The person I responded to literally mentioned PA. My statement about NJ was about further-flung places in NJ closer to PA, not like Hoboken.

what’s your source for “most”? Because I’m pretty sure you’re incorrect.

One way to fix the commutes would be to get more ferries from around the perimeter of the island and not just going to Manhattan, but Brooklyn too. I have no hope the roads can be improved nor do I expect another train line, but ferries would be more doable. Especially one from the south shore.

Yes, due to induced traffic demand

First, it’s way worse coming from NJ or PA to NYC now that more people moved out of the city during the pandemic so the commutes are no longer comparable. Also, I’ve had both long driving commutes and long mass transit commutes - no contest, driving is the absolute worst. It just feels so much longer because at least on the bus I can pass the time doing anything but driving.

The MTA runs bridges too.

Awwww, did I trigger you with my comments?

The apartments getting built here come with parking and are garden-style, so still plenty of light. I also know apartment dwellers’ names too! Amazing how that works when you get to know people who might not be exactly like you. Don’t be such a snob.

I live in one too. I also live near apartments where middle class people live too. We happily co-exist.

Why do you think people who live in apartments aren’t middle-class? If you need the help, understand that “middle class” is often code for “white.” This guy thinks he’s being punished because some apartments might be built near his precious house.

I’m not looking for that either. If you can’t see why it’s a problematic statement, I can’t help you.

“Single-family homes are so critically important to the culture of a neighborhood,” said Stefano Forte, who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2022, on Friday. “They want to change our middle-class community that we have here and, frankly, they want to punish us.”

Someone needs to tell this guy middle-class people can and do live in multi-family homes and apartments too, but the dog whistle is strong in this comment.

Adams is not progressive.

Absolutely. People let their guard down a lot more in suburbia. One of many reasons I won’t go back lol.

I grew up in the suburbs and this is something I’m really excited about for my kids. No pressure to drive, and they can walk to a bunch of places (or take a bus or train to the rest).

Eliminating Staten Island doesn’t exactly narrow down your options a whole lot.

This new piece from NYT does reference a husband that exists. So, being gay is probably one of the few things he’s not lying about lol.

odd jobs, bad debts and lawsuits, oh my!

That’s not the point. A purity test or whatever would be gross. No one deserves that. But I can’t help you understand if you are hyperfocused on this particular piece when the reason people are pissed is because he has lied about nearly everything he talked about in his bio. This is just part of that long trail of likely lies.

If he wasn’t lying about everything else in his life, I’d agree. Many gay people have been married to people of the opposite sex. I’m just less likely to believe one of those people is this guy whose name is allegedly “George Santos.”

So does basically every city agency.

There shouldn’t be cuts to libraries because the cuts that hit almost always hit the places that residents care about the most, like branch hours, programs, and services. The libraries are very top-heavy though. And the three systems really need to merge so there aren’t three $$$$ presidents and three of the same $$$$ admin departments. It’s also really confusing for library users that we have three separate systems.