You could just call them cops. It's a lot shorter.

Transit is an order of magnitude safer than driving. That's just a fact. And really, what would you know? You haven't ridden the train in 15 years.

Right, so almost as invalid.

When in 1993? Fox isn't reality.

3 of the 5 boroughs are among the top 25 safest counties in the US.

Ah, bitch.

Ayy, workers coop. You love to see it.

There's a pretty easy solution to that that basically every other country on the planet has done. Nationalize the railroads, or at the very least, the infrastructure.

Pretty much. They're very easy to clean.

I've literally never had that problem. I think you might not be using them correctly, likely putting too much water.

Were you using the ones that look like a little pot? Because those suck.

Zojirushi. And not the ones that look like a little pot. Those suck. You have to get one of the ones that seal when they close.

https://blog.tstc.org/2017/04/21/car-free-new-york-city/

And I think you, like most people, are vastly underestimating the cost of car ownership. Insurance alone for a 10-15 year old Toyota is going to cost around $500-600 a month for insurance alone. Then there's gas, maintenance, depreciation, inspections, etc.

Nearly everyone in the parts of the outer boroughs without the subway could get by just fine with bikes and buses. In fact, many people do. The problem with transportation in the order boroughs comes specifically from cars. If people didn't drive so much, then the buses would be far more reliable and efficient and biking would be a lot safer. There's nothing wrong with those modes of transportation, and many neighborhoods, in Eastern Queens especially, aren't dense enough to justify subway expansion over other areas. Those people should be taking a bus or bike to the subway or LIRR, not driving into Manhattan.

Look, I'd love to eliminate street parking entirely, but that's not happening any time soon.

Roughly 30% of traffic in the city right now is people circling for parking. Create a permitting system and you eliminate that pretty much overnight. A lot of people also drive in with the expectation that they'll be able to find a spot on the street, which, depending on the location and time, is very possible. Even if they can't half the time and have to go to a garage, they may consider that worthwhile. (For what it's worth, I live off 2nd Ave in Midtown and there are almost always spots on both 2nd and 1st available). If you make it so commuters know they'll have to pay for the garage every time, they may pick the train instead.

Three things here:

1. Working class people overwhelmingly don't own cars in this city. The median income for car owners is 2-3 times higher than non-car owners depending on which borough. They are entirely optional for the over 90% of New Yorkers who live within a 5 minute walk of a bus or train stop.

2. If you can't afford a $50 parking permit, you probably can't afford the $12-15k per year it costs to own a car.

3. You are not entitled to use public space to store your private property for free. The city subsidizes parking to the tune of $40 billion (yes, with a B) every year. You'd be insane to think that's good policy when cars are actively detrimental to the city.

Parking is the biggest factor in determining whether people will drive. Take away street parking from commuters and they'll switch to other modes. Congestion pricing is great, but we should be doing both.

You can, actually. If street parking is only available to residents, then people who drive in from the suburbs, which is the majority of cars in the city, are forced to use expensive garages, and therefore might stop driving altogether. And if the number of permits issued is equal to the number of spots available, then you're also eliminating people circling for parking.

NeW yOrK iS dIfFeReNt.

Why? What makes NYC so special that makes us different from every single other major city on the planet? This kind of attitude is exactly the reason why everything is so damn slow and expensive in this city. Why do people insist on continued mediocrity over progress and improvement?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetroCard under history. It actually would make a decent dent. At one point, the bonus was 20%.

To caveat, however, there have been several times when there has been a bonus on the fare. Up until a couple years ago, you used to get an extra 5% when you put money on your metrocard, so the fare has essentially gone up more recently than that. The cost of unlimited metrocards and MNR/LIRR fares also increased.

I used to sing the same tune. Now I sing the tune of twinkle twinkle little star. 🐘

Believe me, it's worth it. Rice cooked without a rice cooker is ass in comparison.

Bro, don't slander rice cookers like that. They're a must-have appliance and make cooking rice so much easier.

The city shut them down as a result of the lawsuit. I still don't really buy it.

Yeah, for real. This doesn't even look like a rat. And I've been to Gammeeok a lot of times, it's on the second floor, for one thing, so rats are a bit less likely, and that soup looks mostly finished. How could a person eat that much without noticing?

The only reason people need to drive in those neighborhoods is because everyone drives in those neighborhoods. It's a catch-22. The buses are unreliable and slow and biking is unsafe because of all the cars and everyone drives because the buses are slow and unreliable and biking is unsafe.