Fat chance for Mr. Luisi. Perhaps if there was a fare on the SI Ferry we could afford a South Shore equivalent. Perhaps if there was some up-zoning on the Rock the rest of us could afford to pay for more of your MTA service. Perhaps if there was more of a political contest over there the rest of NYC would care what happened. Enjoy the driveways though.

The North Shore Railway would be be a huge development for Staten Island. But all we ever seem to get out of BP Molinaro and the Mayor is another multi million dollar study. The Home Port remains undeveloped, the National Lighthouse Museum is a shameful fiasco, there is no ferry from the South Shore, and the waterfront in fenced and gated off at every turn. I lay the blame for this squarely on the shoulders of the Molinaro.

He is a member of the old political school and I am praying he is voted out of office.

Luisi got my vote, and depending on North Shore turnout, could take the election.

http://ny1.com/1-all-boroughs-news-content/top_stories/108359/corrections-officer-fatally-strikes-pedestrian-in-brooklyn

The incident probably happened before sunrise — while riding laps around Prospect Park, I noticed two choppers hovering nearby, unusual. Flatbush Avenue is predictably a raceway at this hour.

By the time I rode by at 7:45a, police had entirely closed Flatbush Avenue northbound from the intersection of St. Marks, and were allowing southbound traffic only one vehicle at a time.

Prop #1 is a dodgy deal but a reasonable amendment. Prop #2 is a shocking affront to the integrity of our criminal justice system.

A bit more here.

Cheers,

–Ian

What did people think of the propositions?

I’m sure ADB won’t win, but if De Blasio is listening, he’d better start advocating for the car free among us…

Pretty cool experiment IMO

You can get from Port Richmond to Bayonne now in 15 min and then another 20 minutes to Exchange Place (major employment area) and then a 10 minute PATH train into Manhattan to WTC or 33rd Street.

That’s much better than 30min bus ride to ferry, 30 minutes on Ferry. It’s really ideal for people that work in Jersey City.

It sits right next to the Bayonne Bridge, would could easily link to the light rail station in New Jersey just across the water. That links it to Jersey City, Newark and Manhattan without the ferry. I know they started running a bus across the Bridge, but not sure if that experiment worked or not.

But the key would be restoring the North Shore Railroad along the waterfront, connecting the SI Ferry to residential areas on the North Shore and the Rapid Transit Line along the East Shore.

Let’s divest the vested interests, and force them to sit at the same table with those who weren’t in on the deals to start with: riders, taxpayers, younger and future workers, younger generations in general.