7.7 Billion divided by 2.75 is 2.8 billion rides, and that’s without accounting for the operating costs, maintenance, and debt servicing. This will never pay for itself at these prices.

That's Phase 3 and Phase 4.

This all boils down to when that station was last rehabbed. It's all part of the contractual agreements brokered between the mta, the city and the company near the exit. The MTA gets access to a part of their property and the company gains an entrance to the subway but have to maintain a portion of it.

In this case, Citi group gets access to court sq via an entrance, but have to maintain the elevators.

There's a whole bunch around the city like this. Usually privately owned entrances/escalators/and elevators have an X at the end of their unique code.

Heres another way to think about it: $4.45B is 2 days of defense funding.

Am shocked!

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Crony theft

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Escalators at Whitehall St. break down everytime it rains.

Your understanding that mistrust in the police is a major driver in street violence is backed by evidence.

Distrust in the police is a stronger factor than poverty (2.6x stronger) on teenagers committing first-time violence offenses.

But whatever dispute those kids had with the business owner, I don't see how breaking a security camera is a step towards solving anything, and how that ex-cop chasing the kids with a gun helped.

He should've called the police instead of trying to solve matters with his own hands. But at least the kids called the police on him!

But crime is a problem… the criminals stealing in front your face

Rules for thee

Ain't that funny, Cop Unions are one of the most powerful unions across the country and no one questions it, the moment some part time workers at starbucks unionize its on full blast for even wanting to even get paid a decent wage.

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Even if the money gets thrown out, congestion pricing means that drivers suffer as much for their being on the road as everyone else does. So long as drivers stay insulated while everyone else receives their poison, noise, and occasional grievous bodily injury, they'll just keep driving whether they need to or not.

Using inflation as an excuse to increase the amount being funneled into their cousins bank account

But then how would the politicians be able to funnel cash to their friends and relatives!?

The AFL-CIO should disown them.

What other union participates in union-busting?

What they need to do is extend the 2nd Ave line to the South East Bronx. And rebuild the entire South East Bronx densely. The should also extend it downward to Downtown Brooklyn. NYC can only grow as the subway grows.

Whose going to watch the union guys watching the 1 guy working?

The thing is why the hell are they in a subway station then? I had this same conversation with some MTA person and I couldn't get an answer lol. Get rid of that glass canopy or at least seal it so it doesn't leak all over the escalators when it rains or snows, and maybe they'll stop breaking down.

Right. The MTA already has been siphoning money from exorbitant Bridge and Tunnel tolls for decades, and yet they have nothing to show for it.

Bumble bff

Maybe checking up on work being done should be standard.

Please this is the point you’re gonna make? As there arent a million other ways the city wastes money, healthcare for retired workers is whats’s eating all the funding? Thats why people go to work for the city. If the city didn’t offer this those parks would be even worse. You sound like a moron

Yes and that starts with regulating the inflow. It’s hard to make it in the city and downright impossible if you don’t have any marketable skills. The federal government must stop uncontrolled inflow of illegal immigrants but make it easier for qualified candidates to legally migrate to the US (see for example the Canadian points system). As long as illegal is easy and legal is hard, the US will spend more than it gets in return.