I'm not even opposed to having more cops, but where are you going to find them? MPD is offering a $20,000 hiring bonus because it's hard to find recruits.

And seeing as how WMATA is facing a half billion dollar deficit next year, I don't think trying to recoup lost funds is a bad thing.

I don't think the new faregates will do much, but I'm guessing that people who do stuff like this are also not likely to pay their fares.

And notably absent is the USAO from the witness list, which is how I know this is a stunt and a joke.

I don't know where it was shot from, but the address used on the show is 227 Lexington Pl NE. In real life, Lexington Pl only has addresses in the 600s.

This post reeks of "Read the headline, but didn't read the article".

No offense, but you can't figure out how to get to Virginia or Maryland? Get on any Metro line or walk or drive in any direction and you'll get there.

The app is terrible here.

The level and impact of the disfunction here is staggering: Overpaying in some areas, causing working class families to be priced out of the market. Underpaying in others, causing unnecessary displacement. Not providing adequate services to people to ensure these buildings don't turn into slums.

Shameful work by the city, and great reporting by WaPo.

On a much less serious note, I had to do a double take when I saw that that woman's son was named River-Phoenix.

How so? The first takeaway in that report confirms what I said, they stated the air was safe without the proper evidence that was required to do so.

I’m not worried about this at all here, but if I were in Ohio I’d be taking that statement with a grain of salt. EPA is the same agency that said the air near ground zero was safe.

I think Silver Spring's nightlife is a little overrated, but I would put it above Bethesda's, and obviously it's closer to Takoma Park. It's also pretty easy to get to parts of the city with a lot of restaurants and bars from there.

In the city you could look at Columbia Heights and Park View but getting 650 square feet with parking for under $2100 is going to be tough. You'll also get varying opinions about safety there.

Overall, I'd probably go with Silver Spring.

I said this elsewhere, but one of the things that struck me when I first moved to DC was how many people with disabilities seemed to be living full, independent lives.

You'll be broke, but you seem to already know that. Just as a heads up, the roommate/group house process is probably far more competitive than what you'd expect. You should be prepared to have to apply to a bunch of places before you get accepted into one that is a good fit.

I'm from one of the cities in the south that people say has a lot of opportunity, but one of the first things I noticed when I moved here was how many people with disabilities seemed to be living independently (commuting to work on the Metro, hanging out at bars and restaurants, etc).

Normally I'd tell someone not to move on that salary, but in OP's case there could be a lot of benefits that aren't available in 98% of the rest of America.

Everything about this post was a curveball. From the title I thought this was going to be like those posts in r/NYC that wish for the grimier but cheaper days.

Then I thought you'd say you were walking in Shaw or Chinatown or another neighborhood that seems to have gone backward in the pandemic but you said Foggy Bottom and Dupont, which seem to be about the same as before.

DC's had some winters without much snow in the past, but we're still seeing something historic this year.

Dulles just set it's record for latest day in the season with no measurable snow, and DCA is currently at 5th latest with no snow.

I’m guessing that the average DC redditor doesn’t have the pulse on whether there would be riots, but I think this is notable: https://twitter.com/amanduhgomez/status/1619125257264156672?s=46&t=MsEcrNffTp43oKSQTh3WsA

1)Go to it. "Safe" is different for everyone, so this allows you to get a feel for yourself.

2)You can check MPD's crime data.

That doesn’t seem like the kind of thing that would be left to a referendum.

It was located at 500 1st st NW https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/01/13/after-years-of-singing-the-blues-jazz-is-swinging-again/2629bbc3-5599-4d09-8d7f-8990bb60854a/

It's now owned by GW. Maybe the developer who sold the property has old pictures.

I just Googled how long it would take me to get to a restaurant that's 8.5 miles away, and it's currently listed as a 40 minuted drive.

The good news is that Metro exists, but you will definitely find yourself staying closer to home once you get here, and not going to places that are 10ish miles away on a regular basis.

Does your work require you to wear SCBA?

I still don’t understand the original court ruling. Pretty much every fire department in the US bans beards because of how they can prevent a mask from getting a seal on the face. So I’m left wondering if the court only applied that ruling to DC?

Desirable depends on who you ask and when, but a few things that were different:

• Anacostia and Congress Heights were almost all white prior to the 50s.
• The area where Fort Reno Park is now was an integrated, majority Black neighborhood torn down under pressure from residents from Tenleytown and Chevy Chase.
• Pretty much everyone living in SW DC had their homes torn down as part of the urban renewal process than began in the 50s.

This is how it worked pretty much everywhere. The nomenclature of box alarms, box areas, etc still exists in much of the fire service today.

Tony’s has country ham biscuits.