PuppedMyAchilles t1_j4yr2qj wrote on January 19, 2023 at 4:44 AM

Reply to New demands for MTA reform after Post reveals $400M LIRR waste: ‘No blank check’ by NYY657545

Yep this one’s gonna stick I’m sure. This will be different from the 50+ other times they’ve said this

PuppedMyAchilles t1_j0vdbqd wrote on December 19, 2022 at 6:26 PM

Reply to comment by Use-Quirky in Two migrant buses arrived in New York City on Sunday and up to 15 more are expected in the next few days by Fit_Pangolin_8271

Yuma is currently seeing 1000+ crossings per day. New York is losing it over a couple of buses. By the time the other 15 arrive, Yuma which is a city of 100k residents will have seen 10,000+ more migrants than New York, a city more than 80x larger.

Whatever slice federal funding Yuma gets is likely a tiny fraction of NYC’s budget, and yuma would keep 99% of that budget if it were to be allocated between them and nyc in proportion to number of migrants.

Lest we forget, mta elevators in NYC cost $110m, so to even think this city would be able to provide a solution with the minimal federal funding it would get (and deserve at current levels) is laughable.