Andrew Cuomo, the man we are supposed to hold our noses and vote for because he's "tough" enough to manage our rough and tumble state government, is scared to ride the subway because he knows a normal New Yorker would heckle him https://t.co/4NG0m8q5II— Italian Alex Pareene (@pareene) September 10, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 10 September 2018 15:59 (five years ago) link
varies by line, but on the 1/2/3 I regularly find spacious open cars transformed into cramped misery by a formation of headphone-wearing oblivious columbia undergrads, luggage-toting tourists, et cetera, acting like the random bits of flotsam that turn a cool mountain stream into a mighty, sweaty reservoir
― got the scuba tube blowin' like a snork (Doctor Casino), Monday, 10 September 2018 17:24 (five years ago) link
maybe in brooklyn or after 9 pm
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Monday, 10 September 2018 17:28 (five years ago) link
Good morning. A cord was pulled on a train at 14 St-Union Sq causing delays and changes in service. We know this is frustrating. Please know we are working on fixing things within the next 5-10 years with our Fast Forward Plan. ^CB— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) September 13, 2018
lol?
― mookieproof, Thursday, 13 September 2018 16:16 (five years ago) link
i see u Cuomo
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 September 2018 16:59 (five years ago) link
this isn't the subway's fault so much as subway ridership, but if someone has headphones in and is typing furiously on a laptop, on the subway, DURING RUSH HOUR, while visibly stressed to the point of panic, this is not a time to strike up a conversation with them!
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Thursday, 13 September 2018 17:20 (five years ago) link
icymi
http://gothamist.com/2018/09/17/monday_subway_ughway.php
so...
http://gothamist.com/2018/09/17/cuomo_subway_third_term.php
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 17 September 2018 19:08 (five years ago) link
Yet Another Worrisome Subway Statistic: More People Are Going on the Tracks
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/nyregion/nyc-subway-tracks-delays.html
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 18 September 2018 16:14 (five years ago) link
die for yer phone
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 18 September 2018 16:19 (five years ago) link
missed this on Friday
http://gothamist.com/2018/09/21/ceiling_collapse_barclay_center.php
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 September 2018 20:50 (five years ago) link
Nearing an end to his 8th year as Governor, Cuomo says dealing with the MTA is "what's next" for his infrastructure program.— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) October 4, 2018
― mookieproof, Thursday, 4 October 2018 13:57 (five years ago) link
Riding my bike is a great way to avoid the subway, but I don't love occasionally riding over puddles of mystery liquid
― badg, Friday, 5 October 2018 21:20 (five years ago) link
crossposting... I saw all these Jokers at 18th Ave last Saturday
TMZ reports that while filming a recent scene inside a Brooklyn subway station, extras were locked in a train car and allegedly denied their break after two hours of work. "The extras started banging on the subway doors asking to be let out because people needed to use the bathroom, but they were kept inside and eventually resorted to pissing on the tracks through the small spaces between cars," TMZ writes.
http://gothamist.com/2018/10/10/joker_movie_extras_subway_trapped.php
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 October 2018 19:09 (five years ago) link
Southbound A and C trains are running with delays while we perform urgent track maintenance at Fulton St.
you're so extremeyou can be so temperamental
― mookieproof, Friday, 12 October 2018 20:12 (five years ago) link
found as i was clearing out a recent notebook, quotes from before and after a "showtime" performance a few months ago: "nobody moves, nobody gets hurt" and "Positive, not negative - everyone was safe, no one got kicked in the face." these were delivered amidst the rest of the genial carnival-barker's "step right up" tone, so they are threatening only in their literal content, but what a bizarre world we live in.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Friday, 12 October 2018 20:53 (five years ago) link
ive heard those guys (i never look up from the paper during showtime)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 12 October 2018 21:06 (five years ago) link
Joe Lhota's work is apparently done. The chairman of the MTA announced on Friday that he has resigned from the position, a surprise to many after he insisted last month that he wasn't going anywhere. The 64-year-old Cuomo appointee was rumored to be considering an exit, after facing scrutiny for potential conflicts of interest posed by his numerous side gigs. He will continue to serve as chief of staff at NYU Langone Health, director of the board at Madison Square Garden, and board member of the Friends of the Brooklyn-Queens Connector.
In a statement, Lhota told the Wall Street Journal that he accepted the public position last year for the "sole purpose of halting the decline of service and stabilizing the system for my fellow New Yorkers." While it may not feel like it, that ambition was in fact achieved, according to a man who has not ridden the subway since President Obama was still in office, five hundred thousand or so years ago.
"Joe Lhota has dedicated decades of his life to public service culminating in two tours of duty at the helm of the MTA," Cuomo said in a statement that referred to the mass transit system as a war zone....
http://gothamist.com/2018/11/09/joe_lhota_resigns_subway_all_better.php
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 9 November 2018 18:31 (five years ago) link
fine I'll run the MTA— Italian Alex Pareene (@pareene) November 9, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 9 November 2018 19:02 (five years ago) link
The MYmta app is reliable except when it isnβt
― Buckaroo Can't Fail (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 14 November 2018 01:50 (five years ago) link
NEW YORKERS: please, just fix the subway DEBLASIO: I've got a transit plan, and I think you're going to be big [stifling smirk] fans of it NYERS: is it goddamned fan boats DEBLASIO: [inaudible due to fan boat noise]— actioncookbook (@actioncookbook) November 13, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 14 November 2018 02:27 (five years ago) link
lol
― Dan S, Wednesday, 14 November 2018 02:39 (five years ago) link
Ugh. I for one welcome our new passengers on the already dicey 7 train
― Buckaroo Can't Fail (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 14 November 2018 23:30 (five years ago) link
The city has zero plan to move people via anything other than private or for-hire vehicles, so we're entering an era in which a small amount of snow will combine with an already crushing amount of traffic to just shut the whole system down. https://t.co/AHef7Br5Ut— Doug Gordon (@BrooklynSpoke) November 16, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 16 November 2018 13:05 (five years ago) link
This is Amazon Cuomo's MTA: Fare hikes, service cuts, and a potential death spiral. This is what he's trying to disclaim responsibility for.https://t.co/vEZQEopIfc— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) November 19, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 19 November 2018 20:14 (five years ago) link
Good luck NYC
https://welcometotwinpeaks.com/wp-content/uploads/twin-peaks-metrocard-mta-dale-cooper-759x500.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 24 November 2018 07:20 (five years ago) link
F train had it all today: 25-minute delay, an unannounced "police activity" at 2 Ave, a 30-minute argument btwn a man and a woman featuring both "n***er" and "f***ot"
I sang a loud chorus of "Helluva Town"
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 29 November 2018 16:22 (five years ago) link
New 7 train signals working great I must say
― What is Blecchism ? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 00:33 (five years ago) link
Opted to take bus from Manhattan instead
― What is Blecchism ? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 01:08 (five years ago) link
This whole charade is laughably bad, but I'm sticking with this. https://t.co/FPTni6An6J— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) December 13, 2018
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 December 2018 23:44 (five years ago) link
RUMOR MILL this morning: Cuomo may announce L train shutdown is unnecessary later today— TransitCenter (@TransitCenter) January 3, 2019
― the portentous pepper (govern yourself accordingly), Thursday, 3 January 2019 16:16 (five years ago) link
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 January 2019 16:18 (five years ago) link
that "teams of donkeys will pull the train" idea was a humdinger, eh?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 3 January 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
I've said it before but a very Cuomo way to do this would be to delay the shutdown just long enough to lose the federal Sandy relief funds then do it anyway. https://t.co/5wUJkuGYXU— Michael T Sweeney (@mtsw) January 3, 2019
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Thursday, 3 January 2019 16:30 (five years ago) link
the mta equivalent of "my resolution is to go to the gym regularly in 2019'
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Thursday, 3 January 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
UPDATE: One source says Cuomo may switch from the 1.5 year total L train shutdown timeline to one that would last 3+ years, by partially shutting down one track. https://t.co/is7ZEfyHUf— Gothamist (@Gothamist) January 3, 2019
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 January 2019 17:16 (five years ago) link
Just unbelievable
― chinavision!, Thursday, 3 January 2019 17:55 (five years ago) link
ffs. wonder if he'll also finally admit to being in charge of the MTA, but only during alternate nights and weekends or whenever the L is closed.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 3 January 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
i'm pretty sure RotoRooter would fix that tunnel
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 January 2019 18:26 (five years ago) link
the one between andy's ears, sure
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 3 January 2019 18:47 (five years ago) link
"I called up Tesla, I said...[blah blah blah]...you're talking about flying cars, we're just talking about moving trains." God, Cuomo, SHUT THE FUCK UP.— Market Urbanism (@MarketUrbanism) January 3, 2019
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 January 2019 18:52 (five years ago) link
Cuomo has trotted out the dean of the Cornell School of Engineering for his press conference, and as I hear it, a lot of rank-and-file MTA staffers are L I V I D at this person.— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) January 3, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 January 2019 21:04 (five years ago) link
man im trying to complain less in 2019 but this is a wildly stupid headline and it's really frustrating that the one sustainable "local" paper is this uselessly glib about city/state infrastructure and politics https://t.co/XGyA2iANUp— Max Read (@max_read) January 3, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 January 2019 21:06 (five years ago) link
Asked if Judlau, the contractor that won the $477 million contract to fix the tunnel, will still be working on the project, Ferrer said, "We'll be renegotiating the scope of work and the project itself." Does he know how much it will cost?
"I don't know the answer to that question," Ferrer replied. "I don't know if anyone does...On this new project we believe it can be done within the envelope."
Cuomo refused to promise that it would take a maximum of 20 months, calling it a "silly question."
"Less time, less work, equals less money, but I am a monster to negotiate with," Cuomo said.
http://gothamist.com/2019/01/03/l_train_shutdown_wait_what.php#photo-1
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 January 2019 21:11 (five years ago) link
embedded on gothamist, worth preserving here i think
Q: What is Andrew Cuomo's favorite lunch meat?A: pic.twitter.com/vAMyeEhE7n— Jon Campbell (@JonCampbellGAN) January 2, 2019
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 3 January 2019 21:36 (five years ago) link
SCOOP: The MTA's service draft plans for L-train single-tracking (in lieu of the full shutdown) bring lots of bad news for riders: 20-minute headways, possible platform metering, and no inter-borough shuttle bus service https://t.co/7bfbrFNJti— David J. Meyer (@dahvnyc) January 23, 2019
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 22:03 (five years ago) link
wow, andrew cuomo finally visited the subway
http://gothamist.com/2019/02/08/subway_blob_mystery.php
― theorizing your yells (katherine), Friday, 8 February 2019 23:13 (five years ago) link
hah
― mick signals, Saturday, 9 February 2019 04:19 (five years ago) link
A track from the 7 train just crashed down upon a driving car around 65th Street in Woodside, piercing through the windshield. These photos are horrifying! pic.twitter.com/fBjxItlK7Q— Jimmy Van Bramer (@JimmyVanBramer) February 21, 2019
― mookieproof, Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:39 (five years ago) link
jfc
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:41 (five years ago) link