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Old 06-07-2007, 09:40 PM
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http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/...ap3800464.html

man wtf. this is crazy. I drive my wife almost everyday to her job at wall street in downtown manhattan and it only takes me 15-20mins max to get there, but when she takes mass transit it take her almost 2hours to get there.
first she takes a 5min bus (80% of the time a cab, bus run slowwwww) ride to the train then she has to transfer to another train and finally get there.

there is no way I am going to drive there if this happen and forget about my free parking, I work across Rockefeller center. this suck, I swear this ppl have no brain.
everything is going up if this happen, $$$ cabs, bus / train ride fk it I am buying myself a bicycle... except for winter.


http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/...ap3800464.html
Old 06-08-2007, 12:37 AM
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sucks.
doesn't really hurt me though. its only between 6am and 6pm though. i only drive into the city after 6pm. h:
Old 06-08-2007, 03:53 AM
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blloomberg is a POS now that his term is over he's trying to do all this BS. He's a god damn billionaire so it does'nt effect him but to us its bs. Lucky I live in manhattan:joshers:
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Originally Posted by Bishop
blloomberg is a POS now that his term is over he's trying to do all this BS. He's a god damn billionaire so it does'nt effect him but to us its bs. Lucky I live in manhattan:joshers:
Bloomberg is a tard,...He's good at running a business. He's trying to incorporate his business strategies while running a city.

He has no backbone and pretty much lets anything slide. Lets wait and see when the crap MTA raises the train fares. Meanwhile service sucks, platforms are run down and dirty. WTF are we paying this money for.
Old 06-08-2007, 04:08 AM
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Originally Posted by flyromeo3
Bloomberg is a tard,...He's good at running a business. He's trying to incorporate his business strategies while running a city.

He has no backbone and pretty much lets anything slide. Lets wait and see when the crap MTA raises the train fares. Meanwhile service sucks, platforms are run down and dirty. WTF are we paying this money for.
yeah imagine $3 a train ride
Old 06-08-2007, 08:34 AM
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I rode the metro last week and it got me from the LES to Chelsea in 20 - 30 mins most of the time. Wasnt TOO bad.
Old 06-08-2007, 08:41 AM
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"This is a tax on middle-class people," said state Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, a Democrat from suburban Westchester County who is chairman of one of the committees that will hold a hearing on the plan Friday. "This will stop the Chevrolets from coming in, not the BMWs."
It's ashame that people who try and make a decent living are forced to spend more money/time. The poor get poorer and the rich get richer, soon there will be no "middle class". Even people that make $40k/year are struggling to keep up.
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Originally Posted by v6_accord_jerz
It's ashame that people who try and make a decent living are forced to spend more money/time. The poor get poorer and the rich get richer, soon there will be no "middle class". Even people that make $40k/year are struggling to keep up.
you know that even if your making 75k a year in NY your still struggling.
isnt that a friggin shame.
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Originally Posted by canada
I rode the metro last week and it got me from the LES to Chelsea in 20 - 30 mins most of the time. Wasnt TOO bad.
I guess the guy that likes to jerk off on woman wasnt on your train then.

and Yes, that happens quite often.
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Originally Posted by flyromeo3
you know that even if your making 75k a year in NY your still struggling.
isnt that a friggin shame.
Yea I know.......:sad:



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