yow
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 22:46 (three years ago) link
separately/contemporaneously/from the same source (gothamist)
I love New York... pic.twitter.com/0z5uaf9iTO— Rex ChapmanππΌ (@RexChapman) November 17, 2020
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 22:47 (three years ago) link
I love ny
― calstars, Tuesday, 17 November 2020 22:48 (three years ago) link
dude jumping the railing on the "i don't know and i don't care but that's my train" tip OTM
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
yeah that's the most nyc ever, just like "alright pizza rat, I'll jump the rail" not even mad just don't care
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 22:50 (three years ago) link
"no i'm not signing your fucking release, i got someplace to be"
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 22:51 (three years ago) link
lol at this quote:
For some Queens parking devotees, the motorist-on-motorist violence is just a preview of the NIMBY backlash expected under a citywide plan to to install a .3 mile busway along the clogged corridor between Northern Boulevard and Sanford Avenue."What happened yesterday is a little appetizer of whatβs going to happen, but even worse," Andy Chen, a driver and activist with Asian American Community Empowerment, told Gothamist. "The [Department of Transportation] and Mayorβs Office bears responsibility for what actually happened."
"What happened yesterday is a little appetizer of whatβs going to happen, but even worse," Andy Chen, a driver and activist with Asian American Community Empowerment, told Gothamist. "The [Department of Transportation] and Mayorβs Office bears responsibility for what actually happened."
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 23:15 (three years ago) link
ahahahaha - that sounds exactly like something someone would say on my old queens neighborhood board
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 23:53 (three years ago) link
β Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, November 17, 2020 10:49 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
Started laughing like a drain as soon as he did that--no one cares about pizza rat guy.
― Ima Gardener (in orbit), Tuesday, 17 November 2020 23:57 (three years ago) link
it's esp funny because the pizza rat guy is working SO HARD to be noticed
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 00:04 (three years ago) link
The governor is now standing up behind a table, screaming at reporters. Mayor is 4.5 hours late for his press conference and just confirmed our story in a tweet. Banner day for New York government.— Eliza Shapiro (@elizashapiro) November 18, 2020
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 18 November 2020 19:43 (three years ago) link
a rare resuscitation https://nypost.com/2020/11/23/wealthy-new-yorkers-save-famous-astor-place-barbershop
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 24 November 2020 15:50 (three years ago) link
Nice!
― calstars, Tuesday, 24 November 2020 15:52 (three years ago) link
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/11/30/andrew-yang-said-to-be-considering-mayoral-bid-tested-in-new-online-poll-1338485
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Monday, 30 November 2020 19:43 (three years ago) link
"couldn't be much worse" is my immediate response
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Monday, 30 November 2020 20:12 (three years ago) link
100%
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Monday, 30 November 2020 21:02 (three years ago) link
https://nyti.ms/39yfsia
pretty cool
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 3 December 2020 16:56 (three years ago) link
Bombers doing whole cars on the M trains this week suggests NYC IS BACK BB
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 3 December 2020 17:01 (three years ago) link
pics or it didn't happen
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 3 December 2020 17:31 (three years ago) link
Chinatown is the best
― calstars, Thursday, 3 December 2020 17:44 (three years ago) link
https://www.thecity.nyc/2020/12/2/22149612/two-dozen-subway-cars-struck-in-overnight-graffiti-storm
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 3 December 2020 19:41 (three years ago) link
dope
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 3 December 2020 20:29 (three years ago) link
Who says ya canβt nevah go back again? :)
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Thursday, 3 December 2020 20:44 (three years ago) link
still lives
Here I am in the bodega buying a cup of noodles & red bull, overheard a lady yell at her phone "This year dont count that's why I fucked my best friend's man". So bodegas really aren't about the items its about the energy.— Sydnee Washington (@Justsydnyc) December 4, 2020
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 December 2020 22:13 (three years ago) link
can't argue with cup o noodle red bull lady
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Friday, 4 December 2020 22:15 (three years ago) link
Middle Collegiate Church has a history that dates back to 1628 β this morning as a result of a fire in a neighboring building that was vacant, the church is no more. pic.twitter.com/NK2qXC0fVO— ππ²π₯ππ¬ π. ππ’π₯π₯ππ« (@MylesMill) December 5, 2020
― (β’Μͺβ) (carne asada), Saturday, 5 December 2020 16:39 (three years ago) link
https://awrycomics.com/im-in-new-york/
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 17 December 2020 21:26 (three years ago) link
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/nyregion/nyc-residential-parking.html
ban cars iirc
― (β’Μͺβ) (carne asada), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 18:37 (three years ago) link
βThat was the day I lost my mind,β she said. After the virtual meeting, she began looking for monthly parking, eventually finding a garage where she pays $275 a month.
^^^ this is the thing, right? like ur circling in your fucking car for 2 hours trying to find a spot at 6PM, waking up and sitting in ur car for 2 hours for street cleaning - suddenly 9 dollars a fucking day to lot your car IS THE EASY SOLUTION IF YOU INSIST ON BEING A DUMBASS AND OWNING A CAR IN NYC.
Also ban cars, also increase fine scales esp for speeding violations, also put weight limits on delivery/service vehicles
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 19:02 (three years ago) link
I pay 175/mo to park in my building's garage, it's a dream.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 19:20 (three years ago) link
"the city does not owe you a place to store your private property" makes sense as long as the subway works.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 19:22 (three years ago) link
would happily pay $175 a month extra in taxes if i were guaranteed a spot on my block.
― adam, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 19:37 (three years ago) link
lol that will solve the problem
― (β’Μͺβ) (carne asada), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 19:39 (three years ago) link
i too would also happily pay significantly less than the fair market value of land in new york city to have access to land in new york city.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 19:42 (three years ago) link
On-street parking should be abolished everywhere for anyone without a disabled parking permit
― is right unfortunately (silby), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 19:46 (three years ago) link
having a car sucks, will happily stop doing so when there's a reasonably reliable and convenient way to get my daughter to her grandparents house in brooklyn, then i can rejoin the smugly carless
― adam, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 20:09 (three years ago) link
On-street parking is probably fine as long as car ownership itself is fully socialised.
― shivers me timber (sic), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 20:15 (three years ago) link
There are very large swaths of NYC that either have no public transit, have only buses (whereby it takes multiple transfers and huge amounts of time to get most places), or have a single local subway line that only provides access along one corridor. I guess in theory a lot of things can be done via Uber, but (1) Uber also sucks and (2) that doesn't actually mean less use of cars.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 20:18 (three years ago) link
β adam, Tuesday, January 5, 2021 2:37 PM (forty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
lol i had a spot in a garage in manhattan. the monthly fee was, uh, more than that. i'm back in new jersey now though.
― treeship., Tuesday, 5 January 2021 20:20 (three years ago) link
a Brooklyn resident who uses his car primarily to take his 13-year-old son β and his large bags of gear β to hockey practice in Long Island City, Queens.
this is the only part i sympathize with, because dragging hockey gear on subway + bus is no fun. although it does mean any canadians in the vicinity will say hi
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 20:27 (three years ago) link
ugh and the gear gets stinky too
― (β’Μͺβ) (carne asada), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 20:29 (three years ago) link
have only buses (whereby it takes multiple transfers and huge amounts of time to get most places).
― is right unfortunately (silby), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 20:34 (three years ago) link
Ride the bus itβs fun and you donβt have to drive
― is right unfortunately (silby), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 20:35 (three years ago) link
Self-driving cars will help relieve the parking situation. Only need to wait another 10-15 years.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 20:35 (three years ago) link
No they wonβt. They will change one set of parking problems for another. Youβre waiting for a solution to geometry.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 20:42 (three years ago) link
silby otm again and again
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 21:06 (three years ago) link
but the first question is, is storing private cars the best use of this public space? and/or what's the balance between using some of this space for storing private cars, and some of it for other things? only once those questions are settled would we really start getting into what a 'fair' price would be for the parking spaces. at a minimum it seems like the city should not be undercutting private garages, which are a much more efficient model of storing cars, and also do not encourage car ownership quite as thoroughly, being more inconvenient.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 21:39 (three years ago) link
i swear to god i'm not smug about it but i would say something around +/-40% of my decision to remain in nyc is focused on the fact that i hate cars and i hate car culture and i hate driving and i hate owning a car
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 22:51 (three years ago) link
no cars in cities
― ||||||||, Tuesday, 5 January 2021 22:54 (three years ago) link
^^^ otm, but this is a pipe dream without massive overhauling of public transportation and how jobs are spread out throughout most cities.
And I fear that COVID is really going to set public transportation ridership back in too many cities. NYC probably won't be hit quite as hard, but a city like Chicago that seems to be built just as much for cars as for public transportation is going to see ridership down for quite some time. I mean, I know directly of 4-5 very sizable employers that are still effectively telling employees not to take the bus or train.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 5 January 2021 23:00 (three years ago) link