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The network news coverage of congestion pricing in NYC pisses me off to no end (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 months ago by PKMKII@hexbear.net to c/urbanism@hexbear.net

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It’s all hyper focusing on the psychotic minority of people who drive into Manhattan and how hard it is for them, despite having commutes that could easily be done with public transit. There’s a scant few soundbites from strap hangers, the people who are the vast majority of commuters. One of the networks had a long interview with a tourist from Philadelphia who drove in for a Broadway show. She’s going on about how tough it’ll be for commuters, like, shut the fuck up, you are out of your element, you don’t live here, you don’t work here, stop opining on things you know nothing about.

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[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 34 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Don't forget how much they talk about all the small business tyrants that are crying about how much they'll have to raise prices because of it too. Aside from quickly mentioning the potential funds that will be raised from it there almost nothing else said about the potential benefits (like reduced traffic) or how there are other things that make driving into Manhattan prohibitively expensive (never a peep about how ridiculously expensive parking can be). I'm so fucking tired of hearing the coverage.

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 32 points 5 months ago (1 children)

small business

I fucking hate this about local news. "Small business owners small business owners small business owners sma--" No, shut the fuck up. I do not care about "small" business owners. It's such a tiny portion of the population, wedged between the actual 1% and the working class who actually do those jobs.

Nobody gives a shit about some chud's car dealership or antique store. Sales happening at Walmart have more impact on people's lives than some broken window at a local artisanal firewood shop in downtown Fucking Nowhere, Arkansas.

[–] rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net 10 points 5 months ago

Where is that site tagline about “I will never be friends with a small business owner”

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

they’ll have to raise prices.

I doubt they have to, either they’re doing so as a form of protest or they simply just want to.

I hate it when the rich say “we have no choice” as if they wouldn’t charge a million dollars for an apple if they could get away with it.

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago

But also, more people taking the train means more people walking from the train to their destination which means more foot traffic which means more potential customers which means more sales. The conventional wisdom is backwards when it comes to the relationship between brick and mortar retail sales and car dependency.