Manhattan Subway Fire Cripples 2 Lines

NY Times ^ | January 25, 2005 | SEWELL CHAN

[Salman]

A lot of the homeless in NYC are mentally ill----but NY'er can thank Mario Cuomo for closing most of the state mental facilities ...

Can't blame Mario for that one. It was under a court order as the result of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU.

[fastattacksailor]

Actually Mario fully supported it---He never even tried a real legal challenge.--anything that was done was half-hearted at best.

The ACLU never got the law that permitted the insane or those that might endanger themselves or others struck down---but Mario didn't even allow the state MH department to use it to keep some of the sick in the hospital.
He had an out--and refused to use it

[NYC GOP Chick]

I don't know where on W.77th you're headed, but the 1 or 9 trains (Seventh Ave. local) should take you to 79th @ Broadway.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Why take the A and switch when he can take the 1/9 directly from Penn Station?

[fastattacksailor]

avoid the crush----I try to avoid crowds myself.

[NYC GOP Chick]

The A is *always* more crowded than the Seventh Avenue trains. And now, service has been slashed to 1/3 of what it was, so it's going to be that much worse.

Personally, I'm going to avoid taking the A and instead walk the extra blocks to the E whenever possible.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Also, there's quite a bit of distance between the 7th Ave & 8th Ave trains in Times Square. Quite a hike.

[fastattacksailor]

Before I was hurt---I walked wherever possible (my family said I was cheap, LOL)

Used to have relatives on 83rd and 3rd---would walk all the way to Grand Central--take the 7 to Main street then walk 2 miles to the house. GREAT exercise!

As for the A---it didnt seems to be as crowded as it used to be, and I'm a bit more sensitive to crowds that I used to be.

[fastattacksailor]

"Also, there's quite a bit of distance between the 7th Ave & 8th Ave trains in Times Square. Quite a hike."




a little stretch of the legs! ;-)

I guess I'm used to doing things the hard way....

[andy58-in-nh]

It is very easy to keep warm on the New York subway. All you have to do is get on a train. They are heated.

Yeah. Especially in the Summer.

[fastattacksailor]

BTW, just heard on news 88 that they will have the repairs done in 9 months....that's a bit better than 4 years, isn't it?


Did someone's job get threatened?

[NYC GOP Chick]

I like walking, too. But I was trying to keep things simple for our friend from out of town. I usually don't give the shortcuts that require some knowledge of how to get around here to NYC newbies. ;)

[NYC GOP Chick]

MUCH better! Then again, after they got all subway stations (except the 1/9 that was right under the WTC) back to work 14 months after 9/11, I didn't think it would take *that* long for this.

[fastattacksailor]

LOL

I'd hate to have been the head of the MTA when the 4-5 year bombshell hit the mayor's office!

His ears musta melted off!

*GRIN*

[andy58-in-nh]

Take the A train (music please!)

I always loved that tune:Take the A Train

[fastattacksailor]

thanks for the file :-)

[andy58-in-nh]

Much obliged. Music from a saner time (before mine). My dad loved Big Band music and greatly enjoyed playing his Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, and Tommy Dorsey records to his (then) long-haired rock'n'roller son. It's always stayed with me (and it reminds me of him, too). RIP: RJK 3/1/95. A very good man whom I miss every day.

[Former Dodger]

No, it was a HOMELESS CHEMIST that did it.

Troll.

[Palladin]

Why the nasty reply?

Anyone can stage an arson and then plant a "shopping cart full of crap" as a red herring to throw off the investigators.

Now if they had found the "homeless person" along with the cart...

So now it's sarcasm to post a theory of a crime here on FR?

[fastattacksailor]

G-D Rest your Dad.....