Comments on: Next Monday: How You Can Transform New York City Streets

By: chandani

chandani — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:30:48 +0000

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By: Marian

Marian — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:02:31 +0000

As a pre-baby boomer I feel I must speak up. I work with people under 20 or in their early 30's
and we all work late and hard. If you object to being categorized and bashed, maybe you should extend the courtesy of not assuming about all older people.

By: Boomer

Boomer — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:32:44 +0000

Not many boomers have children in school anymore. They may have early bedtimes themselves, though. YOu are conflating generations x and y.

By: momos

momos — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:19:32 +0000

Steve,
Sorry for the confusion, my comment was directed at the baby boomers and up who complain about Gen Y slackers.

You're absoloutely right, we don't get off work until late in the evening. We don't have health insurance, we won't get social security, our wages in real terms are less than what people made a generation ago. And so we must work longer and harder.

This broad trend of social deterioration in America has implications for political activism and civic engagement.

The green streets movement is not immune to this. Younger people "get it," but the older political/activist leadership needs to calibrate strategy to help young people get involved.

This is a great example. Having a major event at 6pm is just too early. 8pm would be far better.

(But 8pm would be too late for boomers on a school night.)

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:56:46 +0000

Momos,

I am in my late 20's myself. What I meant by that comment was that our generation is working later and we don't get off work till 7pm and we can't leave work early to make it. I actually mean we are working harder!

By: momos

momos — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:40:35 +0000

Steve, you're so right. I'm never off work until 6 at the earliest, usually don't make it back to my hood until 7ish. PS. I'm under 30. Gen-Y slacker? Don't be saying such garbage when we're at work long after the graybeards have had dinner.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:43:50 +0000

I wish I can make it. Why are this panel discussions always so early! No one gets off work at 5pm anymore. I think more people of the under 30 generation would come if these meetings were at more appropriate times. Say 7 or 8 pm.