Shawn_NYC
Shawn_NYC t1_jb3vqs6 wrote
Reply to comment by thebruns in Amazon to close eight Go convenience stores in cost-cutting move by geoxol
That was the surprise to me. I visited a couple times but outside of the novelty, I couldn't see a reason to ever visit one.
Shawn_NYC t1_jaba225 wrote
Reply to comment by TheClassyEngineer in Feds not coming to MTA’s rescue under GOP House, Schumer says by newzee1
Ironically, the MTA needs more middle management.
One of the top drivers of the cost overruns is they constantly hire expensive "consultants" to do everything at twice the cost of a normal 9-5 city worker.
Shawn_NYC t1_j9d3qox wrote
Reply to comment by froggythefish in Search for arsonist in burning of Pride flag at SoHo restaurant by BraveSirZaphod
It's both a crime to burn your neighbor's American flag and your neighbor's pride flag. Both are illiegal arson.
If you were to legally purchase a pride flag or an American flag and burn it yourself that would be legal in both instances.
Shawn_NYC t1_j9d2yvn wrote
Reply to comment by BraveSirZaphod in Search for arsonist in burning of Pride flag at SoHo restaurant by BraveSirZaphod
Our Mayor may be a joke but I really like Erik Bottcher. What a good leader he is.
Shawn_NYC t1_j9ctour wrote
Reply to comment by SolitaryMarmot in Tracking stages of grief for city office landlords by marketrent
The billionaires absolutely think capitalism should be risk free (for them).
Shawn_NYC t1_j93fskl wrote
Reply to comment by Troytato in I saw the Embrace statue in person today in Boston. by willk95
Even from this, the absolute best angle, it still kinda sucks.
I wish the $10 million spent on this would have gone to getting people to actually sit down and read MLK's letter from a Birmingham jail.
Shawn_NYC t1_j89uuit wrote
Reply to The Invisible Extinction (2022) - How the loss of our internal microbiome may be linked to the rise in obesity, childhood allergies and autism. [01:20:00] by cherrybounce
Here's a cheat code for bullshit - just match up two mysteries and imply/state they are related
Examples:
- gut biome is a mystery & autism is a mystery therefore autism is caused by the gut biome!
- microplastics are a mystery & gut biome is a mystery therefore microplastics but impact gut biome
- quantum particles are a mystery & consciousness is a mystery therefore consciousness must be a quantum effect
- quantum particles are a mystery and autism is a mystery therefore autism is caused by quantum entanglement
Shawn_NYC t1_j77f6v8 wrote
Reply to comment by George4Mayor86 in LGA PSA (Especially for Tourists) - Make Sure the Cabbie Starts the Meter by siggyrambler
Didn't AOC bail them out? Gave them our tax money?
Shawn_NYC t1_j63to7a wrote
Reply to comment by D0g_spleen in US Life Expectancy in 2021 Lowest Since 1996, according to recent article in JAMA by Dying-gaul
Life expectancy is highly dependent on the state you live in. If you live in a Republican state the prognosis is not good. If you live in Kentucky or Alabama your life expectancy (75) is the same as someone in Belarus, Jamaica, or occupied Palestine. If you live in blue state New York, California, or Hawaii your life expectancy (81.5) is similar to Denmark and Germany.
Shawn_NYC t1_j5zmqhk wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in New York City Completes Construction on Latest American Transit Disaster by mowotlarx
A very modern dialogue
"Why did nobody think of this! everyone is so stupid!!!"
Actually they did think about it and made the trade off to increase the cost of the project to not disturb street life
"Oh sure yeah that makes sense IDIOTS 🙄🙄🙄"
Shawn_NYC t1_j5zm9hi wrote
Remember when Vice was good?
Now they're desperately trying to sell themselves at 1/6th their peak valuation.
Shawn_NYC t1_j3lv58d wrote
Egypt 5,000 years ago. Egypt became one of humanity's first great powers through taxation, budgeting, and bureaucracy.
Shawn_NYC t1_j3lc8m0 wrote
Drone delivery has been 1 year away for the last 10 years.
Shawn_NYC t1_j2r3nin wrote
Reply to comment by PandaJ108 in Brazilian Authorities Will Revive Fraud Case Against George Santos by mission17
Truly amazing that long Islanders saw this man as the right person to represent them.
Shawn_NYC t1_iy25awi wrote
Reply to comment by remorselessfrost in A Very Moynihan Train Hall Thanksgiving: 'Wow, I Can't Even Sit Down?' by psychothumbs
It's to keep out the homeless.
Shawn_NYC t1_iwwxv31 wrote
Reply to Why is a Michigan resident blocking 63 New York dispensary licenses? by Character_Mall_1966
This is such a disaster. I think Zeldin would have won if he just pledged to delete this failed regulation and simply legalize cannabis.
The whole thing is just a massive example of how the Cuomo machine was completely broken and failing new yorkers.
Shawn_NYC t1_iwuxagf wrote
Reply to NYC councilman urges LGBTQ community to stay vigilant after deaths of 2 gay men in Hell's Kitchen by ShinyGodzilla
Did the article say 2 different men died from the same type of assault at the same bar? And many others report the same crime happening to them as well?
How hard is it to catch murderers when you know exactly where they're going to be and more or less exactly when they'll be commiting the next crime?
Shawn_NYC t1_iw3e94a wrote
Reply to comment by IAmGoingToSleepNow in New York City Is Failing Tenants. So They’re Getting Organized by ethnt
The 2018 tax law included the following provision:
"Landlords can elect to write off repairs, maintenance, and improvements if the total of these expenditures does not exceed the lesser of 2% of the unadjusted basis of the property or $10,000 during a given year."
Shawn_NYC t1_iw0a2z3 wrote
Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in New York City Is Failing Tenants. So They’re Getting Organized by ethnt
The Trump tax scam makes home maintenance a deductible expense for businesses but not for homeowners. Corporate landlords literally have the playing field tilted for them and against you.
Shawn_NYC t1_ivwfn3n wrote
Reply to Andrew Cuomo says Zeldin coming within 5 points of victory ‘a real wake-up call’ by PichuLovy
Go away, Cuomo.
Shawn_NYC t1_iuew3wz wrote
Reply to NYC’s new subway crime crackdown is underway but NYers are not convinced it will work by PichuLovy
I must confess to being rather insulted that I had to listen to 2 years of people gaslighting us that subway crime was all in our heads only for them to belatedly ineffectually spend millions on a "surge" in a panic.
Shawn_NYC t1_iu1jv4z wrote
Reply to comment by El_Gato in BlackRock HQ in NYC stormed with pitchforks. by helloworld_141
Bruh, they're just awkwardly standing around while 1 security guard is stopping them all.
Shawn_NYC t1_iu06j4c wrote
Reply to The horror has a face - NVIDIA’s hot 12VHPWR adapter for the GeForce RTX 4090 with a built-in breaking point | igor'sLAB by COMPUTER1313
Is there any way Nvidia doesn't have to do a massive recall? Seems like a house fire and massive lawsuit just waiting to happen.
Shawn_NYC t1_ir8odno wrote
Reply to My thoughts after walking 8.5 miles down Roosevelt Ave and Greenpoint Ave through Queens by iFlunkedChemistry
Taking long walks or bike rides through NYC is one of life's simple pleasures that absolutely never gets old. 🙂
Shawn_NYC t1_jdxjiys wrote
Reply to [OC] My partner’s 2 months job hunt as a Product Manager (UK, 4 years xp) by fryd_rice_all_rise
Google and Facebook do 2 rounds of interviews.
Remember that when anyone requires you to do 3+ rounds.