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Kevin has never seen a NY road. Try driving on highway classics such as the FDR, West Side highway, the Van Wyck JFK extension, and Cross Bx Expressway to name a few.  

The Van Wyck has been under renovation  since the 80s

 

Try looking at anout 6 feet of garbage stacked from a storm from 10 days ago. 

Subway cars are 40+ years old with many over 50. 

Subway delays are increasing as rolling stock, tracks and electricity continue to fail. 

It costs over $2b to build a mile of subway track & it takes years. 

 

Edited on Feb 2, 2026 9:00am
Originally posted by: tom

Kevin has never seen a NY road. Try driving on highway classics such as the FDR, West Side highway, the Van Wyck JFK extension, and Cross Bx Expressway to name a few.  

The Van Wyck has been under renovation  since the 80s

 

Try looking at anout 6 feet of garbage stacked from a storm from 10 days ago. 

Subway cars are 40+ years old with many over 50. 

Subway delays are increasing as rolling stock, tracks and electricity continue to fail. 

It costs over $2b to build a mile of subway track & it takes years. 

 


Tom was talking about New York STATE, until he wanted to dredge up some Tom-stats, so he weaseled to talking about New York CITY 

 

So a fair comparison between NYC and Miami's transit systems would be in order. Miami's transit system is primitive and inadequate. Though it is much newer than NYC's transit system, it breaks down more often.

 

NYC spends over twice per capita on its transit system compared to Miami.

 

So yeah, lower budget in Florida. You get what you pay for.

Areas of NYs still haven't recovered from Sandy. JFK airport run by the Port Authority is a disaster to access

Round trip bridge tolls are $13

 

The Tappan Zee bridge took 20 years. NYS Thruway is full of potholes. 

I doubt Miami trains on time schedule is worse than the MTa's 80%

 

NYS is looking to increase the minimum wage to $30 per hour. 

 

Edited on Feb 2, 2026 10:51am

Tom, I feel sorry for you for having been chased out of NYC by the cops, but the good news is, you don't have to live there.

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