not adequately researching the maintenance of having a backyard, no matter how small.

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• Complaining about mosquitos in an outdoor space.
• Complaining about rats in NYC in an outdoor space where food is served.
• Not realizing leaves falling clogs drainpipes
• Buying an apartment with a rooftop garden without understanding the basic concept of plants needing to be watered.

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These people wanted a place to host parties and brunches without doing any of the actual work to maintain that space.

LMAO