@nyc

SAVE CONGESTION PRICING

Congestion pricing is NYC’s plan to reduce traffic and fund the MTA by adding a toll driving into the CBD. It will result in cleaner air, safer streets, better transit, and less traffic for drivers who need to drive. It encourages drivers to take transit or drive at off-peak hours.

Gov. Kathy Hochul CANCELED congestion pricing just 25 days before it was set to go into effect. She said that it would “create another obstacle to our economic recovery.”

Opponents of congestion pricing say that congestion pricing is expensive and hurts low and middle class New Yorkers, as well as disabled New Yorkers. Many say that they as a resident in Manhattan they should not have to pay to drive home.

However, there are discounts for low income New Yorkers, and exemptions for disabled New Yorkers. Many say that it benefits the rich and harms the poor and working class. Additionally, many say that people from Staten Island can’t take transit because it doesn’t exist.

To the argument of driving home from residents of the CBD, it encourages residents to park uptown and take transit down if they can’t or don’t want to pay the toll. It’s not ideal, but it helps create less traffic.

I think that most importantly, less traffic saves lives. Emergency vehicles in NYC are often stuck in gridlock in the moments were seconds count. Congestion pricing and less traffic allows emergency services to reach their destinations faster.

https://transalt.org/congestion-pricing

doing now. check back in a few decades. just arrived at jfk and will depart soon.

you know what would be cool? look at the eclipse without glasses. i’ll try that!

ok so you guys exceeded the challenge…. let’s see what i can do about your requests:

@mef said “I want you to bite someone.”

okay! why else do we have siblings?! (i’m the youngest out of 4 brothers)

i bit not one, but all three of my older brothers!!

they were like wtf and then slapped/punched/tackled me.

so yeah i’m not doing that again because the icu costs a lot in the u.s.

nyc photography attempts:

if this gets over 10 likes or 3 reposts then i will do anything you guys want

OKAY RESPONDING TO REQUESTS:

@mef said “I want you to bite someone.”

okay! why else do we have siblings?! (i’m the youngest out of 4 brothers)

i bit not one, but all three of my older brothers!!

they were like wtf and then slapped/punched/tackled me.

so yeah i’m not doing that again because the icu costs a lot in the u.s.

@minikiwigeek2 said “take a picture of the unisphere”

i’m not going over to take another photo but i’ll upload one here that i took a few years ago soon.

don’t worry everyone’s requests will be answered!!!

the 4/5/6 line (lex ave) carries more passengers than the boston, chicago, and san francisco transit systems combined.

we had an earthquake today! it was 4.8 magnitude and the epicenter was lebanon, nj. i think this is pretty rare to happen here.

i didn’t feel anything. but some people say that they did. i think it maybe was dependent on the building you were in?

any other wasters in the area feel it?

i think i’d like to be an nyc tour guide at some point

maybe i’ll give nyc photography another go?

IT’S FREEZING TODAY

you might think the temp isn’t low at all but with the wind and rain it’s just awful

hockey streaming ny teams in nyc is absolutely out of hand. use espn+? no, blackout for people in nyc. or if it’s an abc broadcast, then yes espn+ for everyone. msg+ works, then no espn+. or if it’s on tnt or max, then no espn+ OR msg+.

enough is enough!

nyc fact/tip #30:

nyc is so much more than just manhattan! in fact, brooklyn and queens are both more populated than manhattan.

and don’t forget about staten island. (have i been? no… lol)

nyc fact/tip #29:

4 presidents of the united states are in nyc currently!

who?

• biden

• obama

• clinton

• trump

i’ve been arguing about why 9/11 jokes are bad but will now stop because it’s contributing to toxicity on this website.

my position has not changed, i believe 9/11 jokes are not okay, but i will stop arguing about it with people from now on. my comments will be left up but i’m done arguing this, i understand that everyone has their own views and that i can’t change that.

from now on, you’ll see nyc facts, info, tips, and answers only. thank you!

because times square is a tourist scam trap. it’s literally what you would see if overdone advertisements was a place. when i go through times square i usually think “why do people say this is the heart of nyc it’s so underwhelming.”

do yourself a favor and take in the real new york, outside of times square. lots restaurants there are chains anyways and if you are in nyc you should eat one of our many amazing local restaurants.

deeply saddened to see that this conduct is on wasteof.money. making fun of terror attacks is where i draw the line. 9/11 killed 2,996 people and isn’t something that’s acceptable to joke about, even if you are desperate to be quirky or funny.

lily’s unedited post said:

the debate bros on this site are so fucking tiring “debate me debate me!! i want to push my right wing views onto you!!” i’m fucking tired let me make fun of 9/11 in peace

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