And flies in the face of the argument the right is making to decry the Manhattan charges as well.

Have you seen the ones at Grand Central Madison/LIRR?

This is nothing!

Here’s a link to Bragg’s letter to Republican led House Committees:

https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000187-37d2-dd77-a1cf-7ff7d0920000

Not the biggest fan of Bragg but this letter is baller.

Delete this pls

Maybe if I watch where I’m going hard enough, I can use telekinesis to make vehicles slow down or stop completely when they’re about to hit a pedestrian!

You’re a clown who’s trying too hard. You’re probably from the Midwest and think you’re such an authentic New Yorker for watching where you’re going when you walk.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2022/10/25/23421919/complaints-ebikes-scooters-bicycle-sidewalk-dangerous-safety-pedestrians-311-nypd-city-council-study?_amp=true

https://abc7ny.com/amp/pedestrian-struck-midtown-crash-38th-street/12134326/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/nyregion/deadly-crash-brooklyn-18th-ave.amp.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/nyregion/inwood-ny-car-crash-pedestrian-death.amp.html

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/11/03/pedestrian-seriously-injured-in-park-slope-crash-as-bloody-year-continues/

https://www.amny.com/news/bronx-pedestrians-struck-police-car/

Between bikes, mopeds, electric scooters, cars, trucks, vans, etc. and a large portion of those vehicles not following traffic laws or yielding to pedestrians, yeah it’s fucking dangerous.

It would certainly decrease the amount of cars which is a start for dealing with high traffic.

Lord be praised when this finally gets enacted. So fucking sick of almost getting run over daily and dealing with traffic noise.

Yes but not on a busway. Busways are roads that are closed to ordinary traffic.

I want more crosstown busways personally (like 14th). I’d do 34th, 42nd, and 57th as the bare minimum.

And much more severe restrictions for standing in bus lanes.

The streets would be filled with people instead dude… we have 400+ subway stations connecting our city and thousands of buses.

This isn’t LA.

I could cycle and walk without fear for my life, for starters.

I very rarely order delivery anymore because this whole web of bullshit is cancer on the city.

You live in NYC, get your ass up and walk a block to get your bacon egg and cheese.

I just googled and saw the peak and off peak values. Interesting.

In theory I’m ok with the plan, but I seriously hope public transit gets the support it needs to pick up the slack.

Isn’t it only during rush hour?

Anybody downvoting this does not work in construction. You’re absolutely correct.

Lowest leveled bid.

You’re one of the good ones!

I’ve been constantly woken up at 11pm, 1:30am, 6am, etc from extremely loud and obnoxious barking. There was a day recently where a dog barked for 2 hours straight.

The best part is I don’t know the exact apartment numbers so I can’t even file a formal complaint to the city!

Honestly man, I’ve always loved dogs growing up but it has made me very resentful towards them now.

I also felt a little mislead since the building never advertised any rules about dogs and my lease specifically said no pets.

This is what happens when you live in a neighborhood filled with entitled transplants, I guess. Partly my own fault.

The dog owners in my buildings are bigger animals than the dogs themselves. Shit everywhere on surrounding blocks, unabated barking at all hours of the day and night. It’s an apartment building, not your personal fucking kennel.

When a single city councilman/woman could stop development in its tracks, NIMBYism is still alive and well.

We need to pass laws at the state level which may override the ability for local lawmakers to have a defacto veto on any new projects in their district. It’s absolutely absurd and should not be possible.

The market desperately wants to build more housing and businesses, but politicians and stakeholders to the Ponzi scheme that is residential real estate won’t let them.

And yes, NYC DOB has too much power and the codes/regulations are choking us to death. Do away with stringent building standards and zoning laws as well as rent stabilization/control (in addition to the above neutering of NIMBYism) and there’s your solution.

Getting there is the hard part.

I realized I went off on a tangent about the housing shortage, but the lack of mass transit development has a lot of similarities.

>The department’s 2023 Strategic Plan includes diversifying the workforce, providing better training, enhancing relationships with the public, furthering neighborhood policing and “promoting public safety and respect.”

Some overpaid NYPD administrator: “let’s paint the cars green like the earth 🫶🌈👬”

LVTs would be such a godsend in this city.