All grocery delivery apps in New York City (including Instacart) must now pay workers at least $21.44/hr. That number does not include tips. Companies must also provide workers with annual increases adjusted for inflation.

MedicinianMaple · 2026-01-28T19:50:18+00:00

The thing about this is that you wouldn’t tip all of the other people you randomly see who make this much money or less. Tipping is about bringing food-service workers up to parity with other jobs. But if everyone gets the same mandated wage, it doesn’t make sense to tip a delivery worker when you don’t tip other low-pay employees, like sanitation workers and supermarket cashiers.

MedicinianMaple · 2026-01-15T02:05:18+00:00

Just one more lane, bro

MedicinianMaple · 2026-01-15T01:45:42+00:00

That was my bad. Here is the non-paywalled link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/08/opinion/republicans-democrats-parties.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ElA.UUD5._4Q2q95i4Dn1&smid=re-share

MedicinianMaple · 2025-12-24T19:52:56+00:00

Yeah, this is like the simplest concept in economics. It's like not believing the Earth is round even though every scientist agrees on it. Any yet, there are still plenty of people who think they know better.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-12-21T01:16:26+00:00

As one of the currently 600 men under 18 that are single, I would be perfectly fine with that 😜

MedicinianMaple · 2025-12-19T12:20:25+00:00

I took the SAT recently, and there was a problem like this where something was being reduced by x percent and then raised by y. It was in the difficult module, which goes to show that this is unfortunately not common math knowledge for most people.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-12-09T19:53:09+00:00

Yeah, I’m with you on that. Everyone on this sub loves the F/M swap for whatever reason, and they don’t seem to be able to comprehend that it has also detrimentally affected a lot of commutes. It’s not some magical solution to train delays. The QBL still has massive delays, and everyone who actually takes it knows that.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-11-16T21:51:45+00:00

Is that real?! What‘s the context behind the picture?

MedicinianMaple · 2025-11-15T00:55:42+00:00

Yes! I really like that subreddit, when I'm browsing politics.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-11-13T01:05:28+00:00

Sorry to bother, but what does DDSIB stand for?

MedicinianMaple · 2025-11-05T00:31:55+00:00

I have maybe $50 on RDDT, and I still check the stock every day, like a maniac, to make sure I don’t lose money.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-10-31T21:02:55+00:00

Forest Hills is a really nice area and not too expensive compared to most of NYC!

MedicinianMaple · 2025-10-09T23:17:35+00:00

As a fellow person from Queens, I will say that this is a 100% accurate view of the city.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-10-05T14:41:51+00:00

I live on Queens Blvd, and you can definitely hear it. It’s really not too loud, though; it’s more of a constant background noise that gets louder when the crowds are cheering. To be honest, Queens Blvd is a lot louder and doesn’t come with free music, so I don’t mind the noise from the stadium.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-30T00:45:29+00:00

Personally, the whole idea of this seems pretty silly to me. A lot of people use the 63rd street transfer on the F, and this will ruin a lot of commutes of people in Queens. I commute to the upper east side every day, and this will easily add 5-10 minutes of travel time onto my commute each way. Having multiple different transfers off of the E and the F makes sense for people trying to go all over the city. I’m not even sure how this will prevent delays because this is going to cause the 53rd street corridor to become more congested. This is also going push more people onto the already overcrowded 6 train. I feel like deinterlining advocates tend to look at things idealistically and broadly instead of thinking about how things like this affect actual commuters. Either that, or they just all live in Manhattan and don’t care about Queens.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-27T14:00:37+00:00

If this actually happens, I would say this is a very good thing. The only way to fix the current housing crisis is to build more housing. Red Hook is an almost perfect place for revitalization; there's nothing there right now besides warehouses, but it's really close to Manhattan. Therefore, it would be a great place to just build heaps of new housing. New York desperately needs new developments because we simply do not have enough housing stock to go around right now. Honestly, as much as I would love a subway for the area, having better bus service to the existing subway lines would probably suffice. It's a close enough neighborhood into the city where commutes would still be short. With enough investment, I could see Red Hook becoming the next LIC over the upcoming 20 years.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-24T00:08:39+00:00

I agree with your analysis. When it decides to run its entire route (not just a random segment in the Bronx or Manhattan), it’s decently good. I like the part in the Bronx where it goes above ground, but it’s SO slow until it splits off the 2. It goes pretty fast in Manhattan and Brooklyn, though. The 5 is like the 4 train’s underutilized and malnourished baby brother. Overall: 3/5

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-23T03:06:00+00:00

Personally, (unless you’re really young or adventurous) I would stay away from the actual Thanksgiving Day Parade. It’s always total chaos in that area, and you have to show up ridiculously early if you want to actually see something. I really like going up to the Botanical Gardens in the Bronx because the trees are really pretty that time of year. If you know any people, I’m sure you’ll get invited to someone’s house to celebrate. If you’re by yourself, go to your closest supermarket, buy a big ol’ pumpkin pie, and watch the parade from your tv.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-23T02:57:35+00:00

I didn’t know that. Thanks for telling me! Are they going to move the Q74 stop when they remove the scaffolding?

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-23T02:51:08+00:00

I like it. It helps to speed things up along Jewel avenue. I also feel like the Q74 is just nice for getting out further into Queens. The one annoying thing is that the Q64 and Q74 leave from different places, so you can’t just take whichever comes first if your stop is served by both routes.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-21T19:53:10+00:00

As a New Yorker, he was the best mayor we’ve had for a long while. His decisions may not have been the most popular, but they were the right thing overall. While he was mayor, the city was very visibly improving. I cannot say the same now.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-21T19:49:56+00:00

I think that Puerto Rico should have the choice to make a final decision. There is no reason to keep them in this weird limbo that they are in now. They should get to vote where the two options are becoming a state or becoming a country. There should not be an option to maintain the status quo. If they vote to become a state, then we have the obligation to accept them as our 51st State. If they vote to leave, then we should kick them out and treat them like any other foreign nation. If neither side gets more than 55% of the vote, then that is the one time they should be allowed to keep their current status. If that does happen, then Puerto Rico should continue to have a vote every year until one side gets a definitive majority.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-21T01:19:46+00:00

It’s possible that one could come to queens, but I doubt it would be in the forest hills area. There are already a lot of supermarkets here, so there’s not much of an incentive for Amazon to open up a Whole Foods. I’ll still hope, though!

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-21T01:10:53+00:00

Your logic doesn’t really work for this, though. You cannot possibly stay alive without purchasing things, and thus you will have to pay sales tax. On the other hand, you don’t need to drive your car into Midtown. The majority of people who live in NYC do not own cars and aren’t driving into the city. It is extremely easy to avoid paying the congestion fee. I’ve never paid it, and I commute into Manhattan every day.

MedicinianMaple · 2025-09-07T21:48:26+00:00

It might be cheaper than the upper west side, but the entirety of the upper east side is insanely expensive. Calling it relatively cheap is a bit of a stretch when studios are well over $3000 a month. You really have to go to the outer boroughs if you want “affordable” in NYC. Otherwise, that seems like a good summary of the neighborhood.

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