unndunn
unndunn t1_jdsi2f3 wrote
Reply to comment by lemming-leader12 in City to begin community engagement for transformation of Cross Bronx Expressway – Bronx Times by BronxTimes
Thank you for your opinion.
unndunn t1_jdrp3ii wrote
Reply to City to begin community engagement for transformation of Cross Bronx Expressway – Bronx Times by BronxTimes
I see the car haters have had their say.
Now can we get some rational voices in the discussion?
unndunn t1_jbozxvc wrote
> The new price tag includes interest payments on debt the MTA expects to take out to build the subway extension. The feds reported the previous price tag at $6.9 billion, but the MTA reported the number at $6.3 billion, a figure that did not include debt financing costs.
And they want to use congestion charge revenue to guarantee that debt.
I don't know how anyone can support this with a straight face. Except the car-haters of course, because they’re irrational.
unndunn t1_j7q828t wrote
Ever since Zipcar got bought by Avis, it's turned to shit.
I still have a Zipcar membership, but I really only use it for emergencies now.
Apparently Getaround has a car share service using cars they own now. The planned DOT carshare parking space nearest me is assigned to Getaround. I might sign up with them and ditch Zipcar for good.
unndunn t1_j7kgjdz wrote
Reply to MTA spent twice as much on Second Ave subway consultants as it did on its construction by NYY657545
So, essentially, the MTA doesn’t actually know how to build a subway line. And we’re going to make Manhattan drivers, everyday New Yorkers who aren’t using their services or facilities, pay them to go deeper into debt for this. Debt which they will no doubt use to justify ongoing fare hikes.
This also goes a long way to explaining why Andy Byford was forced out.
If you still support congestion pricing after this, you’re a fucking fool.
unndunn t1_j67g51e wrote
Reply to comment by TheOneYourSon in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
lol, what, you expect me to say “oh, I’m gonna stop using the BQE out of respect and consideration for all the people who sold their homes to the city in order to make it happen”? Fuck outta here. 🙄
unndunn t1_j659qx0 wrote
Reply to comment by cdavidg4 in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
It happens all the time for infrastructure projects. You people bitch about houses being removed for a highway, but you’d probably sing a much different tune if the same houses were to be removed for a train line, calling those homeowners NIMBYs for blocking progress. So spare me the fake sympathy for the people who lost their homes.
unndunn t1_j658c2l wrote
Reply to comment by eurtoast in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
“NYC would be a transit utopia with fast, reliable, efficient transit covering every corner of the city if not for that evil, racist Robert Moses.” 🙄 Save it. I don’t care for your rosy “what-ifs”.
unndunn t1_j656xog wrote
Reply to comment by TheOneYourSon in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
How is any of that my problem? I don’t care how it got built. It’s here now, and I’m going to use it while you guys whine about it.
unndunn t1_j653lqf wrote
Reply to comment by TheOneYourSon in Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
People get their houses deleted all the fucking time for infrastructure projects. That's how cities develop and grow. Quit being a pussy about it.
unndunn t1_j650d9i wrote
Reply to Hamilton Ave in Red Hook, before and after the construction of the Gowanus Expressway and BQE in the 1940s-50s by TheSandPeople
Yes yes, keep complaining about Robert Moses and the stuff he built. I'm going to keep using it to get around, going to places no transit system or fancy ebike will reach, getting things done.
If you lot had your way, this city would have half the population.
unndunn t1_j63zef5 wrote
Reply to comment by JayMoots in Grand Central Madison, 15 stories underground, saves LIRR riders little time compared to Penn Station commute by bikeskata
It's doable, I think. 2-minute ride time on the Shuttle, 2-minute ride time on the 1/2/3 (from Times Sq to Penn Station). That leaves 9 minutes of walking/transfer/waiting time. Bearing in mind the Shuttle departs pretty much every 2-3 minutes, and you can take any 1/2/3 train at Times Square, waiting time is probably shorter than you might think.
I think 13 minutes might be a little optimistic, but not much.
unndunn t1_j1m09d1 wrote
Quasi-mandatory tipping culture is stupid, and the only way it goes away is if everyone stops tipping. But we get a regular cadence of these kinds of articles, with people saying “if you don’t tip, you’re an asshole“, so tipping culture continues.
If I’m ordering from an app, I’m already paying delivery and service fees. Why aren’t those being used to pay the delivery people a fair wage? Why do I also have to pay a tip?
Tipping should be a reward for good service, it shouldn’t be a mandatory requirement.
Edit: lol here we go with the “if you don’t tip, you’re an asshole” comments. Why is it never “if the business doesn’t pay appropriate wages, they’re assholes”?
unndunn t1_izgy8qk wrote
Reply to Is there a video game console with interchangeable graphics cards to allow gamers to upgrade to the newest video game graphics? by THEY_CALL_ME_FACE
For a while, Valve was marketing “Steam Boxes”; small-form-factor PCs designed to act like consoles. Pretty sure those has upgradable graphics cards.
Other than that, the only two actual console examples I can think of are Neo-Geo and Sega 32X.
unndunn t1_iyntv77 wrote
Reply to MTA Flags Contractor Errors, Adds Two More Years to Subway Signal Work Forecast by ToffeeFever
So what will the excuse be in two years?
"Signal wires were incorrect gauge so they failed in the heat, project pushed back another 3 years and costs increase 45%".
"Ventilation shafts built too thin, project pushed back 20 months, costs increase 60%"
I should build a mad libs site to generate these. Save Janno Lieber some time coming up with these excuses.
unndunn t1_ivwc6wk wrote
Reply to comment by breadman1010wins in New changes to 8th Ave create much wider pedestrian space, organize and calm a formerly chaotic place by Miser
Ok, you’ve said “coping” like half a dozen times in this thread. Do you actually have anything substantive to say, or should I just block you right now and move on with my life?
unndunn t1_ivw60jc wrote
Reply to comment by unndunn in New changes to 8th Ave create much wider pedestrian space, organize and calm a formerly chaotic place by Miser
Someone asked about why this sub gets spammed with micromobilitynyc shit all the time. I responded. Of course, you people can’t handle getting called out. 😂
unndunn t1_ivw57ve wrote
Reply to comment by breadman1010wins in New changes to 8th Ave create much wider pedestrian space, organize and calm a formerly chaotic place by Miser
And where in there do you see me making thread after thread whining the way you people whine about cars?
unndunn t1_ivw4qkv wrote
Reply to comment by breadman1010wins in New changes to 8th Ave create much wider pedestrian space, organize and calm a formerly chaotic place by Miser
Who made this thread? 😂
unndunn t1_ivw40yb wrote
Reply to comment by mission17 in New changes to 8th Ave create much wider pedestrian space, organize and calm a formerly chaotic place by Miser
Sure, and one of those things is a cyclist in r/nyc or r/nycbike.
unndunn t1_ivw3ibm wrote
Reply to comment by breadman1010wins in New changes to 8th Ave create much wider pedestrian space, organize and calm a formerly chaotic place by Miser
I'm not the one constantly whining about cars on Reddit.
unndunn t1_ivvw17w wrote
Reply to comment by billiam632 in New changes to 8th Ave create much wider pedestrian space, organize and calm a formerly chaotic place by Miser
There’s always a half-dozen people who pop up to say “I own a car and I think bikes are great”, as if that somehow refutes anything. Newsflash: I own a car and I want better bike infrastructure as well.
The difference is I don’t look at cars and their owners like they’re some kind of diseased lepers who must be vilified and bled dry, if not exterminated altogether.
unndunn t1_ivvml2c wrote
Reply to comment by Miser in New changes to 8th Ave create much wider pedestrian space, organize and calm a formerly chaotic place by Miser
lol, you don’t propose any ideas either. You just bitch and moan using sanctimonious language to criticize car owners for holding back what you deem as progress. Much like all the other “urbanists” whose only idea is “cars = bad”. And the rest of r/NYC laps it up because it’s easy to criticize a class you don’t belong to.
unndunn t1_ivvjynu wrote
Reply to comment by weezy22 in New changes to 8th Ave create much wider pedestrian space, organize and calm a formerly chaotic place by Miser
That isn't their position. Their position is that all car drivers in NYC are stupid, ignorant pricks and everything would be so much better if they ditched their cars and started biking everywhere. But not Miser though; it's okay for them to keep their car because they need it for... reasons. As if the people they routinely criticize don't have reasons of their own.
unndunn t1_jdv8un6 wrote
Reply to comment by werdnak84 in DA Alvin Bragg’s staffer hangs up on ‘bulls–t’ congressional phone call by Gaytaino
Simply put, because the federal government’s power comes from how it allocates money, not from any document that actually gives it power.
The federal government is responsible for a) foreign relations (including national defense), b) handling interstate disputes (including interstate crimes) and c) implementing a national budget. There are a few other things it does, but those are the big three.
Of course, the last one allows it to say things like “pass this law to let us handle xyz or you get no money for it”, and most of the time, states will pass the law, as long as it’s for fundamental shit like roads, bridges, hospitals, food safety, etc. But for things like prosecuting crimes within a single state (which this is), the feds can’t do shit.