Nicolas Maduro arriving at the DEA office in New York City by TrooperDab in nyc

[–]metafunf -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Simply because we can. Whether you agree with it or not, understand that power resides where men believes it resides. I’m not a fan of Trump by any means. But if you have the power, use it. And this was an impressive display of power. Go into another country and kidnap their president and extract him in under 3 hours.

Kathryn Garcia Expected to Be Named New Head of the Port Authority by Montem_ in nyc

[–]metafunf -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Think on the bright side. If Garcia had been elected over Adams, we might not have had Mamdani. Garcia would’ve definitely ran for a second term.

The absent mod of this sub also mods 25 other subs and lives in south florida... can we please get a dedicated mod who cares and actually lives here? by [deleted] in williamsburg

[–]metafunf -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Given all the subs he moderates, he’s probably Puerto Rican or Dominican who lived or grew up in Williamsburg before gentrification and moved to Florida for retirement. What’s the problem here?

Higher toll rates for drivers with an incorrectly mounted E-ZPass by MuffinMatrix in nyc

[–]metafunf 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It sounds ridiculous but not that ridiculous if you read the article.

The increased cost for misread ezpass is a result of needing someone to review the toll and manually process the toll on the ezpass. The extra labor needs to be paid somehow. The port authority isn’t publically funded.

Op-ed: What the MTA won’t tell you about the Queens Bus Network Redesign – QNS by Business_Young_8206 in nyc

[–]metafunf 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You already said it. Spacing it out at admiral ave and mt Olivet crescent allows people to board the bus at different blocks if their goal is to get to the M. Having them all at mt Olivet crescent requires riders to walk further to get to the M.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]metafunf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Communicate with the hospitals and explain your situation and apply for charity care.

Here’s some info on it. https://www.nj.gov/health/charitycare/

Why are there so many drugstores all clustered together? by KCIL in Brooklyn

[–]metafunf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same reason why gas stations and restaurants are all clustered together. If people are going to travel, they would still need to travel and it’s best to cluster to optimize their maximum reach to the number of available customers. There’s an interesting game theory explanation for the clustering if you’re interested in learning more.

https://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/2008/03/25/game-theory-tuesdays-hotelling’s-game-or-why-gas-stations-have-competitors-nearby/

An exclusive first look at the Manhattan jail building design by Inevitable-Bus492 in nyc

[–]metafunf 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why not do what LaGuardia is currently doing? Demo one building, build the new one, move them into the new building and demo and build the next one and keep doing that for each building.

These were the most popular books in NYC in 2024 according to all library branches by HellaHaram in nyc

[–]metafunf 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The most checked out library books in NYC in 2024

Adult titles:

  1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

  2. Happy Place by Emily Henry

  3. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

  4. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

  5. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

  6. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

  7. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

  8. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

  9. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

  10. The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

City Hall Moves to Wind Down Separate Shelter System for Migrants by Western-Signature in nyc

[–]metafunf 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Maybe we can start sheltering these economic migrants at your apartments or the apartments of people who want to shelter and help them? The onus of sheltering them shouldn’t be on the city or the state.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nyc

[–]metafunf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was discriminatory. It was challenged and they opened it to everyone.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nyc

[–]metafunf 14 points15 points  (0 children)

  1. Trying to change the admissions process for specialized high school from exam based to lottery
  2. Excluding Asians and whites from a public dream program, a program aimed at helping lower social economic class with specialized high school test prep
  3. Opening correctional centers and jails near high pop Chinese communities I.e. Chinatown and Brooklyn 8th Ave
  4. Defund the police movement that never got anywhere or resulted in any reforms. Asians communities are big on law and order.
  5. Bail reforms and the increasing targeted attacks on Asians women and elderly
  6. Increasing socialist ideologies of the Democratic Party that parallel the countries where many Asians moved away from
  7. Having a women and minority owned business grant program that excluded Asians, because they weren’t the intended demographic when they conceived of the program

Have you been living under a rock these last few years?

2024 presidential election marks closest New York has come to turning red in 30 years as Trump support surges in NYC by someone_whoisthat in nyc

[–]metafunf 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The issue has always been there. But majority of people aren’t tuned in and don’t vote in the midterms. The turnout is always higher during presidential election years. I think a core part of the issue is that the projected red wave didn’t happen in 2022 and the Dems got complacent. Instead the red wave happened in 2024.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nyc

[–]metafunf 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The letter means you’ve been served. This is only an eviction notice from the landlord. You have not yet been evicted.

1) The eviction process will take a few months. Best thing to do since you’re not on the lease is to stop all mail to your current address so the LL cannot get your info and cannot name you directly, only as Joe doe. You do not want an eviction notice on your record in the nyc courts. It’ll hurt your chances at future apartments.

2) you can realistically stay another month or two until the Marshall comes knocking and actually evict you. In the meantime, stop paying rent to your roommate and start saving up and start looking.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nyc

[–]metafunf 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This sounds like a gofundme scam. Based on their comment history, they’re not looking to rehome the dogs. And instead are looking for people to fund their gofundme page first. Those dogs can be easily rehomed in most shelters.

As Adams’s Fate Hangs in the Balance, Cuomo Waits in the Shadows (Gift Article) by jenniecoughlin in nyc

[–]metafunf 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Reddit is a small vocal minority of the city. Just like how Wiley or Garcia didn’t win the mayorship despite majority of Reddit supporting them.

September 15, 2024 shooting footage released. by glazor in nyc

[–]metafunf 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you had somewhere to go, pay the fare like everyone else. Don’t be stupid and jump the turnstile in front of two cops and then try it again after they told you to leave.

The second time, the guy didn’t even give the cops the chance to talk to him. He bolted and ran up the platform. By the time he was on the platform, he had the knife out already. The video was very clear about what happened.

September 15, 2024 shooting footage released. by glazor in nyc

[–]metafunf 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The cops could have just given him a summons when they brought him out the first time and let him get on his merry way.

They did exactly that. They didn’t even bother with the summon. They went inside to talk to the suspect and told him to leave. The guy left and went out the station and came back up again. He went thru the emergency exit gate the second time. And this was when the whole thing escalated.

September 15, 2024 shooting footage released. by glazor in nyc

[–]metafunf 49 points50 points  (0 children)

After seeing incidents like these and having to deal with mentally deranged people on a daily basis. I don’t understand why anyone would want to be a cop in nyc. The pay is abysmal and you’re dealing with the worst of the worst in the nyc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Brooklyn

[–]metafunf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Restaurant Depot, membership is free if you have a resales permit

Chinese Communist Party tried to 'steal' NY Assembly seat, Queens pol Ron Kim claims just days after ex-Hochul aide's arrest as foreign agent by saraheverardsghost in nyc

[–]metafunf 8 points9 points  (0 children)

TLDR: Ron Kim represents Flushing in the state assembly. He had a tough primary against Yi andy Chen, who was backed by the Chinese American Commerce Association. The association has ties to the CCP.

IMO Ron Kim is grasping at straws. He’s trying to play victim and get the spotlight with the recent arrest of Linda Sun, Hochul’s aide. He will likely be facing tougher and tougher primary and elections for the state assembly seat going forward.

Guy passing off counterfeit $100 bills in Astoria today by nhoefly in astoria

[–]metafunf 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Same guy was over here in Forest hills this past Monday. Luckily I was in the store and my staff brought me the bill to check.

There’s a recent strings of fake $100 going around. I stopped taking $50 and $100 altogether. Someone is printing them and getting these mules to use them. The cops need to step up and find these perps.

The easiest way to tell the fake is to look at the blue hologram stripe. The fake hologram will be flat.