NexusLI
NexusLI t1_j5ys7ul wrote
Article is stupid. We get more benefits from ESA than just redundancy and reliability. We get a ton more capacity to run commuter trains into Manhattan. The LIRR has scheduled way more trains to come in to the city, which doesn't just benefit people from far flung places, but also people who live off the LIRR in Queens. More transit is almost never a bad thing, even at the obscene price tag.
Not to mention, it's not like this is money that we spent and got nothing for it. This terminal is going to be in use for probably literally a couple/few hundred years. I know it's hard to see that far into the future, but the subway system itself is 118 years old, with Penn Station not far behind it, and Grand Central also not far behind Penn, and none of those things are going away in the near future. It's a lot of money to front today, and could've been cheaper, but we spent the money so future generations have a terminal too. It's worth every dime.
NexusLI t1_iwz78h1 wrote
USPS will hold your mail for 30 days if you request it in advance. That's probably your best bet for a service. Really my suggestion would be to find a friend you trust and just ask if you can borrow their address to ship stuff to.
NexusLI t1_j6gbfke wrote
Reply to comment by BringMeInfo in MTA cuts free Wi-Fi from NYC buses by flightwaves
Something like 40% of the system is above ground, and has cell service anyway. I've never found people on the phone to be as big an issue as everyone anticipates. Happens sometimes, but not frequently.