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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(123,331 posts) Tue Oct 24, 2023, 08:46 PM Oct 2023

NYC is Banning Cars... Unless You Pay $23/Day

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NYC is Banning Cars... Unless You Pay $23/Day (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2023 OP

No, they're not brooklynite Oct 2023 #1

Wow is that video title misleading! Wonder Why Oct 2023 #2

I think the title is written that way to pique people's interest Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2023 #3

Of course it was but it is no less dishonest. Wonder Why Oct 2023 #4

It's intentionally false clickbait. TwilightZone Oct 2023 #5

I think that the policy makes sense; the rich could continue to sin, while others suffer. Chainfire Oct 2023 #6

I live in midtown east onlyadream Oct 2023 #7

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)

1. No, they're not

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2023, 08:52 PM

Oct 2023

They’re implementing congestion pricing (similar to London, Singapore, Milan) in the urban core, and using the money raised to pay for NYC’s expansive public transit system.

no: U worked on this project for several years.

Wonder Why

(5,754 posts)

2. Wow is that video title misleading!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2023, 08:59 PM

Oct 2023

Not only does it exclude Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island but it leaves off a good portion of Manhattan. That's like saying the U.S. is made up of MAGAts and not mentioning that the vast majority of the country are not.

At least they tell the truth in the body of the video but that doesn't excuse the misleading Title.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(123,331 posts)

3. I think the title is written that way to pique people's interest

Reply to Wonder Why (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 24, 2023, 09:03 PM

Oct 2023

Fairly common actually.

Wonder Why

(5,754 posts)

4. Of course it was but it is no less dishonest.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 24, 2023, 09:05 PM

Oct 2023

TwilightZone

(28,835 posts)

5. It's intentionally false clickbait.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 24, 2023, 11:04 PM

Oct 2023

Whatever intent you want to attribute to it doesn't make it any more accurate. The headline is intentionally misleading simply to generate clicks and revenue.

When Fox News does this, we throw a fit. Maybe we should be better than Fox News.

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)

6. I think that the policy makes sense; the rich could continue to sin, while others suffer.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Oct 25, 2023, 08:37 AM

Oct 2023

onlyadream

(2,235 posts)

7. I live in midtown east

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Oct 27, 2023, 09:04 AM

Oct 2023

and I can't wait for this to go into affect. The traffic here is terrible and it's the worst air on the planet. I just don't think they should charge delivery trucks.

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