Congestion pricing will destroy broadway — Page 5

TellZ said: "MezzoDiva47 said: "
congestion pricing $$ seems to be aimed squarely at fixing the terrible MTA service but what about the equally terrible NJ Transit

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Yeah I wonder who is in charge of fixing NEW JERSEY Transit

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since congestion pricing affects a large proportion of commuters and tourists and patrons who travel from new jersey into the new congestion zone the topic does seem appropriate to bring up

MemorableUserName said: Anyone I would bow to has to be familiar with punctuation."

Yup, anyone who starts a post with "i" and doesn't understand what a period is gets instantly dismissed in my mind and I never read their posts again. It's just lazy and embarrassing, yet they think it's edgy and cool. Nah. And anyone who commands posters of BWW to "bow down" will just get torn apart by other people anyways.

(Poor Duane Reade)

HAHAHAHAHA. You win BWW today.

Updated On: 1/9/25 at 04:12 PM

I myself am reducing the shows I see this year and also take my family to. Last year I saw a show every week or every other week on average, and many of them I brought my family. This year - I will probably only see half or less of what I saw in 2024. I do have to drive in and it's not worth the extra time and inconvenience to come in and go home in mass transit in the middle of the night. So I'm going to be very selective of what I see. And I'm reducing my spending on shows and in NYC starting this year. I don't think I'm the only one.

hyangsoo said: "I myself am reducing the shows I see this year and also take my family to. Last year I saw a show every week or every other week on average, and many of them I brought my family. This year - I will probably only see half or less of what I saw in 2024. I do have to drive in and it's not worth the extra time and inconvenience to come in and go home in mass transit in the middle of the night. So I'm going to be very selective of what I see. And I'm reducing my spending on shows and in NYC starting this year. I don't think I'm the only one."

Everyone is reducing their entertainment budget given how unpredictable job market is and will continue to be, soo... thanks for sharing, I guess. If you want to avoid using mass transit in the middle of the night, then there are Saturday and Sunday matinees for out of town audience members such as yourself. If you choose to still drive in, then pay the toll, it's only fair.

Updated On: 1/10/25 at 03:59 PM

I'm sorry what happens when you buy toothpaste at a midtown Duane Reade?

ijest22 said: "verywellthensigh said: "I'm sorry what happens when you buy toothpaste at a midtown Duane Reade?"

It’s a trick question. You can’t buy toothpaste in a Duane Reade, or CVS for that matter, because it’s locked up to prevent theft (and good luck finding someone to unlock the case for you)."

But you can buy it. I buy my toothpaste at Duane Reade. Either it’s locked up or it’s costs 2x more to cover the cost of theft. Is it really that big an issue?

Yes, it is a big issue. People literally walk in off the streets and take stuff and walk out and no one does anything about it.

hyangsoo said: "Yes, it is a big issue. People literally walk in off the streets and take stuff and walk out and no one does anything about it."

That’s why it’s locked up?

I meant is getting an associate to unlock it for you that big an issue.

Tis the problem of attempting to automate the entire experience of going to a store. You introduce self check out to eliminate employees and suddenly you have a much bigger problem of theft. Many stores eliminating their self checkouts and still don't hire more staff so it becomes a cyclical problem of their own making. Products locked up because of their initial egregious cost cutting and people getting fed up waiting for someone to unlock the case because you're still understaffing the store and it creates an unwelcoming experience.

A problem of entirely their own making... self check out should be an option, not what they're pushing you to do by reducing the number of cashiers resulting in long ass lines.

And now everything is locked up by default even in a brand new store so it's a self fulfilling prophecy because you think theft will be a problem.

Updated On: 1/11/25 at 12:32 PM

Sutton Ross said: "Yeah, NYC is expensive and if I get to see more ambulances actually able to get through traffic from my office window on Madison as I did this past week, I will continue to think this is a brilliant idea. Stop complaining and take public transit if you don't want to pay since that is the point of this entire thing anyways. Theater is a luxury item, let's all remember that."

Whatever one feels about congestion pricing, theater (in the broadest sense of the word) and other forms of culture are not by definition, luxury items. They are a vital part of life and have been for centuries.

"lux·u·ry /ˈləkSH(ə)rē,ˈləɡZH(ə)rē/

noun: luxury

the state of great comfort and extravagant living."

Updated On: 1/11/25 at 04:35 PM

• The average annual household income of the Broadway theatregoer was $271,277

• Respondents reported having paid an average of $161.20 per ticket.

https://www.broadwayleague.com/research/research-reports/

So, regardless of your delusional thinking, a luxury item.

Ah, the Duane Reade Theater. Right down the block from the historic McDonalds Time Square, a beloved venue for freezing non-equity actors.

Theatre is not a luxury but Broadway is. Like having a warm scarf today is not a luxury but having a less-warm Hermès one is.

I probably average 3-4 purchases a week at CVS. I don't have a problem getting someone to open the cases for me. I don't know why the people here who have one problem always seem to have all of them.

As I understand it, the congestion toll from NJ is $6 net, not $9.

The concept is already working brilliantly. MTA has already purchased a few dozen electric buses with the proceeds of the first few days. So either buy MTA upgrades, or take mass transit and buy everyone fewer respiratory illnesses and cancers, fewer traffic fatalities, and a quieter more pleasant existence. (And that's not just in Manhattan but even in NJ!)