Oh all the time. I once nearly got run over in a crosswalk by a cop

Port Authority doesn't recieve state or local subsidies.

And its pretty clear I was talking about tax increases, not all taxes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_public_transport#List_of_towns_and_cities_with_area-wide_zero-fare_transport

I would if I knew the money was doing some good instead of disappearing into a black hole

And most of those crossings could be done by train or bus.

We only need to drive because our cities were destroyed for cars.

If you want something for self defense pepper spray is your best bet.

> Charter schools dont actually perform any better than public schools, and actually result in a net decrease in educational attainment because there is less money for public schools.

Meanwhile this study found during that period that nyc charters enrolled significantly less esl students, disabled students, and poor students, and had 8 times the rate of suspensions.

https://www.uft.org/sites/default/files/attachments/City_and_State_Excluding_Charters_12.11.19.pdf

This investigation found that 155 of 183 charter schools had disciplinary policies in violation of federal or state civil rights laws in New York city

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-charter-schools-are-illegally-pushing-out-difficult-kids-report-alleges

This investigation found that success academies, which was mentioned in the article you posted, expelled massive numbers of students. At one school 1 in 5 students who started at that school was expelled by the end of the year

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/success-academy-fire-parents-fight-disciplinary-policy-article-1.1438753

> charter middle schools that hold lotteries are neither more nor less successful than traditional public schools in improving student achievement, behavior, and school progress.

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20104029/pdf/20104029.pdf

Also Jersey City already has charter schools. Why would more charter schools improve our already broken schools.

I can't tell if theres any official relationship, but the chair of the board works at the Kipp charter school network

Charter schools dont actually perform any better than public schools, and actually result in a net decrease in educational attainment because there is less money for public schools.

Plus lower pay for teachers, creaming, inflated executive salaries and plenty of corruption.