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more about #parochialnews more comments → If_I_Had_a_Poodle: Everything you said about the misallocation of resources (more highways, less mass transit) is true for schools, too Local funding of local transit a... more » Proofer3: Thank you for reminding me how much I love Griffin Dunne, and what an unappreciated film After Hours is. more » badasscat: Fares are simply taxes—incredibly regressive taxes, just like the sales taxes that New York City residents suffer to fund our own transit while subu... more » garbanzo314: Can we also outsource all labor within the MTA to a non-union shop. The TWU has stood in the way of implementing new technology (they fought automated... more » seekingwhat: I'm building an MTA bus depot in Staten Island right now. The stuff I could type here would probably get me fired but... OH MY GOD! THE WASTE!!! more » sensitivitycop: I lived in NYC for 18 year during the Abe Beame, Ed Koch, and David Dinkins years, and still visit NYC 4 times a year. When I do I rely heavily on th... more » OMG! Ponies!: $205 monthly LIRR pass plus $89 monthly Metrocard equals the reason I now drive. more » ErrolFinch: This post made my day -- that's just how furious I am at the MTA (Most Terrible Assholes). I'm sure if I think hard enough I can come up with a less ... more » SuchAndSuch: Good post, except for the throwaway about how the MTA board is trying to get out of the court-ordered wage increases. First off, have you EVER met an... more » Cosmonautical: it's difficult to properly express how happy i am that others are so pissed off about this. i live off the Morgan L, so i'm dealing with it constantl... more » FitnessMadeSimple: Thank you for this, Pareene. This is my favorite post you've ever written. Also, MTA: everyone knows you are full of shit when you stall at the same ... more » rachelgbishop: Can we add to the end of the list, "find whoever is responsible for creating the clearly expensive ads featuring stupid puns granting us important kno... more » Unsolicited Advice: I thought you loved centrally-planned bureaucracies? Good luck finding those "civil servants" by the way, that was good for a laugh. more » secondavenuesagas: The MTA announced their plans for fare hikes in 2011 and 2013 at least a year ago. It's part of their plan to keep the system afloat. You bring up a ... more » lobstr: It's so weird to sit in a smelly shitty subway station in Milan and yet look up and see a digital board telling me the next Linea A train is 2:01 away... more » -
#rants
New York City Just Gives Up on Subway Service
Did you hear the great news? The MTA will not raise fares! Or cut service! Wonderful! Except none of the headlines say "for just one year." Or "not counting the existing fare increase and de facto service cuts." More » -
#mysteries
Is Missing San Francisco Mayor Secretly Sobbing with 'Life Coach?'
How does the young mayor of a new-age left coast city cope with a major political setback? By disappearing for days on end with his all-important "life coach," as failed gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom is rumored to have done. More » -
#surrealestate
San Francisco Braces for Gen. Tom Cruise to Move In (And Perhaps Lead Scientology Offensive)
There's a rumor circulating in the San Francisco press and real estate community: Tom Cruise just bought an $18 million mansion in town. An overgrown pied-à-terre wouldn't be too terrifying — except for that local Scientology expansion drive. More » -
#sports
Baseball Contest Divides New York Congressional Delegation
One of those "good work, Yankees" congressional resolutions seems like a no-brainer. But! Some Congressmen who represent the New York metro area pretend to root for the Yankees, while others of them pretend to care about the Mets. More » -
#already
Introducing the David Paterson 2010 Campaign
Oh boy. Clinton campaign strategist and avowed Mark Penn-enemy Harold Ickes is running David Paterson's reelection campaign, apparently, so let's all pray for a divisive and lengthy primary battle. (Maybe it can be racially charged, too!) More » -
#pagans
Pagan Wins Council Seat!
Hah, the Republican pagan won in Queens. Breaking! What does that say about the mood of the electorate, exactly? (That they dislike Asians, maybe?) More » -
#ihateithere
Oakland Contributes Latest Misbehaving San Francisco-Area Mayor
Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums owes $239,000 in back taxes, according to press reports. He follows in the footsteps of other local mayors, who variously killed a guy with a car; were convicted of theft; and boned an aide's wife. More » -
#endorsements
Gawker Endorsement: Don't Vote for Bloomberg
Tomorrow is Election Day! You will probably not vote, because there are no contested races for anything important in 90% of the nation. But if you are a New Yorker, we have one message: don't vote for Michael Bloomberg.
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#politics
Gavin Newsom Will Not Be Governor of California (This Time)
Slick-headed Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the race for California governor, because he's doing terribly in the polls and can't raise any real money. Oh, also his "young family." Now he's stuck running his all-too-filthy city again. More » -
#parochialnews
Queens Dems Will Not Endorse Lady-Slasher Next Year
Bad news for State Senator Hiram Monserrate. The convicted girlfriend-assaulter will not receive the support of the Democratic party in next year's primary election. More » -
#ihateithere
The Depraved and Criminal Mayors of the San Francisco Bay Area
Other cities may have their fair share of criminal mayors (we're looking at you Detroit!) but the Bay Area is quickly making its case as the home of the most comically criminal municipal leaders. Let's take a tour. More » -
#humor
Jonah Goldberg's Funny Joke About Affordable Housing
The UN Human Rights Council has a special rapporteur investigating affordable housing conditions in New York, which is depressing, frankly, unless you are Jonah Goldberg, in which case it is hilarious. More » -
#badman
Rudy Is Something-Baiting
Rudy Giuliani is trying to stoke paranoid fears of something here, in this talk before some ultra-Orthodox Jews, with Mike Bloomberg, but... what? "You know exactly what I'm talking about," Rudy said. More » -
#parochialnews
What's Next For New York's Favorite Face-Slasher?
Face-slashing pol Hiram Monserrate was found not guilty of felony assault, but they got him on a misdemeanor. He'll be sentenced in December. But now his fate rests with Albany Democrats. So he's fine. More » -
#parochialnews
Mayors Mike and Rudy Are Friends Again
What's on Mike Bloomberg's schedule today? Oh, he's heading to Staten Island to campaign for Borough President James P. Molinaro's reelection, with his good friend Rudy Giuliani! He loves Rudy again! More » -
#whatshisname
Obama Endorses "Democratic Nominee" In New York Mayoral Race
Barack Obama endorsed Democratic New York mayoral candidate Bill Thompson! Sort of! But not really! More » -
#ubrananthropology
Bus Seat Fistfight: More Transit Mayhem Policed By YouTube
One of the amazing things about this screaming fight on a San Francisco Muni bus is the way the citizen cameraman deftly captures every moment. At one point he's even shooting over his shoulder. Cell phone cameras never sleep, straphangers. More » -
#parochialnews
Bloomberg to Make it Easier to Park the Car You Live In Now
What is our billionaire Mayor-for-life up to, today? Oh, he has some great ideas for parking! He will make it so easy to park in New York, if you just give him one more term. Parking will be his legacy. More » -
#parochialnews
Rahm Emanuel Accidentally Makes David Paterson Look Tough, Sympathetic
Oh, Rahm. Why must you meddle? Emanuel and White House political director Patrick Gaspard tried to force New York governor David Paterson out of the 2010 election to make room for Andrew Cuomo and they just made everything worse. More » -
#parochialnews
Obama Wades Into New York Politics, Poorly
So. Obama sent New York governor David Paterson a letter asking him to not run for governor. Dumb! Because David Paterson is sensitive! And New York needs a governor who does not think everyone is out to get him. More »
