IIRC escalators are a "buy American" problem. It doesn't make economic sense to build escalators completely in the US, so anyone with a choice imports the key equipment and this goes very smoothly. There isn't enough market for all-American escalators to sustain true factories. But government projects are legally required to source everything domestically, so parts get made in one-off metal shops. Then, when repairs are needed, everything's nonstandard and replacement parts can't just be ordered.

If you want a fun comparison: India built a 21 mile line (underground, but cut and cover construction) with 27 stations as part of the Mumbai Metro system for 1/3 the expected costs of this Harlem extension.

The entire 220 mile, 286 station system is expected to cost ~$13B USD.

Bingo ☝️

It costs less to hire contractors short term then the same cost of hiring and keeping staff.

Long term those contractor cost balloon and an internal team is cheaper, but it's political sucide to pay a higher up front cost so that the next guy in office has it cheaper.

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You see this as a step in the right direction. I look at this incident and unless corrected from on high, shows exactly why you have young kids solving disputes violently on city streets, because the cops cannot be trusted to protect them.

You’re right, there should be something happening in outer boroughs too, but lets not act like one updated station in Manhattan doesn’t have New Yorkers from 3 to 4 different boroughs traveling through it daily.

I think that was confusion over ranked choice voting, combined with the name recognition he got from having so many scandals during the race.

I don't think that's included in this number. We'll know how much that cost when we learn how long it takes to pay off the bonds.

I’m not saying it’s likely or even plausible. I’m saying it’s what should happen.

The fact that it’s implausible just shows how necessary it is.

Those are owned by Citi Corp not MTA

The facts show 3 kids gave a general description of a gun and one claimed he fired a shot which wasn't corroborated between the other two. They were fabricating things and who knows what else they fabricated. If cops are held to a higher standard then they should be treated with a higher standard provided they don't have a history of criminal behavior.

It’s property damage. It’s on camera. The police identified the kids. Sue them. What you don’t get to do (if you’re not a retired cop) is chase after them with a gun and scare them so much that 3 black kids in Brownsville call the cops. That ain’t a normal occurrence.

And now that the guy was released without consequences the same night as the arrest because he knew someone, what does that teach them about justice? Are they going to put their trust in the cops if someone wrongs them in the future? Or will it now make more sense to take care of justice themselves or with their friends?

Who cares?

What's nuts is I'm finding out that some of his real life stories are better than his pretend life stories.

Like "Remember that time I lied my way into congress", and "remember that time i was a prominent drag queen in Brazil" or now "remember that time I masterminded a ATM theft job".

Write a memoir, bro. There's GOT to be more we dont know.

To be technical you’d have to divide that by every individual train trip!

We should be outraged he was ever arrested because that should not be a crime

That Sgt Hanisch did his job well and did the right thing. And now he’s in a position where he might fucked if he lies for the NYPD or fucked more if he tells the truth. I feel for him and it shows how even if you try to be a good cop all the rottens ones will make you rotten as well. Hence the full saying about bad apples.

I wonder what major city this is

Everyone having healthcare your employer doesn’t need to provide probably helps a bit.

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Bragg is letting violent criminals out the back door but sure expending a lot of time and money on investigating an ex president because of politics

Isnt that the entire point of working for government. You dont get great pay but you get great benefits. You take away the great benefits then no one will want to work for city government.

Do you honestly believe that deranged people are held to higher standard?

The duck sauce killer was not taken to the police station even after repeated menacing.

He was only arrested after he committed murder.

How is that a higher standard?

We need a meme like this for nyc https://i.redd.it/lajksfsqa4581.jpg

If they actually find a solution, worth every penny. Make the contract only pay out if they do and it is shown to work in practice.