Congestion Pricing in Manhattan Close to Approval

Re:Congestion Pricing in Manhattan Close to Approval by ams6110 on Monday March 25, 2019 @10:24PM (#19488783)

Tourists don't use the subway much. It's rather confusing and even scary.

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Re:Congestion Pricing in Manhattan Close to Approval by jdavis703 on Monday March 25, 2019 @11:31PM (#19489085)

Source? I’m just one person, but I use the subway every time I’m visiting in NYC, and don’t find it confusing or scary.

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Re:Congestion Pricing in Manhattan Close to Approval by jshaqaw on Monday March 25, 2019 @11:31PM (#19489081)

Scary? It’s not 1978 anymore.

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Re:Congestion Pricing in Manhattan Close to Approval by zone411 on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @12:21AM (#19489273)

It's definitely not 1978 in terms of violent crime but haven't you encountered aggressive panhandlers or obviously mentally ill people? If there is something violent going on, the vast majority of passengers won't intervene (see the recent attack on an elderly woman where everyone was just filming).

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Re:Congestion Pricing in Manhattan Close to Approval by qpotlpus on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @07:28AM (#19490748)

I’ve lived in NYC for 20 years and take the subway 2-4 times a day, often with my little kids. I can’t remember ever really feeling unsafe.

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Re:Congestion Pricing in Manhattan Close to Approval by steveeq1 on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @01:35AM (#19489531)

I don't get it. What happened in 1978?

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Re:Congestion Pricing in Manhattan Close to Approval by NikkiA on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @06:41AM (#19490596)

See this excellent documentary:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080120/?ref_=nv_sr_5

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Re:Congestion Pricing in Manhattan Close to Approval by jogjayr on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @02:35AM (#19489686)

I think they meant that it would have been scarier in the 70s because NYC had a lot more crime back then.

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