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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

When you say "4 hours"; do you mean you could be parked in front of the 
museums and libraries in that amount of time, or is that just too get to the 
outskirts of the city?

I've only been once, years ago.  I could never live like those people live; 
but NYC does have some wonderful libraries and museums.  Some of them have 
alot of stuff on the internet, now.  .....bobford


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--- On Sat, 11/8/08, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] NYC tolls - Lynn, how would this affect someone 
> who lives close to the city?
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 4:54 PM
> I'm a good 4 hours from NYC; I haven't been there in
> 25 years. The bridges 
> in the story are interboro...go from Queens or Brooklyn
> into the city. You 
> can't get from PA to NYC without going through NJ, and
> all the 
> bridges/tunnels from NJ to NYC  are already toll. A heafty
> toll, too...like 
> $8, but it's only paid going one way. Many commuters
> take the train.
> 
> Lynn Wigglesworth
> Tioga Co. PA
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "bob ford" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:39 PM
> Subject: [Homestead] NYC tolls - Lynn,how would this affect
> someone who 
> lives close to the city?
> 
> 
> > NYC tolls on all bridges - Lynn, how would this affect
> someone who lives 
> > close to the city?  Do you go to NYC very often?  I
> would think that 
> > someone who lives as close as PA would, but, maybe
> not.........bobford
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Nov 8, 2008 3:24 pm US/Eastern
> > Sources: MTA To Toll All East River Bridges
> > Cash-Strapped MTA About To Drop Hammer On Everyone
> > Congestion Pricing May Also Be Back On The Table
> > Reporting
> > Marcia Kramer NEW YORK (CBS) ― Believe it or not,
> there is even grimmer 
> > budget news.
> >
> > The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is swimming
> in a sea of red ink 
> > and sources tell CBS 2 HD drivers in the city might
> not like the bailout 
> > plan.
> >
> > Nearly half a million cars go back and forth over the
> Brooklyn, Manhattan, 
> > Williamsburg and 59th Street bridges every day for
> free. Some people think 
> > that's not right.
> >
> > "We already have tolls at the Battery Tunnel,
> Midtown Tunnel, the 
> > Triborough Bridge let's put pricing on all of the
> crossings in between," 
> > said Sam Schwartz, one of the leading transportation
> engineers in the 
> > country.
> >
> > Guess what? State and city officials now seem to
> agree. Sources tell CBS 2 
> > HD that putting tolls on some or all of the East River
> bridges is part of 
> > the bailout plan being considered for the MTA.
> >
> > "People coming into the city should be paying for
> some of the service they 
> > get," Schwartz said.
> >
> > Tolling all four bridges may be a heavy lift for Mayor
> Michael Bloomberg 
> > right now, which is why it's possible tolls could
> be put on just two.
> >
> > Another option is to have tolls only during morning
> and evening rush 
> > hours.
> >
> > Sources say putting tolls on all four spans could
> raise almost $1 billion 
> > for mass transit.
> >
> > "That's crazy," said Alex Shaw of the
> Bronx. "We're taxed enough. They've 
> > got to get the money from someplace else. Stop putting
> it on the 
> > motorists."
> >
> > Added James Yglesias of Brooklyn Heights: "You
> can't punish us for 
> > driving."
> >
> > "For me, it's not good," said Jorge
> Morena.
> >
> > Surprisingly, not everyone is against the new tolls.
> >
> > "People that don't live in the city should
> pay a little bit extra," said 
> > Debrah Levy of Greenwich Village. "People that
> are in the city need the 
> > break on the subways."
> >
> > "I don't like it at all. I think that's
> ridiculous, but I mean, hey, if 
> > it's going to better our city in any way,"
> said Torey Guite of Flatbush.
> >
> > "I wouldn't be in favor of it, but if this is
> something we have to do to 
> > stimulate the economy then I'm all for it,"
> added Angela Grant.
> >
> > But it may not stop with the East River tolls. A top
> transit source told 
> > CBS 2 HD the mayor's full congestion pricing plan
> is also back on the 
> > table.
> >
> > On Monday, the MTA will reveal just how much in the
> red it really is.
> >
> > Even with the East River tolls, a fare hike on bus,
> subway and commuter 
> > rails is expected.
> >
> > A poll roll tax on employers is also being considered.
> >
> >
> >
> http://wcbstv.com/politics/michael.bloomberg.east.2.859306.html
> >
> >
> >
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