You must log in or register to comment.
Imagine if we got this sort of coverage whenever someone was inconvenienced by public transit being cut, or a bike lane being blocked, or fares being raised.
But that doesn’t manufacture consent for the corporate dictatorship?
It bugs me when screenshots are posted by themselves.
Here’s 10 min of work getting all sources in the screenshot.
Reddit - r/NewYorkCity
X - ScooterCasterNY
Youtube - FredomNews.TVIn the video clip, the guy explains he’s not paying to go 18 blocks. He’s paying because the one-way streets force him to go south one block, charging the $9, before he can go anywhere north. That is understandably annoying.
It is annoying and expensive, but owning and regularly using a car in the densest part of the densest city in the country should be annoying and expensive. If he likes driving so much he should move somewhere else or pay the cost of his driving to the city, and considering he lives on the upper east side he can probably afford it.
I don’t really disagree.
I can just see how it’s annoying for him, because the roads force him to drive one block in the wrong direction, and then charge him for it. I wouldn’t be surprised if he made that $9 back in the time it took him to drive around the block. But it would still be annoying.Which is ironic because the one way streets were created due to car traffic lmao
Yes but he’s a multimillionaire so that makes his complaint irrelevant.
Why is a person with a scooter emoji next to their name and the word “scooter” in their handle going to bat for fucking cars
He chooses to pay a congestion fee to travel because he’s wealthy.
He’s mad because he’s a CEO and probably believes from the bottom of his heart that he shouldn’t have to pay that fee the way everyone else does.
To quote Immortal Technique “only little people pay all these taxes fees.”
Property shark CEO inconvencied. Sad trombone.
Someone should tell these people about gasoline (or electricity) if they think “having to pay to use your car” is an insane notion.
Removed by mod
There should be congestion parking charges, too
Does NYC have minimum parking spaces in new buildings? I know other cities do, to the detriment of mass transit.
No, better to just remove all the street parking spots.
They can do it slowly. One per day.
Removed by mod
I would be happy with a faster transition. Maybe one space per street per day?
Removed by mod
And do it during the day, without notice, and tow the cars now illegally parked.
Just take the 6 like 2 stops you absolute donkey
I looked on the map. That overlooks Central Park.
If your home overlooks Central Park, I’m pretty sure you can afford a congestion charge.
You don’t get rich enough to afford such a location by paying fees that benefit others.
Some of the most frugal, penny pitching people I know are also some of the wealthiest people I know.
Then he can walk.
Yep. I work in tech and there’s a guy who cannot stop bragging about his millionaire status and is so ridiculously cheap.
You know he’s got exactly $1,000,001 too.
A good reason to feel sorry for his kids.
it’s almost like that’s the point of congestion pricing
I was wondering if there was more to the story. Like, maybe he has a disability and NYC doesn’t have an exemption for disabilities. They do, however, have an exemption for disabilities as well as a reduced rate for low income residents. To me it sounds like this guy is just lazy.
Looking at this on Google Maps, he can get anywhere on 76th St using one bus or subway ride and a 5-10 minute walk.
Zero sympathy.
Wow, I can’t believe you’d suggest subjecting this poor man to something as horrible as being forced to use a public bus.
A bus? With all the other peasants?
Sometimes when I ride the bus I’m uncomfortable with how my country fails the least fortunate
A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation. (mayor of Bogotá, Enrique Peñalosa)
Colombia has really been doing great stuff in their cities
Bedbug bus? :p
“Ahh, the old number 22. Clean, reliable public transportation. The chariot of the people. The ride of choice for the poor and very poor alike!”
I found Area 51!!
👽👾 🚌
Reminds me of the time I worked at the Sears repair call center… A woman who lived on the island of Nantucket needed her washing machine repaired - Sears only went out there two days a week, and they were booked for a couple weeks, so of course she asked “what am I supposed to do until then?” I suggested a laundromat. “Have you seen the kind of people who go to the laundromat?” I said “yup, I’m there once a week.” Was quite proud of myself, usually I don’t think of the perfect response until minutes later…
His kids live on 79th street and he will have to pay congestion price every time he goes to see them.
So like, what, Christmas and their birthdays?
That was my first thought as well. Why doesn’t his kids want to live with him?
Not having primary custody can be due to lots of things, I won’t judge anyone male or female for it unless there’s abuse involved.
Also maybe theyre adults?
Awww he might have to go on the big scary subway and desk with the poors… A sad day indeed
He could save his $2.75 and avoid it by… walking.
That guy looks like an uncle who can barely walk from the end of a parking lot to the store, let alone 18 blocks
Dude is complaining because even though he just lives out side of the zone he still has to pay the fee even when he travels north to 79th which is also outside zone. That area is all one way streets and if he wants to go north he has to travel south first into to zone and then he can turn around and drive to 79th. Though I have zero sympathy if you can afford to live right next to Central Park you can afford to pay the fee hunderds of times per week.
Yeah he could also walk like 1 block east and then he can go on madison.
Isn’t that less than two miles away?
I suppose he could also have to travel down 79th a bit, but Manhattan is only about 2 miles wide anyway, right? So like…worst case scenario, a four mile walk.
Okay. That would be a significant walk. Probably an hour or two. But in NYC, how likely is it that you can get to your car, travel to your destination four miles away, find parking, and then walk to your destination (1) in less than an hour, and (2) for less than $9?
Get a bike, bro. Or hey, I hear New York has this fancy new doohickey called a “subway.”
Isn’t that less than two miles away?
I have a coworker who lives less than two kilometers from work and he complained that our workplace doesn’t have enough parking spots. There is a bus stop right in front of out building and two lines connecting to his neighbourhood, yet he refuses to ever take the bus.
2km?
I wish my commute was that short, I’d be walking every day to work.
Are blocks shorter in new york? Where i live each block is a quarter mile
Blocks are a quarter mile where you are? That’s huge!
In Chicago, they are an 8th of a mile, which usually means blocks are 2x2 big buildings downtown.
I don’t live in New York. But it was my understanding that most cities with numbered streets generally adhered to 10 street numbers = one mile. 79 - 61 = 18 = 1.8 miles.
On average, a city block is 1/20 of a mile. But that can vary greatly depending on direction (N/S vs E/W) and location in the city.
https://streeteasy.com/blog/how-many-nyc-blocks-are-in-one-mile/
It’s about a 24 minute walk or a 17 minute journey by bus
Under 10m by bike
5 minutes by motorized carriage
5 in an ebike.
If you catch all the lights. Urban biking can be a bit weird to time correctly.
and seemed to be able to anticipate and navigate around all pedestrians and cars in front of him like they weren’t even there
…spoken two seconds after almost hitting two pedestrians
two seconds after almost hitting two pedestrians
Two kids that reversed direction quickly and without warning? Were they trying to get hit?
Wild!
For me, a brisk walk is 5.2 km/h (at 8% grade, and I’m totally sweaty after 30 minutes, it would take me about 45 to go 2 miles) because I’m short and 65. With my husband, we would take over an hour because he can only drive his wheelchair so fast before the vibrations make him lose control of his lip-joystick. Add in crappy curbcuts for another 10 minutes. I (or we) would take the bus because I’m not a privileged idiot like him, but you should also be aware of your own privilege of youth, stride length, and health.
Exactly, that’s why we need to alleviate traffic for you guys and get you exempt from the congestion pricing because of disability.
Well he says it’s 18 blocks so probably a straight shot up 5th. It’s a 20 minute walk and he can go through the park if he likes.
You expect this man to mingle with the poors? What if he had to talk to someone or got bumped into? Perish the thought of this man interacting with anyone below his socioeconomic status.
