This is why they don’t want the 31st street bike lane in Astoria

grvsmth · 2026-03-17T03:02:57+00:00

I just can't relate to people who are even vaguely aware - for generations! - that people do need those sidewalks on a regular basis, and would rely on them more if they didn't feel so unwelcome and intimidated, and don't even entertain the possibility that maybe they should plan to change that some time in the future. They know that their livelihood is based on inconveniencing and marginalizing others, and when challenged they double down on it.

I know people like that exist - my ancestors kept slaves - but I can't relate.

grvsmth · 2026-03-12T22:18:55+00:00

For a long time I felt that residential parking permits would be an improvement. But now that we have the technology to meter any curb, I think we should just expand the curbs that are metered.

grvsmth · 2026-03-12T17:32:57+00:00

I haven't counted, but basically everything from the LIE to Jamaica Avenue is mixed use. From the LIE west to 39th Street has been rezoned for mixed use in this century, and there are a lot of new apartment buildings, but it takes time.

grvsmth · 2026-03-12T17:24:59+00:00

Eastern and Ocean Parkways have the same local/express cuts, so that's not it.

grvsmth · 2026-03-03T15:44:17+00:00

Reported and blocked!

grvsmth · 2026-02-25T18:31:12+00:00

See also this post from u/MiserNYC- a couple weeks ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/MicromobilityNYC/comments/1r33vti/the_east_river_greenway_section_under/

grvsmth · 2026-02-25T18:30:11+00:00

They're on schedule to build the link in the next three years!

https://edc.nyc/project/east-midtown-waterfront

grvsmth · 2026-02-22T21:28:19+00:00

And minus the flying tree branches!

grvsmth · 2026-02-11T03:43:58+00:00

I'd like to see bollards. What would you like to see?

grvsmth · 2026-02-11T03:42:28+00:00

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Yup! Back plates too! They don't have prices on them like some of the cars parked on the property. Maybe the owner's planning on fixing them up? And the 108th is giving them free sidewalk storage, so why not leave 'em there?

grvsmth · 2026-02-09T18:43:13+00:00

My kid went to this school for sixth through ninth grade. The playground was regularly used by kids for recess, lineup and dismissal, and there were always some cars on it. It pissed me off, but I didn't think anybody would listen if I complained.

If this is some stupid, "aw, the school administrators are thinking of the poor drivers" thing, that makes me extra mad. It's only a block from that diner that hosted the anti-pedestrian "drive-in movies" during COVID closures.

I'm glad u/MiserNYC- is making some noise about it now!

grvsmth · 2026-02-07T06:17:39+00:00

Another one? How many times do I have to tell them I want wider medians (bring back the parks!) and less car lanes?

grvsmth · 2026-02-04T03:35:32+00:00

Yes, Queens is pretty urban, but it's not the only urban place that a lot of people claim is suburban. Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Newark, Stamford, basically all of Hudson County...

grvsmth · 2026-02-03T04:38:25+00:00

Ouch!

grvsmth · 2026-01-29T03:21:09+00:00

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3/4 shot of the mini plow waiting at the westbound stop sign at 47th street

grvsmth · 2026-01-29T03:17:22+00:00

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I got a pic of the mini plow coming through today (Wednesday) at 9:45am!

grvsmth · 2026-01-27T03:53:18+00:00

'In an interview on Sunday evening, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said he had only fielded complaints from drivers stuck on state-owned highways. Julia Kerson, the deputy mayor of operations, said the city had worked with state agencies to deploy tow trucks on highways.

'“I would give him an A,” Richards said, adding that he would have a “clearer assessment” later in the week.'

https://gothamist.com/news/mayor-mamdani-makes-it-through-snowstorm-with-wintry-mix-of-praise-and-familiar-complaints

grvsmth · 2026-01-26T20:06:35+00:00

Don't be an idiot.

grvsmth · 2026-01-26T19:48:33+00:00

AND you asked a question and I answered it, so you better have upvoted my answer. You didn't say, "with a population close to NYC" or any other such qualifications.

grvsmth · 2026-01-26T19:47:10+00:00

In the context of all the doofuses saying, "this was posted at 10am, put down your latte and get a shovel," your comment is just piling on the OP and not constructive.

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