People who absolutely need to go to NYC are driving there, not taking mass transit.
Many people are telecommuting.
The city will never recover.
Posted on 05/21/2021 4:52:23 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A spike in assaults and harassment incidents in New York’s transit system is threatening its ability to restore ridership to prepandemic levels just as it needs to start replenishing its coffers.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which carried 5.5 million people on its subways every weekday before the COVID-19 outbreak, faces a harsh reality: Even with $14.5 billion of federal aid, it must plug an estimated $1.5 billion deficit as soon as 2024 if ridership fails to hit prepandemic levels.
That scenario would bring back financial strains that could have dire consequences for the future of the nation’s largest transit system. At stake is the MTA’s $51.5 billion capital plan, which would improve access for the nearly 1 million New Yorkers who identify as disabled, expand service to underserved neighborhoods and replace aging signals that cause delays and limit service.
The key to it all, however, is revenue. The authority must lure people back in the face of concerns about both COVID-19 and personal safety. With the most-populous U.S. city reopening, subway ridership is as high as it’s been since the virus first hit. But it’s still a mere 40 percent of pre-pandemic levels, and by some estimates, 20 percent of riders may never return, with more people opting for remote work or preferring cars or bikes. The federal aid will eventually run out, so winning back passengers is crucial given that fares and tolls historically accounted for 50 percent of revenue.
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Bernie.
Goetz.
The cops will only arrest those who defend themselves.
Two more words:
Paul.
Kersey.
Yup.
Three words
Shoot, leave, shut-up
And always wear a hat and Covid mask to fool the facial recognition
I’m sure it has nothing to do with the people who fled New York for places like Connecticut and have now discovered they can remotely work from home and not have to commute into that shit hole city again, or at least greatly reduce the need to be there in person.
Why you were safer on a NYC trolley car in 1880 than today on a subway.
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I want the guy who tossed those 3 women and saved that Asian guy...Story on Free Republic....... Let’s find 50 more of him....
They make lousy sandwiches, dropped roast beef and hired a lezbo.
No way would we ride those cages, right now.
People who absolutely need to go to NYC are driving there, not taking mass transit.
Many people are telecommuting.
The city will never recover.
I agree; it will end up like Newark NJ - only infusions of gubmint money, as the private sector walks away. Like Newark, it will be unable to attract business because there will be no skilled workforce willing to work and/or live there.
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