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| DATE | 2007-07-25 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] The Unreachable Mayor's Office
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On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 09:23:56PM -0400, email wrote:
> I hear you, defiantly, but living on 1st ave is 10 times worse than
> living on the edge of the Gowanas Expressway which I did for 18 years.
First, there are 2 issue. The first issue is that anything which
seperates Brooklyn from Manhattan is a violation of the City's
sovernity, and I will not brouch it. The 5 boroughs are 1 city, and
we have the right to free travel anywhere in our city, without any other
considerations.
Secondly, I'm at LICH, right off the Gwonas Expressway, just before it
heads under the Promanade. The trafic nighmare for New York is from the
Toga Line that comes in over the Verazzano Bridge, from NJ, from the BQE
and LIE from Nassua and Suffolk county. I've been subsidizing those
pin heads access to NY via car for decades. Just shut off non-residential
driving PERIOD, and the problem stops.
No more 20 block traffic jams to the Lincoln Tunnel, no more parking lot
past Shea Stadium, no more...
If you don't live here, don't DRIVE HERE.
I have no problem with that. I do have a problem with the fcuking MTA
screwing me every day and a brainless Manhattan Centric Mayor telling me that
I'll be treated like someone from Baldwin.
Ruben
>
> That said there is better than Kings Hwy on a busy day. Traffic sucks
> anywhere in this town, but you're forgetting Manhattan gets it from all
> angles, not only LI which kills Brooklyn. We get NJ too.
>
> And yes, moving is an option, one I'm not quick to do. ut next time we
> grab a beer in the village I'll show you the inch of soot, rubber &
> asphalt dust on my windowsills that settles as quick as I can wipe it.
> Pray for my lungs!
>
> :-)
>
> Ruben Safir wrote:
> >On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:51:27PM -0400, email wrote:
> >>>we had him treat Brooklynites as second class citizens with the
> >>>congestion pricing crap
> >>while I see your point, this program has worked wonders in London which
> >>is where he got it from. And living in Manhattan is a nightmare with
> >>deadly levels of toxic air and noise pollutants, so I have to say I
> >>welcome it HUGELY. I am seriously considering moving out of state due
> >>to the toxicity of Manhattan, not to mention the danger the traffic
> >>brings.
> >>
> >>Now I will admit, Brooklyn will suffer from the parking hordes, which I
> >>hated in the 80's and are exponentially worse now.
> >
> >Brooklyn carries all that traffic ANYWAY. I will not sit here and be a
> >second class
> >citizen in my own city. I have every right you do as a Manhattan
> >resident. If they
> >want to make it a residence driving only city, no problem. But to make me
> >equal
> >to Hackansak is utter bullshit.
> >
> >And frankly Ray, I love you, but if you don't like traffic, moving out of
> >Manhattan is an option.
> >
> >Ruben
> >
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