Second Ave. Sagas
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Subways, transit, NYC.
All posts by @benjaminkabak.com
All posts by @benjaminkabak.com
Waiting for the 1 train but this looks different than usual.
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Waiting for the 1 train but this looks different than usual.
Good lord. I really shouldn't be surprised since it's the Upper East Side, but this Facebook group sounds completely unhinged. These folks actually do not want to be living in a multi-cultural, diverse urban area. Why are they even here?
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Good lord. I really shouldn't be surprised since it's the Upper East Side, but this Facebook group sounds completely unhinged. These folks actually do not want to be living in a multi-cultural, diverse urban area. Why are they even here?
Robin Reiter runs a PT office on East 65th Street. Do you think she knows Hoboken has a Sikh mayor?
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Robin Reiter runs a PT office on East 65th Street. Do you think she knows Hoboken has a Sikh mayor?
But to Stephen's point, it's extremely geographically ignorant. Sending the G to Forest Hills does absolutely nothing to address the problem IBX is trying to solve.
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
But to Stephen's point, it's extremely geographically ignorant. Sending the G to Forest Hills does absolutely nothing to address the problem IBX is trying to solve.
I want to say it’s getting better since the last time I did this a few weeks ago, but no it’s not. Here’s the subway map.
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I want to say it’s getting better since the last time I did this a few weeks ago, but no it’s not. Here’s the subway map.
You can’t just point to Brooklyn and call it all Park Slope.
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 AM
You can’t just point to Brooklyn and call it all Park Slope.
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.
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Times parsed the vote using similar categories and again found that the single most determinative factor economic-like factor in the election was "commute by transit" vs "commute by car." It edged out renters vs. homeowners. There's still outstanding data but I expect these trends will hold.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Times parsed the vote using similar categories and again found that the single most determinative factor economic-like factor in the election was "commute by transit" vs "commute by car." It edged out renters vs. homeowners. There's still outstanding data but I expect these trends will hold.
It's a pretty good piece, particularly by the standards of Brietbart/Manhattan Institute, but he's talking to no one here. Modern GOP conservativism is incompatible with life in a polyglot city.
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It's a pretty good piece, particularly by the standards of Brietbart/Manhattan Institute, but he's talking to no one here. Modern GOP conservativism is incompatible with life in a polyglot city.
The transit riders vs drivers election.
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The transit riders vs drivers election.
Promises made promises kept
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Promises made promises kept
Trump threatened congestion pricing again, while lying about how empty NYC is. It’s decidedly not empty despite Trump’s own anti-international tourism agenda. He totally doesn’t remember threatening congestion pricing once before or the pending lawsuit over its fate.
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Trump threatened congestion pricing again, while lying about how empty NYC is. It’s decidedly not empty despite Trump’s own anti-international tourism agenda. He totally doesn’t remember threatening congestion pricing once before or the pending lawsuit over its fate.
The Governor of Texas does not want more Republicans moving to his state.
This is a real thing he said on X.
This is a real thing he said on X.
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Governor of Texas does not want more Republicans moving to his state.
This is a real thing he said on X.
This is a real thing he said on X.
Amazing how he just keeps campaigning with the worst people in NYC politics and seemingly gets a pass for it.
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Amazing how he just keeps campaigning with the worst people in NYC politics and seemingly gets a pass for it.
30 percent of Sliwa voters claim they’re definitely moving. It both defies belief et but also ✌🏻
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
30 percent of Sliwa voters claim they’re definitely moving. It both defies belief et but also ✌🏻
The Andrew Cuomo Mayoral Campaign in its final days
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Andrew Cuomo Mayoral Campaign in its final days
Somehow there is another Andrew Fine involved. Not the Upper East Side guy and not Good @andrewdfine.bsky.social.
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Somehow there is another Andrew Fine involved. Not the Upper East Side guy and not Good @andrewdfine.bsky.social.
Here's the updated list of 10 busiest days since the pandemic. 6 of them in the last 15 days, and we're getting awfully close to that week when lockdowns descended on us.
October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Here's the updated list of 10 busiest days since the pandemic. 6 of them in the last 15 days, and we're getting awfully close to that week when lockdowns descended on us.
Duffy's incessant whining about public transportation is negatively polarizing me away from even the whole "we could be even better" line of thinking.
There are well over 4 million subway riders every day, and last week there were 39 total major felonies in the subway. Get a grip.
There are well over 4 million subway riders every day, and last week there were 39 total major felonies in the subway. Get a grip.
October 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Duffy's incessant whining about public transportation is negatively polarizing me away from even the whole "we could be even better" line of thinking.
There are well over 4 million subway riders every day, and last week there were 39 total major felonies in the subway. Get a grip.
There are well over 4 million subway riders every day, and last week there were 39 total major felonies in the subway. Get a grip.
A lot of handwaving away that fact from Mark Scotto here.
October 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A lot of handwaving away that fact from Mark Scotto here.
The attorney is Hartley Bernstein. His name is on the public filings that were filed before The Brooklyn Eagle printed this story. What sort of nonsense is this?
October 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The attorney is Hartley Bernstein. His name is on the public filings that were filed before The Brooklyn Eagle printed this story. What sort of nonsense is this?