Comments on: Today’s Headlines

By: lee

lee — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:04 +0000

maybe over the roosevelt island bridge and then back over the queensboro, if you need to get to manhattan

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:41:32 +0000

BicyclesOnly:

Horses?

By: Larry Littlefield

Larry Littlefield — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:14:29 +0000

So how long after the legislature doubles down the Ratitch plan debts until the MTA is told to halt its capital plan because the state is too much in debt? This is nothing more than another attack by those who are cashing in and moving out.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:49:16 +0000

NY Post on Google bike directions: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/google_gives_city_bikers_bum_steer_ll9XRaiMZUfVMPkc7b3oaJ#ixzz0hsAQndDN

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:46 +0000

Re the Shabbos meters: What the article doesn’t mention is that these are 1-hour parking meters. That is, it is illegal to park in those metered spots for more than 1 hour, period. Feeding the meter is illegal, period. So they want DOT to accommodate their illegal behavior so they can block the metered spot and impair access to local businesses?

By: BicyclesOnly

BicyclesOnly — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:25:04 +0000

Tram-less Rossevelt Islanders:

“Those needing to get on and off Roosevelt Island need to take the F train or the bus.”

Aren’t we forgetting something?

By: J. Mork

J. Mork — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:10:59 +0000

I had the same initial reaction. But just remember, the cornerstone of of this city is free parking on Sunday, so it’s not liked accommodation of religious beliefs is without precedent.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:57:02 +0000

Regarding the Shabbos parking issue:

“…resulting in tickets they can’t prevent.”

Amazing! Is somebody holding these people at gun-point, forcing them to purchase an automobile, live a car-based lifestyle, and store it in the public right-of-way? I haven’t had a parking ticket ever in my entire life, and I must say, I haven’t had to put any effort whatsoever into preventing it! Except for that weird situation at a German train station, when I locked my bike up to a luggage cart rack thing, and they actually double-locked my bike and put a ticket under my brake cable. Luckily I got out of that one with the “I don’t speak German” defense… But other than that, no parking tickets.