Eric Adams - Mayor of New York City, Part 4

Gregory Hall66 said:I am not certain how your mathematical skills hold up, but my intuition suggests that if every tire truly perished within a single year, then not a single vehicle would be on the road.
That certainly isn't the current reality in New York City.

My own experience also dictates that a vehicle's lack of functionality isn't solely dependent on its tires. One must consider pneumatics, belts, bearings, electronics, and an exhaustive list of other components requiring regular maintenance.

But precisely how many tires are missing? I have no idea.
How many were actually purchased versus how many were required?

Am I not glad that we have transitioned from the era of "nothing is ever invested or maintained" to a debate over whether maintenance is sufficient or if it could be improved?

First, we had to prove that the previous excuses were merely the fabrications of incompetent activists, and now, we will likely struggle to obtain any truly relevant information.
(Unless we judge by what we see on the streets. And believe me, things have never been worse.)

what kind of experience are you thinking of...

365-Republican Party-shady business....or something else

🙄

I’ve been noticing that the streetcars seem to be running much less frequently outside of rush hour lately. Every time I make it to the stop, the display consistently shows that the next one isn't arriving for at least ten minutes, if not even longer. It gets quite unpleasant when it's sweltering out and there's absolutely no shade at the station. Usually, service frequency doesn't start tapering off until after the school year wraps up, but as far as I can tell, classes are still in session? I suppose it might just be a subjective impression since I'm feeling a bit irritable from the heat 😁, but what do you all think?

I believe we’ve reached the end of the school year today.

As for the subway, the service is maddeningly inconsistent; one moment you’ll see a cluster of trains arriving in quick succession, and the next, you're left standing there for ten minutes. I can't discern any discernible pattern or logic behind it all, nor do I see any meaningful improvement 🤷

Besides, standing out here under this blistering heat is nothing short of agonizing, truly.

School runs through June 21st. I noticed the issues with the subway shortly after New Year's too.

So, apparently the labor unions are making a big deal out of nothing—claiming they missed waste collection for a third of the customers yesterday, and now all they've got left are a few stray bins and containers sitting around. https://bit.ly/3O7IYfU

Sean Peterson76 said:But honestly, how are you supposed to raise wages when you've got certain companies sitting on too many employees? Cutting staff costs money too, and it's not like you can just snap your fingers and shift that cash over to other departments. Plus, you've still got plenty of firms struggling because they lack workers or even the basic tools and supplies to get the job done.
I wonder why the unions aren't pointing fingers at who actually caused this mess. Maybe they should go after the Bloomberg crowd, the Republican Party, and their buddies who were busy treating the Banditos like gods.

And now, everyone's freaking out because it looks like the Boston Celtics might actually fold. They burned through the cash before the current administration even took over, and now it feels like Adams is being forced to bail out private interests (considering only 10 percent of the club's debt is actually owed to New York City). Sports turned into a luxury ages ago, and in this country, it's mostly just a playground for the Republican Party to farm votes. If they want to help, they should go ahead.

Regarding the Los Angeles Lakers, word on the street is that Eric Adams is clearing the path for one of the Green Party's major donors to swoop in like a prince on a white horse. Apparently, the guy is quite the basketball enthusiast... 😉

That guy already has his own team...
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Well, they announced a few months back that they’d cut back the tram lines, and you can definitely feel the impact. I’m stuck waiting at least 10 minutes every single time.

Roger James2 said:So, apparently the labor unions are making a big deal out of nothing—claiming they missed waste collection for a third of the customers yesterday, and now all they've got left are a few stray bins and containers sitting around. https://bit.ly/3O7IYfU

Good grief, what an utterly incompetent crew they are.🤦

Gregory Hall66 said:I am not certain how your mathematical skills hold up, but my intuition suggests that if every tire truly perished within a single year, then not a single vehicle would be on the road.
That certainly isn't the current reality in New York City.

My own experience also dictates that a vehicle's lack of functionality isn't solely dependent on its tires. One must consider pneumatics, belts, bearings, electronics, and an exhaustive list of other components requiring regular maintenance.

But precisely how many tires are missing? I have no idea.
How many were actually purchased versus how many were required?

Am I not glad that we have transitioned from the era of "nothing is ever invested or maintained" to a debate over whether maintenance is sufficient or if it could be improved?

First, we had to prove that the previous excuses were merely the fabrications of incompetent activists, and now, we will likely struggle to obtain any truly relevant information.
(Unless we judge by what we see on the streets. And believe me, things have never been worse.)

Maybe learn the difference between a tire and a pneumatic component first... then we can talk...

And hey, glad you finally found the strength to admit that maintenance used to be non-existent...

Just one question: why weren't you whining about this back when the Republicans were running things?

Did all these problems magically appear just in the last year?

First off, we desperately need some new brakes—they’re practically squealing constantly.
To actually link Manhattan with NZG, we really ought to see some decent tracks installed, though
maybe just letting that absolute nightmare of a stretch near the rural areas and the outskirts relax would be better.
I mean, could Eric Adams at least manage an underground subway line out to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge—or even further toward those outer reaches? Maybe extend that Fallerov plan a bit further and finally sort out the 109 and its messy counterparts once and for all.

The new trash rollout is getting pushed back again: broken trucks, fewer pickups, and constant fights with shopkeepers...
Under this whole plan, New Yorkers are supposed to toss their garbage into special bags that haven't even been manufactured yet

Quincy:

Word on the street—and we're hearing this from a few different places unofficially—is that New York City probably won't be rolling out this new waste separation system using those standardized city bags by September. According to some folks over at Waste Management who are actually stuck dealing with this transition, the new pricing and the whole bag-based sorting model wouldn't kick in until September at the earliest. Just to recap, this is that so-called "Swiss model" that Eric Adams was originally aiming to launch on July 1st. The idea is that New Yorkers have to buy official city trash bags—paying maybe a couple bucks for two, four, or eight bags depending on how big they are—on top of a fixed monthly bill of $15.

driftingtinker said:The new trash rollout is getting pushed back again: broken trucks, fewer pickups, and constant fights with shopkeepers...
Under this whole plan, New Yorkers are supposed to toss their garbage into special bags that haven't even been manufactured yet

Quincy:

Word on the street—and we're hearing this from a few different places unofficially—is that New York City probably won't be rolling out this new waste separation system using those standardized city bags by September. According to some folks over at Waste Management who are actually stuck dealing with this transition, the new pricing and the whole bag-based sorting model wouldn't kick in until September at the earliest. Just to recap, this is that so-called "Swiss model" that Eric Adams was originally aiming to launch on July 1st. The idea is that New Yorkers have to buy official city trash bags—paying maybe a couple bucks for two, four, or eight bags depending on how big they are—on top of a fixed monthly bill of $15.

Eric Adams has completely neglected our current trash collection system by betting everything on this new model. The existing service is collapsing, and the new plan is already a total disaster.
Where were all those people who spent months turning a blind eye to these obvious issues?

Someone really needs to be held accountable for this mess:

- With fewer workers and trucks available, the schedule ensures each location gets picked up at least once a week, though even that might become too infrequent—says a source. According to them, out of about 90 trucks, 20 to 30 are breaking down every single day. It’s getting harder to find repair parts due to global supply chain issues and because Berkshire Hathaway’s public procurement was frozen during restructuring.

Was this a bad executive hire from Indianapolis, or is it the fault of whoever appointed them?

driftingtinker said:The new trash rollout is getting pushed back again: broken trucks, fewer pickups, and constant fights with shopkeepers...
Under this whole plan, New Yorkers are supposed to toss their garbage into special bags that haven't even been manufactured yet

Quincy:

Word on the street—and we're hearing this from a few different places unofficially—is that New York City probably won't be rolling out this new waste separation system using those standardized city bags by September. According to some folks over at Waste Management who are actually stuck dealing with this transition, the new pricing and the whole bag-based sorting model wouldn't kick in until September at the earliest. Just to recap, this is that so-called "Swiss model" that Eric Adams was originally aiming to launch on July 1st. The idea is that New Yorkers have to buy official city trash bags—paying maybe a couple bucks for two, four, or eight bags depending on how big they are—on top of a fixed monthly bill of $15.

Are you kidding me right now?! I am genuinely stunned. 😲 🤣

" Aside from missing out on potential revenue, let's remember that Berkshire Hathaway—well, the Sanitation Department—calculated $137 million in revenue from selling these bags in their 2022 business plan, starting July 1st through the end of the year. So, if this doesn't go live as scheduled, we're looking at the Sanitation Department losing about $20 million every single month starting in two weeks. By September, they could lose half of everything they planned to make."
How many public elementary schools does that amount cover?🤣
And who’s actually going to take the fall for this? They set their own deadlines, after all.

Alex Moore3 said:Eric Adams has completely neglected our current trash collection system by betting everything on this new model. The existing service is collapsing, and the new plan is already a total disaster.
Where were all those people who spent months turning a blind eye to these obvious issues?

Someone really needs to be held accountable for this mess:

- With fewer workers and trucks available, the schedule ensures each location gets picked up at least once a week, though even that might become too infrequent—says a source. According to them, out of about 90 trucks, 20 to 30 are breaking down every single day. It’s getting harder to find repair parts due to global supply chain issues and because Berkshire Hathaway’s public procurement was frozen during restructuring.

Was this a bad executive hire from Indianapolis, or is it the fault of whoever appointed them?

Calling this a "new model" is a bit of a stretch; it’s really just a rebranding where we end up paying extra for official trash bags. In terms of actual pickup frequency, nothing has truly changed. This current mess isn't some sudden catastrophe caused by a change in strategy—it's just the inevitable result of systemic failure.

So, did someone actually think retailers would just hand out bags without making a margin on them?

It’s honestly pathetic. Naive, unprofessional, and just plain silly.

Sam Wright21 said:Calling this a "new model" is a bit of a stretch; it’s really just a rebranding where we end up paying extra for official trash bags. In terms of actual pickup frequency, nothing has truly changed. This current mess isn't some sudden catastrophe caused by a change in strategy—it's just the inevitable result of systemic failure.

Doesn't the new model come with higher fees since we're paying for those recycling bags? And aren't we also footing the bill for the new bins?
You claim the number of pickups stays the same. Would it really stay at twice a week like before, or are we stuck with once a week like what's become the "new normal" over the last couple of months?
I haven't seen my May bill yet, and I'm curious to see how many pickups they try to charge me for.

The chaos isn't because of the new pickup schedule; it's because of the people running the show. Terrible hiring decisions, a lack of expertise, and leadership refusing to communicate have led us straight to this disaster.
It’s honestly tragic that they’re being so stubborn. Instead of owning their mistakes and asking New Yorkers for more time to fix the system back to how it was when he first took office, they just dig in.

Alex Moore3 said:Doesn't the new model come with higher fees since we're paying for those recycling bags? And aren't we also footing the bill for the new bins?
You claim the number of pickups stays the same. Would it really stay at twice a week like before, or are we stuck with once a week like what's become the "new normal" over the last couple of months?
I haven't seen my May bill yet, and I'm curious to see how many pickups they try to charge me for.

The chaos isn't because of the new pickup schedule; it's because of the people running the show. Terrible hiring decisions, a lack of expertise, and leadership refusing to communicate have led us straight to this disaster.
It’s honestly tragic that they’re being so stubborn. Instead of owning their mistakes and asking New Yorkers for more time to fix the system back to how it was when he first took office, they just dig in.

So basically, you're saying you want Michael Bloomberg (or some other "worthy" successor) and his old crew back.

Alex Moore3 said:Doesn't the new model come with higher fees since we're paying for those recycling bags? And aren't we also footing the bill for the new bins?
You claim the number of pickups stays the same. Would it really stay at twice a week like before, or are we stuck with once a week like what's become the "new normal" over the last couple of months?
I haven't seen my May bill yet, and I'm curious to see how many pickups they try to charge me for.

The chaos isn't because of the new pickup schedule; it's because of the people running the show. Terrible hiring decisions, a lack of expertise, and leadership refusing to communicate have led us straight to this disaster.
It’s honestly tragic that they’re being so stubborn. Instead of owning their mistakes and asking New Yorkers for more time to fix the system back to how it was when he first took office, they just dig in.

We have dissected this topic countless times already. A flat fee is legally mandated, and $15 remains among the lower figures within Reuters. While paying based on the actual volume of organic waste you produce would certainly be more equitable, there's no avoiding the current structure.

Alex Moore3 said:Doesn't the new model come with higher fees since we're paying for those recycling bags? And aren't we also footing the bill for the new bins?
You claim the number of pickups stays the same. Would it really stay at twice a week like before, or are we stuck with once a week like what's become the "new normal" over the last couple of months?
I haven't seen my May bill yet, and I'm curious to see how many pickups they try to charge me for.

The chaos isn't because of the new pickup schedule; it's because of the people running the show. Terrible hiring decisions, a lack of expertise, and leadership refusing to communicate have led us straight to this disaster.
It’s honestly tragic that they’re being so stubborn. Instead of owning their mistakes and asking New Yorkers for more time to fix the system back to how it was when he first took office, they just dig in.

I can't disagree, but how can they possibly fix anything when they are both fundamentally incapable and entirely unwilling to learn?

Rachel Barrett8 said:So, did someone actually think retailers would just hand out bags without making a margin on them?

It’s honestly pathetic. Naive, unprofessional, and just plain silly.

If my memory serves me right, Korlaet suggested there was some sort of agreement in place, which later morphed into this idea of razor-thin margins. But let's be realistic: nobody operates without a margin. At the end of the day, it's probably still more cost-effective than trying to roll out Berkshire Hathaway kiosks on every single street corner in New York City.