Who’s Organizing? #Fixthesubways
Today, yet again, was not a fun morning if you had to go anywhere one would normally go – you know, work, or school, or a doctor’s appointment you had to wait for months to schedule only to miss because what should take 30 minutes took 2.5 hours.
Plenty of subway rage this morning. What a way to start off the week for so many New Yorkers. Horrible.
I was lucky on on the 2 train. Minor delays. It’s like playing the lottery whenever you swipe your MetroCard.
We need congestion pricing to start the Fast Forward Plan. ASAP!
— Corey Johnson (@CoreyinNYC) September 17, 2018
More calls for congestion pricing, for it was no picnic if you tried to get anywhere on a bus or a for-hire vehicle:
Who’s hungry for congestion pricing this morning?
— Mara Gay (@MaraGay) September 17, 2018
That glisten on my brow (and shirt)? Just a bit of sweat from running station to station in a Sisyphean attempt to find a working train this morning. pic.twitter.com/VZorI0Mi3g
— Sean Coughlin (@seancoughlinnyc) September 17, 2018
Bailed out of @mta at first opportunity (Chinatown) and am now polluting the planet in a surge-priced @lyft. Best cast scenario: will spend $50 (plus subway fare) and 1.5 hours to travel 10 miles. https://t.co/B6GOu9faek
— Errol Louis (@errollouis) September 17, 2018
Good thing I and the thousands of people who were made late to work by the subway this morning are simply headed into our frivolous jobs as clowns who make fun balloon animals, unlike the Very Important People™ who drive in from Nassau County and need functioning highways!
— Travis R. Eby (@travis_robert) September 17, 2018
.@RidersNY when is the “march for the subway?” Full F train just passed at Carroll St., this was the crowd left waiting. Next one in 10 mins. Vibe is mutinous. People would definitely show up. Just think of all the great signs! #fixthesubway pic.twitter.com/ahv3KAS09E
— Steve Koller (@Steve_Koller) September 17, 2018
Yesterday @RidersNY organized a press conference to focus attention on the subway crisis. This morning, the subways did that all by themselves. Sad but true: we are going to have to organize better & raise our voices louder if we want to #FixtheSubway https://t.co/nYVjbysIim
— Brad Lander (@bradlander) September 17, 2018
And yeah, you heard that:
No you’re not crazy, according to @RidersNY, signal delays on the subway ruined morning commutes almost every weekday in August. #WeTheCommuters https://t.co/Cx3cqUXAlW
— WNYC ? (@WNYC) September 17, 2018
So, who’s organizing the million Brooklynites march to work to protest the status quo of public transit?