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Second Ave. Sagas
@2AvSagas
Subways, transit, NYC. The official account of what mayoral sources once called an obscure transportation blog. Tweets by Ben Kabak. DMs open. DM for Signal.
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Apr 10, 2024
    It’s inevitable when you put a bunch of guardsmen into a situation they didn’t train for with no real need to be there. The guy with AVI on his sleeve is trained in aviation. What’s he supposed to do in the subway?
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    Reed Dunlea
    @ReedDunlea
    Apr 10, 2024
    National guard now bored enough, has moved on to candy crush
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Dec 24, 2019
    Uber has broken everyone's brains to the point that so many people have straight-up forgotten that yellow cabs from JFK to Manhattan are a flat-fare $52 ride.
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    nicole
    @nicoleej0hnson
    Dec 23, 2019
    WHY THE FUCK IS THE UBER HELICOPTER THE CHEAPEST OPTION
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Jun 15, 2022
    There is no "national lifeguard shortage." There is however a mayor who reneged on his promise to fund Parks and a city that won't pay competitive wages for lifeguards so we're just going to risk people's lives instead.
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    NYC Parks
    @NYCParks
    Jun 14, 2022
    Due to the national lifeguard shortage, unfortunately we will not be hosting swim programs, including lap swim, senior swim, and Learn to Swim, at our outdoor pools this summer. Outdoor pools will remain open each day for general swim from 11am-3pm and from 4pm–7pm.
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Oct 8, 2024
    Uber has invented [squints] a bus.
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    Morning Brew ☕️
    @MorningBrew
    Oct 8, 2024
    Uber's launching shuttles in NYC to take people from Manhattan to LaGuardia • 14-passenger vans • Trips every 30 minutes • $18 to and from the airport • Three pick up/drop off locations (Port Authority, Grand Central, Penn Station) It makes a lot of sense, 15% of bookings
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Jun 7, 2020
    Replying to @katehinds
    How is this even possible?
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Apr 19, 2024
    Just in: The feds are threatening to sue NYC if city vehicles do not stop parking on sidewalks and crosswalks in ways that "impede the access of people with disabilities to pedestrian pathways," if you want to talk about an actual ADA lawsuit. PDF letter: justice.gov/d9/2024-04/let…
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Jun 19, 2024
    Parking’s free but not the train. Is she just trolling everyone now?
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    Governor Kathy Hochul
    @GovKathyHochul
    Jun 18, 2024
    The next few days it’s going to be hotter than hell across New York — so we’re making admission and parking free at all our State Parks, pools, and beaches tomorrow and Thursday! Take your families to beat the heat, and enjoy it on us ☀️🌊
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Sep 5, 2025
    Just checking in. How's this working out these days?
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    Nate Silver
    @NateSilver538
    Jan 3, 2022
    It's probably foolish to think a NYC mayor will successfully translate into being a national political figure, but I still think Eric Adams would be in my top 5 for "who will be the next Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden?".
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Nov 26, 2022
    It’s very funny how so many replies to this are asking why the cops don’t enforce against this. Buddy, let me tell you about whose cars these are.
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    New York Post
    @nypost
    Nov 26, 2022
    Unbe-leaf-able: Scofflaws dodge tolls and traffic cameras with foliage trib.al/jDR5HaS
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Jul 27, 2024
    Lmao she got Community Notes’d over this.
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Jul 8, 2021
    I, for one, am glad we had 8 hours of mayoral debates and no questions about plans to prepare the city for climate change. Great job. 💯
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    David Cruz
    @DCruzNews
    Jul 8, 2021
    The Harlem River Drive is literally flooded.
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Mar 4, 2025
    Counterpoint: Staten Island has received and continues to receive far more attention than it ever deserves.
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    Andrew Cuomo
    @andrewcuomo
    Mar 4, 2025
    Staten Island hasn't received the attention it deserves. That is going to be on the top of my list to change when I'm mayor.
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Jun 21, 2022
    Replying to @Amtrak
    Have you considered not charging $138 to take a 7 a.m. train on a Sunday morning?
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    Second Ave. Sagas
    @2AvSagas
    Dec 27, 2022
    Cities do not exist to make suburbanites more comfortable in their choices. What a tiresome argument.
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    Brian Rosenwald
    @brianros1
    Dec 26, 2022
    The problem is bus lanes make driving in the city that much more miserable. And the more miserable/expensive you make driving & parking, the less those of us who live in the suburbs will come into the city. And we're essential to the well being of restaurants, shops, etc.
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