michaelmvm t1_je2qnka wrote on March 28, 2023 at 11:56 PM

Reply to comment by tonka737 in Plan B for Fixing Penn Station Would Wrap Madison Square Garden in Glass by JRinNYC

well it's too late to even consider that now

michaelmvm OP t1_jdv4nps wrote on March 27, 2023 at 12:54 PM

Reply to MTA Doubles Down on Construction Costs by michaelmvm

> MTA officials attacked the findings and argued the new third track on the Long Island Rail Road’s Main Line in Nassau shows the MTA is delivering projects on time and on budget.

> “You have to be careful with that subculture,” Lieber told The Post editorial board in February, derisively referring to the researchers. “Those people get a lot of their cost information from the Internet.”

this, by the way, refers to the transit costs project, a comprehensive years long study by professional researchers as to why the MTA spends so much money when no other global agency does:

https://transitcosts.com/transit-costs-study-final-report/#case_newyork

michaelmvm OP t1_jdv49jt wrote on March 27, 2023 at 12:51 PM

Reply to MTA Doubles Down on Construction Costs by michaelmvm

yeah I know it's the post but they actually broke this story and it isn't a racist homophobic editorial for once

michaelmvm t1_jdpa94r wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:54 AM

Reply to City to begin community engagement for transformation of Cross Bronx Expressway – Bronx Times by BronxTimes

cap it, only allow trucks and thru traffic, reduce it to two lanes, extend the C line from 168 st station along the sides of the highway, build dense housing and parks on top

michaelmvm t1_jdbgbix wrote on March 23, 2023 at 4:47 AM

Reply to comment by TeamMisha in Jackson Heights: The neighbourhood that epitomises New York by MeGustaOnc

yeah a handful of blocks around the station and south of roosevelt could absolutely be upzoned, but around 34th-37th is fine as is. also the auto body shop commerical zone on northern blvd should def be changed to allow dense housing

michaelmvm t1_jal9nvd wrote on March 2, 2023 at 5:54 AM

Reply to comment by LongIsland1995 in NYC is more ethnically diverse, less racially segregated, report finds by Ice_Business

well yeah theyre old white people from glendale and maspeth, would you expect them not to be racist lmao

michaelmvm t1_j72zvcs wrote on February 3, 2023 at 6:27 PM

Reply to Places to go to speak Russian by PassportNerd

brighton beach has a shitton of russians, and theres a bunch in sheepshead bay and gravesend too. but brighton beach is the main russian neighborhood

michaelmvm t1_j1z8shu wrote on December 28, 2022 at 2:37 PM

Reply to comment by Pool_Shark in Opinion: New York finally has momentum on housing and it’s time for a breakthrough by King-of-New-York

we have a shortage of over 500,000 homes in nyc. there are not anywhere close to 500,000 vacant units + airbnbs. and office conversions, while they absolutely should be done, are more expensive than just building more housing.