tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post7461372034093746224..comments2024-03-28T15:30:55.364-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Nightmare scenario for residents who learn that 14th Street and Avenue A will be the main staging area for the L-train reconstructionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-45874447775174629812018-09-19T22:27:32.926-04:002018-09-19T22:27:32.926-04:00No Mr Borenstein, the MTA is NOT public property. ...No Mr Borenstein, the MTA is NOT public property. Like the Federal Reserve, it is a PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANY. Which is why it consistently acts outside the law and heedless of the public with no oversight. FED and MTA are NOT govt entities. Wise up. <br />But the biggest zap is yet to occur. All those citibike racks didnt come out of nowhere. Neither is the shut down. These are pilot projects to acclimatize everyone to eventual banning of cars and vehicles on this street, like the big clogged mess Bloomberg modeled in midtown around Herald Sq where "green spaces" with no auto traffic are allowed. The dunce who suggested rerouting it all to other streets is playing right into this secret scheme. In an area of aging populace, banning taxis and buses is outrageous. They already did away with our hospitals. Guess its part of their depopulation plan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-1283979597438168222018-09-18T21:42:23.877-04:002018-09-18T21:42:23.877-04:00At 12:20 PM, Anonymous said:
PS to Scuba Diva: I ...At 12:20 PM, Anonymous said:<br /><br /><i>PS to Scuba Diva: I didn't go to the meeting b/c I can't stand the idea of being in the same room with traitor Carlina Rivera.</i><br /><br />Avoiding a problem won't solve it; I think we should BRING HER DOWN.<br /><br />(I don't know if she's reading this, but I bet she isn't.)Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49783966967952153132018-09-18T14:39:54.690-04:002018-09-18T14:39:54.690-04:00This project is NYC in a nutshell: government FOR ...This project is NYC in a nutshell: government FOR the rich & powerful, BY the rich & powerful, with liberty & justice for ONLY the rich & powerful.<br /><br />All others need not apply.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-50996892393092315612018-09-18T12:28:48.259-04:002018-09-18T12:28:48.259-04:00The residents of NYC seem to be the LEAST importan...The residents of NYC seem to be the LEAST important consideration to NYC government and to the dysfunctional MTA. And if you own a business in that area, hey, NYC doesn't care about you either b/c you're not funneling enough $$$ into the right people's hands.<br /><br />This project is going to be a clusterf*ck of massive proportions; heaven only knows how many years it will ACTUALLY take.<br /><br />PS to Scuba Diva: I didn't go to the meeting b/c I can't stand the idea of being in the same room with traitor Carlina Rivera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-82714592138476421902018-09-18T10:18:06.514-04:002018-09-18T10:18:06.514-04:00Why is traffic enough allowed on 14 Street east of...Why is traffic enough allowed on 14 Street east of First Avenue during this? Close it down from first avenue to Avenue C, and divert those who need access to the FDR to head down 20 Street. Likewise for the buses. (Or just allow bus-only traffic.)<br /><br />That'll solve, of course, only a small part of the noise-congestion problem.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17027111829489077722018-09-17T22:20:42.711-04:002018-09-17T22:20:42.711-04:00I had marked my calendar, but I missed the town ha...I had marked my calendar, but I missed the town hall. Did anyone go? Can anyone recap?Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22239619497639291822018-09-17T14:21:05.573-04:002018-09-17T14:21:05.573-04:00UGH. I'm sorry William — I accidentally delete...UGH. I'm sorry William — I accidentally deleted your follow-up comment. That wasn't intentional — publish and delete are awfully close together... Grievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382814579232675060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41324590291016389952018-09-17T13:41:51.395-04:002018-09-17T13:41:51.395-04:00The MTA is public property - but we, the public pr...The MTA is public property - but we, the public property owners, are denied our rights to manage our common, mutual public property. The MTA board must be directly elected by all of us, the public property owners.Matthew Borensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101323472976952206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-72405963616371427312018-09-17T11:23:17.363-04:002018-09-17T11:23:17.363-04:00William Wynne, did we read the same article? It do...William Wynne, did we read the same article? It doesn't say anywhere that anyone is in favor of not repairing the L-train. It doesn't say anywhere that six years is too long. The article is about the way the project is being handled and mismanaged and the deceptive flow of information to the public about what's in store. <br /><br />Own a small business and struggle along for years only to have an eight-foot fence put up 28" from your front door without forewarning, without compensation, and without any information as to way. Watch children on their way to school walk through puddles of spill-over diesel fuel. Study up on the reason DEP regulations are created in the first place, realize they're being recklessly and reprehensibly ignored, and know that any complaints made by tax-paying residents are systematically disregarded.<br /><br />It was the MTA's decision to route all the new buses (to compensate for the train shutdown) onto 14th Street. Approximately 550 out of the 575 brand new buses are diesel, by the way. It was the MTA who told us that 14th Street is the street that's going to be most affected by the shutdown, due to the increased number of buses running round the clock. And it's the MTA that has, now, made the covert plan to run construction trucks 24/7 on that very same street. With no Environmental Impact Study why? Because they aren't required to conduct one. With no diesel admissions test why? Because they aren't required to conduct one. With no consequence to their hundreds of documented violation complains why? Because they actually aren't required to consider the health and well-being of individuals who don't work for Judlau or the MTA. <br /><br />Of course this work has to be done, and of course it can take years to complete. We all understand that. But you could stand to become much more familiar with the project and its history and the way the DEP is asleep at the wheel before you call "BS."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477017660499735888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-66078351594567085482018-09-17T10:43:20.584-04:002018-09-17T10:43:20.584-04:00So are they going to have to destroy part of the n...So are they going to have to destroy part of the neighborhood every time we have a Hurricane Sandy-level flood, or are they waterproofing all of the concrete, signals and electrical systems so that we don't have to do this again?Giovannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061991537085810824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-2481313819172926132018-09-17T10:07:55.867-04:002018-09-17T10:07:55.867-04:00Unlimited asbestos and diesel emissions? 24/7 nois...Unlimited asbestos and diesel emissions? 24/7 noise loud enough to cause permanent deafness? This sounds like the soylent green of subway projects. DrGeckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480708164024012673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-63269308344405791962018-09-17T09:57:11.901-04:002018-09-17T09:57:11.901-04:00I get the complaint. Honestly I do. And it speaks ...I get the complaint. Honestly I do. And it speaks to the shadiness of the MTA and how they neglect to inform communities on the true nature of their work. <br /><br />HOWEVER,<br /><br />Calling for a stop on construction to allow for an independent auditor to monitor the situation is just not going to happen. For one thing, bring in an auditor can take months just to procure, and then months to study, and then months to approve new changes. That's already on top of a 3+ year project. And people wonder why these projects take so long, and become so expensive. <br /><br />And, no offense to the residents complaining, but think about how this project is needed for the 400,000 daily riders who use this line to get to and from. What has already been a boondoggle will be an incredibly insurmountable project because of complaints by these residents. <br /><br />And their complaint about having 6 years to fix this and not doing so...that's BS. They spent the better part of the 6 years fixing the Court St tunnels on the R/N lines. Both were necessary, but that had to be done first because it had the greatest damage. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00427130406123134488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-16277356744481055022018-09-17T08:30:28.007-04:002018-09-17T08:30:28.007-04:00Great post on an existential disaster and the MTA&...Great post on an existential disaster and the MTA's and their contractors devious tactics. This is not going to get done on schedule.<br /><br />How will the beautiful people living in the East Village's Greatest Building are going to handle this?<br /><br /><br />https://impunitycity.wordpress.com/JQ LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203861642095498340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-82287855463356625312018-09-17T08:20:11.817-04:002018-09-17T08:20:11.817-04:00I live on 14th between Ave B and C. I've calle...I live on 14th between Ave B and C. I've called 311 on more than 5 occasions this year due to construction beginning prior to 7AM. There were other times I should have and could have called to complain. Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17206847383384863721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-8233543097611316952018-09-17T07:17:03.966-04:002018-09-17T07:17:03.966-04:00Very well written article. Nailed it ........ se...Very well written article. Nailed it ........ secrecy until it’s to late to turn back. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247818316134944170noreply@blogger.com