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Wonder what this means for the infamous Roosevelt Hotel, which is also technically owned by PIA for some reason.
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wonder what this means for the infamous Roosevelt Hotel, which is also technically owned by PIA for some reason.
Not illegal in the US. NYC has “automatic” pay toilets and they’re out of order half the time. portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kan...
Automatic Public Toilets · NYC311
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December 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Not illegal in the US. NYC has “automatic” pay toilets and they’re out of order half the time. portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kan...
There’s this whole genre of Dubai content on social media that’s being pushed on me. Every time I open instagram it’s something about how you can forget your handbag on a railing in a Dubai mall and no one will steal it. The world is scary and Dubai is safety.
December 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There’s this whole genre of Dubai content on social media that’s being pushed on me. Every time I open instagram it’s something about how you can forget your handbag on a railing in a Dubai mall and no one will steal it. The world is scary and Dubai is safety.
Where do you draw the line on automation and why? When 8- and 10-car trains started people were scared and swore they needed 2 conductors per train, until the TA won the right to phase out the 2nd conductor in 1958. Do you think that was a mistake? Do you think we should bring them back?
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Where do you draw the line on automation and why? When 8- and 10-car trains started people were scared and swore they needed 2 conductors per train, until the TA won the right to phase out the 2nd conductor in 1958. Do you think that was a mistake? Do you think we should bring them back?
Steve Fulop just vetoed an ordinance Jersey City Council is pushing to require bird-friendly facades in new construction.
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Steve Fulop just vetoed an ordinance Jersey City Council is pushing to require bird-friendly facades in new construction.
The swap happens at 9:30 p.m., when almost all major metros are running, and most running at better headways than NYC!
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The swap happens at 9:30 p.m., when almost all major metros are running, and most running at better headways than NYC!
Doesn’t Houston use mostly concrete for its local streets, among other places?
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Doesn’t Houston use mostly concrete for its local streets, among other places?
Don’t forget that some of the speed improvement gets eaten up by longer dwell time since the drivers are less pressured to keep to schedule so they just idle at the stops for longer and just generally drive less aggressively. There’s some Parkinson’s law at play.
November 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Don’t forget that some of the speed improvement gets eaten up by longer dwell time since the drivers are less pressured to keep to schedule so they just idle at the stops for longer and just generally drive less aggressively. There’s some Parkinson’s law at play.
I don’t think KJR counts. Alan Gerson lost his reelection bid to Margaret Chin in 2009.
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I don’t think KJR counts. Alan Gerson lost his reelection bid to Margaret Chin in 2009.
The NYC subway did have 3-person train operation until 1958 when the TA got rid of the 2nd conductors who actually did used to ride in the rear car. The TWU objected then on the same grounds they do to OPTO today but the TA won in arbitration. www.nytimes.com/1958/08/06/a...
SUBWAYS TO DROP THE 2D CONDUCTOR; Agency Wins Arbitration -$2,700,000 Saving Seen SUBWAYS TO DROP THE 2D CONDUCTOR (Published 1958)
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November 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The NYC subway did have 3-person train operation until 1958 when the TA got rid of the 2nd conductors who actually did used to ride in the rear car. The TWU objected then on the same grounds they do to OPTO today but the TA won in arbitration. www.nytimes.com/1958/08/06/a...
Gotta build new stations to wait for the automated train that runs once every 20 minutes. Priorities!
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Gotta build new stations to wait for the automated train that runs once every 20 minutes. Priorities!
Returning to peppercorns as currency.
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Returning to peppercorns as currency.
Pretty sure this is just a map of people who ski.
November 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Pretty sure this is just a map of people who ski.
They’re against Prop 1, and they’re basically the most organized (?) group to oppose it I think? I haven’t seen anything else against it anywhere.
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
They’re against Prop 1, and they’re basically the most organized (?) group to oppose it I think? I haven’t seen anything else against it anywhere.
People say this about New York! You have to just ignore them.
October 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
People say this about New York! You have to just ignore them.
Home to my grandfather’s favorite beer, Mount Carbon Bavarian, before Yuengling bought the rights to produce it and they ruined it apparently.
October 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Home to my grandfather’s favorite beer, Mount Carbon Bavarian, before Yuengling bought the rights to produce it and they ruined it apparently.
They want NO development as-of-right. They want to wheel and deal everything.
October 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
They want NO development as-of-right. They want to wheel and deal everything.
Early in the discussion of OMNY farecapping they made mention of 30-day unlimiteds being bad due to people selling swipes, and they had toyed with putting limits on the use of unlimiteds because of that. I think that was a motivation. Also they just love TfL, right? (All the wrong lessons from it.)
October 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Early in the discussion of OMNY farecapping they made mention of 30-day unlimiteds being bad due to people selling swipes, and they had toyed with putting limits on the use of unlimiteds because of that. I think that was a motivation. Also they just love TfL, right? (All the wrong lessons from it.)
But does the short notice actually come from Alstom, the firm that the PA paid to design, build, and operate the AirTrain? Does their contract have any performance standards? Are the public allowed to know any of this?
October 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
But does the short notice actually come from Alstom, the firm that the PA paid to design, build, and operate the AirTrain? Does their contract have any performance standards? Are the public allowed to know any of this?
“What happens if you get sick” is that I’m taking the train to the doctor and paying the weekly fare for that privilege!
October 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“What happens if you get sick” is that I’m taking the train to the doctor and paying the weekly fare for that privilege!
Child poverty has suburbanized since then for sure, but the child poverty rate is still higher in central cities than it is in suburbs in the US. It’s not true that most urban neighborhoods are wealthier than most suburbs. What’s true is that most Americans of all incomes live in the suburbs.
August 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Child poverty has suburbanized since then for sure, but the child poverty rate is still higher in central cities than it is in suburbs in the US. It’s not true that most urban neighborhoods are wealthier than most suburbs. What’s true is that most Americans of all incomes live in the suburbs.
I’m skeptical that these are replacing car trips as much as they’re replacing walking trips. We’re so spread out and lazy that we need smaller autos to motor around the places it’s less feasible to squeeze the SUVs.
August 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I’m skeptical that these are replacing car trips as much as they’re replacing walking trips. We’re so spread out and lazy that we need smaller autos to motor around the places it’s less feasible to squeeze the SUVs.
4/5 to the A?
August 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
4/5 to the A?
They also operate what must be the longest scheduled passenger ferry in the US outside a couple routes in Alaska: Highlands to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket via East 35th St. Only runs summer weekends of course.
July 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
They also operate what must be the longest scheduled passenger ferry in the US outside a couple routes in Alaska: Highlands to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket via East 35th St. Only runs summer weekends of course.
NYC school zone cameras don’t issue points at all!
July 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
NYC school zone cameras don’t issue points at all!