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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Real men are not supposed to admit this but I really enjoy live theatre.  
Even some musicals.  That must have been great to have that opportunuity when 
you were young.  About that time would have been Children of a lesser God,  
Annie,  A Chorus Line, I've seen a lot of Broadway Productions, on the road 
..............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: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 5:16 PM
> Ha! You made me Google it. From my house to the Metropolitan
> Museum of Art on 5th ave. is 253 miles,  4 hours 28 minutes.
> Or "up to 5 hours 30 minutes in traffic".
> 
> NYC is an exciting place to visit (wouldn't want to
> live there). I went to college in north Jersey (Rutgers U),
> and a friend had an aunt who worked in a Times Square ticket
> booth. She'd call us and tell us that if we could get to
> the city in an hour, she had cheap tickets to some Broadway
> show. We saw many of the best shows of the late
> 1970's....Ben Vereen at his prime  in Pippin....what a
> treat.
> 
> 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 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] NYC tolls - Lynn,how would this
> affect someone who lives close to the city?
> 
> 
> > 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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