Hochul jokes congestion pricing might not work— – Latest News
They’re hitting the town limits
Out of the mouths: Kathy Hochul — at all times on the dot punctual, and assembly a buddy for dinner — arrived 20 minutes late. “Traffic was terrible,” she mentioned. Then: “Maybe this congestion thing isn’t working!”
For over 40 years the proprietor of big-time restaurant Primola has served everybody — Ivana, Ivanka, Marla, Donald “who always came a few minutes late.” East Side proprietor says, “If ever I actually write a book, I’d have to leave the country.”
Realtor: High price of the whole lot inflicting issues, union carpenters, congestion and bridge tolls, “besides that there’s also kids, 12 years old, in Times Square robbing people.”
Taxi driver: “When passengers pay in cash I now don’t have to report it.”
Driven to drink
Wait. More taxi driver distress. Marilu Henner and Tony Danza couldn’t discover a taxi. They have been damp. It was the rained-on West Wide. Ubers have been backed up. Cabs no place. Understand, these have been the previous TV “Taxi” stars. So, in good Big Apple fashion, they sloshed over for drinks at dry Manny’s Bistro.
Big cheers for Jersey boy
Lufthansa lounge earlier than a flight to Copenhagen. Newark Airport. TSA employees snarling. Hasidim talking Yiddish. Passengers mentioned that this week downtown Tenafly had 10 million Israeli-Americans and various individuals of Jewish persuasion celebrating 21-year-old Edan Alexander’s release from hostagehood.
High worth asset
We now communicate bargains. You can go from bland to Bond for $26.5 mil. Sean Connery’s South of France shack is for sale. Stuck above the Mediterranean in Nice. Art Deco property referred to as “Bond Villa” by locals. Riviera glamour, panoramic sea views, indoor infinity pool, eating room geared up with ejector seats for gabby visitors in case the pot roast’s awful.
Rule of all?
Europe is at a crucial level. America’s defend is rusting. China’s prepping to invade Taiwan. Took just one month, three weeks, two days to carry down the Weimar Republic and its structure.
Putin’s purpose? A redo of Yalta, the place half the continent was ceded to Stalin. The south awaits the present battle end result to resolve whether or not or not to behave additional — whether or not to trample on it. He desires the order put in place by the USA and its allies. First precept being the prohibition of buying territory by pressure.
E pluribus unum. Somewhere I learn that it’s all for one — and one for all. Only not in New York or anyplace else.
