The subway’s antiquated 1930s-era signal system is also a barrier to spacing trains closer together. Modern signals would allow trains to run more frequently, increasing the subway’s capacity, but officials say installing them systemwide could take a half-century and billions of dollars.
What a piece a shyt he was. He's the reason the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles and he basically built the Cross Bronx right through residential areas where Black and Latino people lived..New York City’s subway crisis started with Robert Moses
that elitist fukk Robert Moses, can't believe he had that much power back in the 50s without holding a political title. All of the infrastructure problems in NYC is mostly on him.
On Monday morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled details for the “millionaires tax” proposal that he alluded to over the weekend. The mayor’s proposal calls for a 0.534 percent increase on the income tax rate for incomes above $500,000 for individuals, and $1 million for couples. That constitutes less than 1 percent of the city’s taxpayers or about 32,000 people, according to the Mayor’s office.
But we can't afford universal health careOn Monday morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled details for the “millionaires tax” proposal that he alluded to over the weekend. The mayor’s proposal calls for a 0.534 percent increase on the income tax rate for incomes above $500,000 for individuals, and $1 million for couples. That constitutes less than 1 percent of the city’s taxpayers or about 32,000 people, according to the Mayor’s office.
.534% will raise 700million
.534%
this country ain't shiiiiiiiiiiiit man...that's so much bread and folks still gonna be bytching
bro! you know what I'm sayingBut we can't afford universal health care
I really don't see how long this city can keep going at this rate before I just say fukk it and move to Jersey.
bro! you know what I'm saying
.5 gets us 700millie....muhfukka let's up this bytch to 1% and get it crackin
this is absolutely absurd
I simply cannot wrap my mind around the idea that prior to today, the mayor knew that he could raise $700million annually and didn't
He does. He has close ties with real estate developers hence why his affordable housing program is a fukking joke. People think NYC is progressive but the rich here are hard core republicans. I mean we had 2 terms of Giuliani and 3 terms of Bloomberg. Basically 22 years of right wing policies is why the city is in terrible shape.because the mayor probably gets under the table donations from these rich 5th ave b*stards...
He does. He has close ties with real estate developers hence why his affordable housing program is a fukking joke. People think NYC is progressive but the rich here are hard core republicans. I mean we had 2 terms of Giuliani and 3 terms of Bloomberg. Basically 22 years of right wing policies is why the city is in terrible shape.