Driving in Manhattan is for truck deliveries and taxis only.
If you try to drive a car from point to point in Manhattan, you're an asshole.
That goes for every densely populated city. In Europe we have similar problems and still there are those SUV Assholes driving their cars in areas even delivery vehicles fear to enter. (Imagine Roads made for horse carriages... they are now one way and barely fit those dick extensions)
Car owner.
What I've read says that you aren't charged unless you cross the boundary. If you reside inside the zone and never leave and enter again, you won't be charged a toll.
Even better, he's north of the boundary. It ends at 60th st.
Congestion fees are a very capitalist way of solving it. This law basically exists for everyone except rich people (i,e. Those who can afford to pay fees).
All this is based on a false assumption that money has an objective value. But in reality, 1$ means different things for different classes.
According to Wikipedia "Low-income residents receive a 50 percent discount on daytime tolls after their first ten trips into the congestion zone in a calendar month". So to some extent the system does take your concern into account.
Yes but the money goes 100% to public transit so it benefits the lower income public transport commuters too.
Directly to which parts of public transport specifically? Are cops a part of that?
Since when cops are public transport?
Since... I dunno but it seems all transit systems have dedicated cops in the US.
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There are transit cops, cops who are on the payroll of a transit system. There are also politicians who lie about where money goes, so they say "we're investing 100% in MTA to make the system safer for you and your family" and they mean they are giving money to NYPD with some requirement they have 1 more cop at a transit terminal. As another fine example, check out states where lottery funds go to "public schools".
I don't understand the need to belittle anyone that lacks information or is ignorant. Were you born with all the information you have right now?
I mean, you are right and the fee should be proportional to wealth, but it is not gonna affect the poor people because they use the public transit. Maybe anywhere else in the US may be true that "even the homeless need/have a car" but NYC would be the exception.
Awww he might have to go on the big scary subway and desk with the poors.. A sad day indeed
He could save his $2.75 and avoid it by... walking.
Love how this is in the one US city where you need a car the least as far as I know. You've got the subway, the sidewalks, cabs... I mean sure, the latter exists in the form of ride sharing apps basically everywhere now, but NYC had cabs even in old movies. Though I suspect most other cities of any real size had them as well
I dunno about NYC but Chicago has a pretty large and diverse public transit system.
That said the first bus I got onto in Chicago clearly hit a parked car that was too far over the line and the driver just sorta shrugged and kept on truckin'.
That's why you dont park over the line. Seems fine to me.
There are buses too. Last time I visited NYC I used buses all the time. They were clean, frequent, cheap, and I had great conversations with other passengers. 10/10.
The cabs actually get a surcharge for the congestion pricing but who cares.
Only a buck 50. Cabs and rides have get a greatly reduced rate, and it gets packed onto the ride charge.
His kids live on 79th street and he will have to pay congestion price every time he goes to see them.
So like, what, Christmas and their birthdays?
I looked on the map. That overlooks Central Park.
If your home overlooks Central Park, I'm pretty sure you can afford a congestion charge.
You don't get rich enough to afford such a location by paying fees that benefit others.
Some of the most frugal, penny pitching people I know are also some of the wealthiest people I know.
Then he can walk.
Just take the 6 like 2 stops you absolute donkey
The congestion zone starts at 60th Street and heads south, so traveling from 61st - 79th street won't even encounter the congestion pricing. This guy is dumb on so many levels.
EDIT: I just looked it up on a map and 61st is a one way going west towards Central Park, so if you enter 61st from Madison Ave, you're forced to exit at 5th Ave and go south entering the zone, which I guess is this guy's problem?. I also looked up the guy and he's a CEO Real Estate developer, so he's living in a multi-million dollar place right next to Central Park and can't afford to pay $9 because his private parking spot in his building forces him to drive into the congestion pricing zone. Come on!
Wait, it's 9 dollars?
Oh my God. I thought it was cheap. This poor bastard, does he have a GoFundMe I can donate to? This is highway robbery, it's going to drive him straight to the poor house or worse the public transportation system!
Isn't the point of the congestion fee to relieve congestion? Each person that says "this fee is stupid & I'm not paying" is one less vehicle in the area.
Sounds like a win.
Dude: "I wish traffic in my area wasn't so bad"
Genie: "Ok, people driving in your area will be financially penalized for using their car instead of public transit, therefore alleviating traffic."
Dude: "hey wait, I want an exception made for me! I am special. I am the main character, I should be the only one driving a car!"
Genie: "That was your third wish. Goodbye."
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