No need to panic, congestion tolls will fix everything. /s

That’s my original point, congestion tolls surrounding Manhattan will just magnify what’s already happening. Outer borough residents will stay local more often and the hype about Manhattan will fade.

See that’s what I’m talking about, if I have to take a bus or catch a ride the rest of the way home and it’s late. Then I rather not travel to Manhattan and deal with the subway system. Easier to stay local and then catch that same ride home.

And when you get off the train, do you have to catch a bus?

You think not having an active subway system is what’s keeping people from downtown LA? Everyone drives there and the parking is cheap, yet they choose not to go downtown. The same will happen to Manhattan, just like every other city with a downtown.

You see the empty store fronts, there’s space available signs everywhere right?

Edit: The downvotes don’t mean shit when Manhattan is already suffering from people working from home. It’s gotten so bad, they have to convert empty office buildings into residential housing.

Local Los Angeles residents can do that now downtown, but have you seen how desolate it looks? This is also true in a lot of cities with downtowns. People like to hangout in other areas of the city.

The empty streets will be cool at first, but then it will be just like it was during the pandemic, a lot of people will begin to avoid it and stick to areas more populated and lively.

Data looks cool, but I would like to SEE how things actually look in places like London. Especially after they implement their next wave of congestion tolls for ULEZones.

It’s common sense, when you hang out late in Manhattan, the best way to get home is in a car (rideshare/yellow cab), because who wants to take the train late at night?

Ride-share and taxis will be subjected to congestion tolls too. You’ll be better off hanging out in Queens or Brooklyn.

What’s the end goal when the streets are empty and no one is driving into Manhattan?

I see Manhattan looking a lot like downtown Los Angeles and everyone sticking to the outer boroughs.

A small number of people will take the train, but best believe they won’t hang out in Manhattan after hours. Also expect any businesses that are affected by the tolls to offload that cost onto their customers.

The right people includes anyone getting a pass, let go with a warning or a courtesy.

Shit like this is why politics are so divisive, one group is on the receiving end of a law being enforced, while the other group continues to complain that not enough is being done and they never see or experience it being enforced where they live.

So they continue to make goofy videos about the police department with fake/obstructed plates driving in from Long Island. Meanwhile the cops are stopping low-income drivers in East New York.

Hopefully everyone is taking note of how this is playing out. Any time law enforcement is asked to enforce the law, it never goes after the right people, only the soft targets not in possession of a PBA card.

> “Police departments across the nation have been moving away from vehicle stops because of the evidence showing they too often escalate and lead to tragic incidents and can extract resources from communities through fines and fees with severe disparities,” spokesperson Rendy Desamours said in a statement. “This first-ever year of data on vehicle stops in New York City shows why this initial transparency was so critical.”

Explains why a lot of speed cameras were installed. The city can “continue extracting resources from communities through fines and fees” without the physical interaction.

Photographer Martha Cooper has a famous photo of a graft artist subway surfing from the 70s

Edit: Google search “subway surfing martha cooper”

Why is it okay to victim blame and make jokes about Darwin awards in this instance? The same respect should apply, a child lost their life.

Sorry but none of us would react the same if we heard a Smart car jumped the curb and hit a crowd of people.

Matter fact what if it was a self-driving ride-share vehicle like Waymo?

Congestion tolls will be 24/7. During the hearings, Manhattan residents who work the overnight shift, 12am to 8am, outside of Manhattan expressed concerns about how this will affect them directly.

This solution will “drive” consumers away from Manhattan.

Live here long enough you know the MTA loves to waste money. So anyone placing blame on fare beaters and praising congestion tolls, is a dead giveaway.

Ticketing for ASP is random, some days you get lucky and some days you don’t. Just like getting a ticket for an expired Registration or Inspection sticker.

What’s different about Delancey Street versus any other east river bridge entrance or exit in Manhattan (Park Row, Canal Street, 59th-60th Street, 125th Street), Queens (Queens Blvd, Thomson Ave) and Brooklyn( Broadway, Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn Bridge Blvd/Cadman Plaza)?

Facts. If you scroll through his IG, he has a lot of “bad luck”. Looks like this wasn’t the first time someone hit him on that cargo bike and check this out, this is where he mentions the three open cases against him.

You should read other sources.

From what I read elsewhere, it involves the prosecutors not sharing evidence with the defense team.

> Prosecutors failed to share with Franco's defense team five cellphone data reports connected to people arrested for drug sales based on Franco's alleged lies.

> "New Yorkers must know that law enforcement, including prosecutors, are acting with the utmost integrity. We hold ourselves accountable to that standard," Manhattan DA spokesman Doug Cohen said. "After disclosing evidence that violated our discovery requirements, the People today consented to the Defense motion to dismiss the case against Joseph Franco. The presiding Judge dismissed and sealed the case."

> Cohen went on to say the assistant DA handling the prosecution was removed from her post as deputy unit chief and that the General Counsel's Office will conduct an investigation.

> "The Post-Conviction Justice Unit will continue its ongoing review of cases affected by former Detective Franco's misconduct, which has thus far resulted in the vacatur of more than 100 Manhattan convictions," Cohen said. — CBS News

Not sure why you’re getting downvoted, according to his IG, he has three open cases.

This was intentional and personal.

Comment posted in the original post confirms this…

> The victim was @ontheblockwithsoho the popular McDonalds axe guy. The driver allegedly intentionally did this to him because he told him he drives like shit.

I get this and is the exact argument I have against up-zoning a residential area with limited mass transit service.