I always pay my fare, but when an MTA machine stole my 1/2 fare metro card the MTA is months late returning my card. Calling the mta on the 511 line , one will get a different answer per call. In conclusion; the mta is and always will be a criminal organization. So I guess the people who don't pay their fare has realized how corrupt the mta is, and I am just seeing their corruption first hand.
I’m lucky that I live on Long Island and I have easy access to the LIRR. For people who live west of the Hudson River in Rockland County and Orange County, this is even more unfair. There’s no trains that take you directly into Manhattan from those two counties. Congestion pricing is not fair for anyone. Not everyone has easy access to public transport which is already mega expensive.
If you want to avoid congestion pricing, you could just drive to the nearest train or subway station. That way you avoid traffic, parking, congestion pricing and having to be on a slow bus
I work in healthcare and a lot of the big hospital with greater services and technologies are located within the city. Especially NYU Midtown, Sloan Kettering, Weil Cornell, Mt. Sinai, Northwell ENT, Lenox Hill, and etc. In order to arrive at this hospitals at a timely matter, cars will have to enter from below 60th street. The fact that MTA knows this and still pushed for this, shows how much of a money grab it is.
It so hard to get car insurance in nyc, they giving out $5000-10000 premium quotes an expect us New Yorkers to pay that price 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️. Not everyone rich in nyc a lot of people make it doo just to get by in life. Lots of Real New Yorkers sacrifice a lot to make ends meet.
@ that been slogan for NYC im 31.. been here 31 years nothing changed much things just not as cheap as before its the same thing.. it’s not just the price of the insurance why it’s so high, it’s every thing else around it .. e z pass if you need gas, car note if you have, the upkeep of the car when you add everything that you get charged for in NY it’s insane… NY was never cheap i always thought if NY is so expensive how come most ppl have cars most ppl have homes… theres a will theres a way… But word the price of life isn’t adding up
Imagine being punished for your inability to get around reliably because your city will onlj do the bare minimum whilst launching lofty programs, raising fares and buy unnecessary new equipment.
Even the suburbs have fairly decent access to trains. Not to mention congestion pricing is also meant to be a Pigouvian tax on people contributing to congestion. Which has gotten worse post covid and complicates emergency responses.
I have a novel idea, tax all the limousine/car service vehicles that bring the rich in from the suburbs! How about tax the private planes as well. The 1% who are commuting from their second homes to their executive jobs cannot only afford it but will find a way to charge it as a business expense just like their commute and other expenses are. For example their apartments in the city paid for by us…. WAKE UP PEOPLE
"We live in a transit desert! We have to drive everywhere!" MTA: *Implements congestion pricing to decrease traffic and fund future expansions of service* "This isn't fair!"
Congestion Pricing isn’t about deserting these folks. It’s about removing unnecessary traffic. If anything, their commutes would be made easier, and they’ll spend less time stuck in traffic or paying for gas.
I understand your concerns, I work in healthcare and it is very possible it’s because majority of the big hospital with greater services and technologies are located within the city. Especially NYU Midtown, Sloan Kettering, Weil Cornell, Mt. Sinai, Northwell ENT, Lenox Hill, and etc. In order to arrive at this hospitals at a timely matter, cars will have to enter from below 60th street. The fact that MTA knows this and still pushed for this, shows how much of a money grab it is.
I always pay my fare, but when an MTA machine stole my 1/2 fare metro card the MTA is months late returning my card. Calling the mta on the 511 line , one will get a different answer per call. In conclusion; the mta is and always will be a criminal organization. So I guess the people who don't pay their fare has realized how corrupt the mta is, and I am just seeing their corruption first hand.
I’m lucky that I live on Long Island and I have easy access to the LIRR. For people who live west of the Hudson River in Rockland County and Orange County, this is even more unfair. There’s no trains that take you directly into Manhattan from those two counties. Congestion pricing is not fair for anyone. Not everyone has easy access to public transport which is already mega expensive.
If you want to avoid congestion pricing, you could just drive to the nearest train or subway station. That way you avoid traffic, parking, congestion pricing and having to be on a slow bus
But hey! At least congestion pricing will help pay for the subways that most NYers skip the fare on anyway 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
I work in healthcare and a lot of the big hospital with greater services and technologies are located within the city. Especially NYU Midtown, Sloan Kettering, Weil Cornell, Mt. Sinai, Northwell ENT, Lenox Hill, and etc. In order to arrive at this hospitals at a timely matter, cars will have to enter from below 60th street. The fact that MTA knows this and still pushed for this, shows how much of a money grab it is.
Living in brooklyn & queens with no car is insane
New york is insanely expensive
It so hard to get car insurance in nyc, they giving out $5000-10000 premium quotes an expect us New Yorkers to pay that price 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️. Not everyone rich in nyc a lot of people make it doo just to get by in life. Lots of Real New Yorkers sacrifice a lot to make ends meet.
@ that been slogan for NYC im 31.. been here 31 years nothing changed much things just not as cheap as before its the same thing.. it’s not just the price of the insurance why it’s so high, it’s every thing else around it .. e z pass if you need gas, car note if you have, the upkeep of the car when you add everything that you get charged for in NY it’s insane… NY was never cheap i always thought if NY is so expensive how come most ppl have cars most ppl have homes… theres a will theres a way…
But word the price of life isn’t adding up
If we can’t afford it, I guess we gotta stay home. What else are we supposed to do?
bills gotta be paid lol😂😂
Imagine being punished for your inability to get around reliably because your city will onlj do the bare minimum whilst launching lofty programs, raising fares and buy unnecessary new equipment.
i live in marine park plenty of buses to the train or express buses to the city also if you can drive to the city you can drive to a train
There's no such thing as a perfect system.
Even the suburbs have fairly decent access to trains. Not to mention congestion pricing is also meant to be a Pigouvian tax on people contributing to congestion. Which has gotten worse post covid and complicates emergency responses.
I have a novel idea, tax all the limousine/car service vehicles that bring the rich in from the suburbs! How about tax the private planes as well. The 1% who are commuting from their second homes to their executive jobs cannot only afford it but will find a way to charge it as a business expense just like their commute and other expenses are. For example their apartments in the city paid for by us…. WAKE UP PEOPLE
Why would you give up driving when your drive will become measurably faster? Does time have zero value?
People have to pay a toll which makes no sense. It's not going to reduce traffic
Money grab
"We live in a transit desert! We have to drive everywhere!"
MTA: *Implements congestion pricing to decrease traffic and fund future expansions of service*
"This isn't fair!"
Congestion Pricing isn’t about deserting these folks. It’s about removing unnecessary traffic. If anything, their commutes would be made easier, and they’ll spend less time stuck in traffic or paying for gas.
why are these retired folks driving into Manhattan so often?
Because public transportation is unreliable in the outta boroughs
I understand your concerns, I work in healthcare and it is very possible it’s because majority of the big hospital with greater services and technologies are located within the city. Especially NYU Midtown, Sloan Kettering, Weil Cornell, Mt. Sinai, Northwell ENT, Lenox Hill, and etc. In order to arrive at this hospitals at a timely matter, cars will have to enter from below 60th street. The fact that MTA knows this and still pushed for this, shows how much of a money grab it is.
@@enarush1yeah but time isn’t a problem if you are retired. So taking the bus or train over driving to avoid congestion pricing isn’t a big deal
Then move? I don't get it. It's like 2 people (on cop pensions no less) complaining here, who cares.
doctors can afford the cost.
Statements like these are why Democrats lost the election. This will be gone by the end of January
Get jobs within walking distance.
If they drive, then drive to the subway
Good luck finding parking then.
@kobyschechter8163 how are they finding parking in the city?
@@faywhite7886It’s not difficult to find parking. Driving is more convenient and faster than driving to a subway
You obviously don’t drive. Dont know how NYC parking works.