I used to support the Met but haven’t in a long time for a few reasons. In this instance they cut ties with her, Gergiev and and finally Levine. Yet, they can’t afford to do it completely. They still play their music on SeriusXM all the time, especially Levine. Ditto on their own streaming platform. So they will banish you for your beliefs but still make money off of you while we can. IMO what Levine did was much worse and it was the worst kept secret in NYC since the 70s.

Your counter argument is good, the trend is a shitty one though. Canceling people’s contracts based on their views and not professional performance is a straight way to… becoming Putin’s Russia in no time.

The government has unlimited money and will never cut costs. Insane. How is this type of government different then a corrupt monopolistic business?

There's free transfers between bus and subway.

Another great list, thank you so much!

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NYC is so infested with roaches and rats i’m surprised this doesn’t happen more often

Freedom of speech doesn’t guarantee employment at a private institution if they don’t like what you have to say, and what you represent. No one is arresting her for expressing her views.

Hey, does anyone else want to go to the sunrise in april 15?

Really? Everyone that was in your kid's class is now out of the system? Doubt.

See it now, yes, sorry for spamming then 😉 Don't know if you can get historical unlimited monthly plan pricing (no idea when it started), but if you do, could be interesting too.

Thanks. Yes, others pointed out this leaves out the bonus from the metrocard years. Will update when I have time.

This restaurant has an "R" rating.

So much for “freedom of speech”… Shall we also put her in jail?

Cool stats, to nitpick a bit: I remember some time ago there was a 5% "bonus" when you recharged your metrocard, but then it got eliminated, so there was a somewhat of a price hike it was just obfuscated by how it was done.

Well, never raising the nickel fare did bankrupt the system and cause a governmental takeover.

There's a lot more to it than these two sentences. She has close ties to Vladimir Putin and her denouncement of the war was a single statement amid a sea of others that were pro-Putin on her social media. Even her denouncement last February was halfhearted and with plenty of "buts".

From the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/22/arts/music/anna-netrebko-opera-putin-russia.html

The Met has been trying to deal with her for a while. Since the annexation of Crimea and when the war was limited to Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk, she has been very vocal on her social media in support of the separatists and Vladimir Putin.

The Met made the decision not to engage her during the war because she continues to wholeheartedly support Putin, her Feb. 26 "denouncement" notwithstanding.

It was the right move, albeit expensive. The Met Opera has a bigger budget than any other American nonprofit performing arts organization, and they can't employ outspoken Putin supporters. There are other sopranos.

Connecting the SIRT to the rest of the system would do wonders for traffic/commute issues. But, of course, the bridge would lose money and we can't have that.

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Where else in the city is the commute up to a hour and a half on a good day. Like it’s better to just move to PA at that pount

Doesn’t help that their commute is longer than people coming from PA

True on a macro level.

NYC had a specific set of circumstances. The nickel fare was kept way too long, and the city's money went to Moses' highways instead of system maintenance. The city went broke in the 70s and was forced to cede control of the subways to the state. Today we're playing catch-up for maintenance that should have been done 50-100 years ago, and the subway is still under state control.

Why, because she's Russian?

"Netrebko had endorsed Putin for president in 2012, but denounced the war in February and later distanced herself from Putin. Her statements led her to be ousted from her Russian contracts and called a traitor."

The exterminator at my old job used to tell me horror stores about all of these big restaurants with A ratings. He said he would only eat at small mom and pop shops.