Second Ave. Sagas
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Subways, transit, NYC.
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Say it louder for the people in the back!
Or don’t – with less honking and quieter streets, you don’t really have to.
www.nbcnewyork.com/video/on-air...
Or don’t – with less honking and quieter streets, you don’t really have to.
www.nbcnewyork.com/video/on-air...
Ten months in, congestion pricing in NYC is working, MTA says
Congestion pricing has been in effect in Manhattan for 11 months and counting. The MTA says traffic is down — and revenue is up. But President Trump is still threatening to terminate the plan. NBC 4 N...
www.nbcnewyork.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Say it louder for the people in the back!
Or don’t – with less honking and quieter streets, you don’t really have to.
www.nbcnewyork.com/video/on-air...
Or don’t – with less honking and quieter streets, you don’t really have to.
www.nbcnewyork.com/video/on-air...
As everyone knows, it’s definitely a good idea to launch a totally real new product during the busiest season of the year. Totally believable that this definitely real and new system will launch right before Thanksgiving.
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TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
As everyone knows, it’s definitely a good idea to launch a totally real new product during the busiest season of the year. Totally believable that this definitely real and new system will launch right before Thanksgiving.
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Low-income seniors to get long-promised housing on city-owned land if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise.
Elizabeth Street Garden will be evicted if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise https://gothamist.com/news/elizabeth-street-garden-will-be-evicted-if-mamdani-makes-good-on-campaign-promise
Elizabeth Street Garden will be evicted if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise
Elizabeth Street Garden in Little Italy.
Mayor Eric Adams halted an eviction order for the garden's operators back in June. But Zohran Mamdani has vowed to boot them from the city-owned lot to make way for a new affordable housing development. [ more › ]
gothamist.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Low-income seniors to get long-promised housing on city-owned land if Mamdani makes good on campaign promise.
The amNY reporter is very active in Middle Village NIMBY Facebook groups, and she’s very clearly trolling for one sided comments about IBX. All this type of coverage does it make these people look provincial and close-minded. Their version of NYC lost at the ballot box last Tuesday.
"'When we bought our house here, we knew it was a two-fare zone. We didn’t want to live near a subway station.'" -- www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...
Off track: Queens residents say “We don’t need it!” to IBX light-rail plan
Queens residents attended a public meeting about the IBX light rail plan, raising concerns about overcrowding, development and other issues.
www.amny.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The amNY reporter is very active in Middle Village NIMBY Facebook groups, and she’s very clearly trolling for one sided comments about IBX. All this type of coverage does it make these people look provincial and close-minded. Their version of NYC lost at the ballot box last Tuesday.
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Kathy Hochul says no free buses (which I agree with…but…what about the faster part? I would prefer to redirect to that!) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/n...
Hochul Raises Doubts About Mamdani’s Free Bus Proposal
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Kathy Hochul says no free buses (which I agree with…but…what about the faster part? I would prefer to redirect to that!) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/n...
Some good transit themed pieces at Canstruction this year.
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Some good transit themed pieces at Canstruction this year.
The #CursedRoute is now taking a 75% hit starting Tuesday.
The schedule has IAD-LGA operating the 10:12 pm Monday flight and the E175 sits at LGA until 2:55p Tuesday. Never thought this route could be even more cursed than usual, but United found a way.
The schedule has IAD-LGA operating the 10:12 pm Monday flight and the E175 sits at LGA until 2:55p Tuesday. Never thought this route could be even more cursed than usual, but United found a way.
November 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We all rightly hate his guts but any analysis about the mayoral race that doesn’t spend many paragraphs exploring how literally Andrew Cuomo, a former governor with 100% name recognition and a stubborn level of popularity among certain voters, affected the race is bad commentary.
Damn, I hate it when things that happen mean nothing :-(
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We all rightly hate his guts but any analysis about the mayoral race that doesn’t spend many paragraphs exploring how literally Andrew Cuomo, a former governor with 100% name recognition and a stubborn level of popularity among certain voters, affected the race is bad commentary.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis planned to move his business to New Jersey if Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Now he’s reconsidering.
Supermarket Billionaire Reacts To Mamdani’s Win
Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis planned to move his business to New Jersey if Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Now he’s reconsidering.
www.forbes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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What I'd say here is, ask yourself if you think anyone bidding on a project that Donald Trump has the final say on is going to go for something understated, cost-controlled and humble nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/07/t...
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
What I'd say here is, ask yourself if you think anyone bidding on a project that Donald Trump has the final say on is going to go for something understated, cost-controlled and humble nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/07/t...
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The Penn Station redevelopment plan has a financing scheme that could easily result in you paying more for every train you take out of Penn nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/07/t...
Trump's Penn Station Plan Could Saddle New York Commuters With New Fees - Streetsblog New York City
Amtrak and Andy Byford's plan to privatize the operation Penn Station could open the door to sticking transit riders with extra fees.
nyc.streetsblog.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Penn Station redevelopment plan has a financing scheme that could easily result in you paying more for every train you take out of Penn nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/11/07/t...
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My take: implementation of Zohran’s policies is a tall order, *but* Tuesday’s election results themselves will help from practical and political standpoints. Not only did the housing ballot measures pass, I think it shows Hochul she has to worry more about leaving behind Zohran voters than Stefanik
After a historic win, now comes the hard part for Zohran Mamdani: Governing New York City - Epicenter NYC
Tuesday was, as you’ve certainly heard, a very good day for Democrats. Not only did Zohran Mamdani win a decisive victory in the New York City mayoral race, but Democrats […]
epicenter-nyc.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My take: implementation of Zohran’s policies is a tall order, *but* Tuesday’s election results themselves will help from practical and political standpoints. Not only did the housing ballot measures pass, I think it shows Hochul she has to worry more about leaving behind Zohran voters than Stefanik
The final ridership numbers for last week are in, and Wednesday's total ridership clocks in at 4,601,948.
That's new post-COVID number to beat, and the first day above 4.6 million since the first week of March 2020.
That's new post-COVID number to beat, and the first day above 4.6 million since the first week of March 2020.
November 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The final ridership numbers for last week are in, and Wednesday's total ridership clocks in at 4,601,948.
That's new post-COVID number to beat, and the first day above 4.6 million since the first week of March 2020.
That's new post-COVID number to beat, and the first day above 4.6 million since the first week of March 2020.
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Would also put failure to prioritize Northeast Corridor investments; implement any sort of national design guidelines/benchmarks for transit and commuter rail on this list; and dumping the electrification report on the way out the door instead of making it an actual priority.
Sorry, but a lack of support for autonomous vehicles is not among Sec Pete's biggest missed opportunities at USDOT.
For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion
For instance:
🔹 Failure to stop Tesla from lying about Autopilot, FSD, etc
🔹 Failure to curb car bloat
🔹 Continuing to spend fed $$ on highway expansions that won't fix congestion
Pete Buttigieg Admits Biden Administration Should've Done More To Grow Autonomous Vehicles — Says DOGE-Like Department 'Makes Tons Of Sense'
Biden-era Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that the Biden administration could've done more to drive growth in the adoption of autonomous vehicles in the U.S. Autonomous Driving Tech Is Sa...
finance.yahoo.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Would also put failure to prioritize Northeast Corridor investments; implement any sort of national design guidelines/benchmarks for transit and commuter rail on this list; and dumping the electrification report on the way out the door instead of making it an actual priority.
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In perhaps the best example yet of real estate brokers saying things about Mamdani’s election that are totally detached from market reality and just trying to drum up brokerage business for themselves, this guy is claiming it’s both a great buying opportunity AND a great selling opportunity.
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In perhaps the best example yet of real estate brokers saying things about Mamdani’s election that are totally detached from market reality and just trying to drum up brokerage business for themselves, this guy is claiming it’s both a great buying opportunity AND a great selling opportunity.
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Scenes from this morning’s NYC Municipal Archives book sale inside the gorgeous Surrogate’s Court atrium. Building is a gem, go just for the architecture. (Yes there’s a line to get in!)
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Scenes from this morning’s NYC Municipal Archives book sale inside the gorgeous Surrogate’s Court atrium. Building is a gem, go just for the architecture. (Yes there’s a line to get in!)
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They're multiplying
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
They're multiplying
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
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800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
The only reason Florida exists is because New Yorkers keep moving there, but please, build a wall. We have no way to travel from NY to Florida that involves the air.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The only reason Florida exists is because New Yorkers keep moving there, but please, build a wall. We have no way to travel from NY to Florida that involves the air.
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One thing the mayor-elect could do between now and January 1 is to call on Kathy Hochul to veto the bill on her desk that would ban one-person train operations in the NYC subway. Mamdani was absent the day of the vote, and banning OPTO is incompatible with lower cost (or free) transit.
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
One thing the mayor-elect could do between now and January 1 is to call on Kathy Hochul to veto the bill on her desk that would ban one-person train operations in the NYC subway. Mamdani was absent the day of the vote, and banning OPTO is incompatible with lower cost (or free) transit.
I had to delete an earlier post of my regarding the bill on Kathy Hochul's desk banning OPTO in New York State. I had some information wrong so I'm going to repost it in a new post.
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I had to delete an earlier post of my regarding the bill on Kathy Hochul's desk banning OPTO in New York State. I had some information wrong so I'm going to repost it in a new post.
We are going to force this church into penury rather than do anything to develop the site.
CB7 does not believe the hardship application should be granted for the West-Park Presbyterian Church. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/06/u...
UWS Community Board Makes Its Official Recommendation on Fate of 135-Year-Old Church
West-Park Presbyterian Church. WSR. By Gus Saltonstall After nearly seven hours of meetings over the past month, hundreds of testimonies
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November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We are going to force this church into penury rather than do anything to develop the site.