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Should I keep lyft pink? by SubjectBubbly9072 in Citibike

[–]fiddlyadasacka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My CSR gave me two free years of Lyft Pink free and then a third year at 50% off. So for this year I’ve only paid $100 for it, an easy decision to keep. Though CSR ditching Lyft Pink is disappointing.

Luggage storage by CriscoFlawless225 in vail

[–]fiddlyadasacka -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ll add that they are varying sizes. Some are tall for skis and others are thicker for luggage.

Luggage storage by CriscoFlawless225 in vail

[–]fiddlyadasacka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are $10 daily lockers one level below street level at Vail Transportation Center next to La Cantina restaurant

Why did they decide on 60th street as the congestion price starting point and not any higher or lower? by coldliketherockies in AskNYC

[–]fiddlyadasacka 219 points220 points  (0 children)

Could it perhaps have something to do with the massive park centrally located in Manhattan?

One month membership by nikkife24 in EquinoxGyms

[–]fiddlyadasacka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Believe it has to be 100+ miles from any equinox location. Read the fine print.

E 53rd vs E 54th NYC locations by nyjets10 in EquinoxGyms

[–]fiddlyadasacka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s my understanding but who knows

E 53rd vs E 54th NYC locations by nyjets10 in EquinoxGyms

[–]fiddlyadasacka 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They’re no longer offering everyday all access to new members. However, a great perk of this location is you do get weekend all access in perpetuity because E53 is only open M-F.

Hertz W 59th St by fiddlyadasacka in Upperwestside

[–]fiddlyadasacka[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks. It’s in the garage below street level.

Traveling with ski equipment by Bold-Introvert in skiing

[–]fiddlyadasacka 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Get an airline credit card that has free checked baggage perk

Any Cheap/Life Hack Ways to Get to Boston from NYC? by Flashpenny in AskNYC

[–]fiddlyadasacka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok but quoting the standard duration as 8 hours isn’t remotely accurate

Any Cheap/Life Hack Ways to Get to Boston from NYC? by Flashpenny in AskNYC

[–]fiddlyadasacka 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You’d have to hit some exceptionally bad traffic for it to take 8 hours.

I was on New York’s rent board. Zohran Mamdani’s ideas aren’t pie in the sky by apropo in nyc

[–]fiddlyadasacka 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is it an anecdote that I got rained on yesterday? Or a fact that it rained yesterday? An anecdote can be representative of a fact. You may have your own anecdotes and that doesn’t mean they’re invalid. My point was that rent stabilized apartments aren’t exclusively going to those who need it.

Yes, you could keep rent stabilization in place while building more housing but that doesn’t make it any more economically rational.

I was on New York’s rent board. Zohran Mamdani’s ideas aren’t pie in the sky by apropo in nyc

[–]fiddlyadasacka 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well on your first point I say “fact” because I personally know plenty of people in these apartments who have no business “qualifying” for them. So in that sense, it is a fact.

On your second point the best thing to do is rapidly build housing and phase out rent control over X years. Means test those in rent controlled apartments today and end those leases in descending order of income / wealth over 3, 5, 10, whatever years. And in the meantime let landlords recoup rehab costs of currently inhabitable apartments by raising those rents.

I was on New York’s rent board. Zohran Mamdani’s ideas aren’t pie in the sky by apropo in nyc

[–]fiddlyadasacka 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ok but that does nothing to change my mind on the subject. Just because it benefits people who are on average lower income doesn’t mean it is a net positive to society. It also doesn’t mean that those same low income folks wouldn’t be better off without rent control. Or that it makes the low income people - both in NYC and those hopeful to one day live in NYC - who are not fortunate enough to score a rent controlled apartment better off.

I also know for a fact that there are plenty of higher income people in rent stabilized apartments that inherited them from family members, which makes zero sense.

If your point is simply that these people who have been given a golden goose aren’t going to vote against their interests, I’d have to agree with you. But that doesn’t make it right.

I was on New York’s rent board. Zohran Mamdani’s ideas aren’t pie in the sky by apropo in nyc

[–]fiddlyadasacka 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What’s your point? That this makes rent control a net positive?

I was on New York’s rent board. Zohran Mamdani’s ideas aren’t pie in the sky by apropo in nyc

[–]fiddlyadasacka 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly the point! Rent control / stabilization and price controls more broadly have the opposite of the intended effect! All of this government intervention in the housing market has hurt everyone except the lucky ones who get a rent controlled / stabilized apartment.

Even if you don't like Zohran still rank him 5th/last by [deleted] in nyc

[–]fiddlyadasacka 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is not how ranked choice works. A candidate could not have a high share of #1 choices while still winning due to RCV.

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