Comments on: UPDATED: Tolls Across NYC Bridges, Tunnels To Drastically Increase

By: LosAngelesZaidy

LosAngelesZaidy — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:02:28 +0000

BenTorah where in LA is traffic? As a frum Ben Torah, the 3 major religious neighborhoods are close together. We live in the “Pico-Roberterson” area, the Yeshiva is less than 3 miles away. Since we do not have bridges, no one way streets, if a street is busy, then it is EASY to move to the next parallel street and keep on moving. YES if you go on the 405 FWY during rush hour, then it can move slow, BUT NEVER a stand still. So you are moving 25 miles per hour instead of 55, but what frum yid is using the 405 FWY except the occasional times to the LAX airport, even then one must not have to take the 405 to get to LAX. The streets in BOro Park are very narrow. Lsiten I love NY too, it is a very frum Kehillah, however, it is nice to live where not everyone is on top of you. In LA you can rent or buy a house…in NY you buy a co-op apartment.

By: yitzyy

yitzyy — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:28:52 +0000

@ #12: get a bike. Its worth it for the fantastic chinuch system in place there.

By: Ben Torah

Ben Torah — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:13:51 +0000

LA Traffic is horrendous.

By: brisker35

brisker35 — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:34:47 +0000

I agree with losangeleszaidy they say the chinuch in those schools are top notch with the best hanhala and rabbeim and talmidim although u can’t get every type of kliens ice cream on a typical day but its worth “SACRIFICING” for all the other ruchniyus benefits

By: LosAngelesZaidy

LosAngelesZaidy — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:56:43 +0000

Come to Los Angeles. We have a beautiful Kehilla. Yeshiva Toras Emes, Bais Yaakov and Yeshiva Gedola are all top notch! We have no tolls!. And we have parking. Traffic is nothing compared to NY. I was on the GWB for 3 hours this summer not moving! We would love to have you!

By: Your Sister

Your Sister — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:33:42 +0000

whocares, the Bridge and Toll Authority just eats up our money and is constantly demanding more and more. If they would privatize the MTA, and eliminate the tolls and toll collectors, then Albany would see savings. Maybe you are a member of a municipal workers’ union so you want to see the people paying more and more, right?

By: ecbingoman

ecbingoman — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:12:14 +0000

Just another reason why it’s stupid to continue living in NYC. I got out in ’96, when the cash price had just gone up to 7 bucks.Why are you all defending ezpass over any other system.They are all systems to extort money from people who earn it to be able to continue to give it to people who don’t, just to get their vote. How else do you fund welfare?

By: Ben Torah

Ben Torah — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:24:24 +0000

#4 ras18 –

You can avoid the $1 monthly fee by getting an MTA EZPass. When you open a new EZPass account, use an address in the 5 boroughs and don’t sign up for the Port Authority carpool discount at the time you setup the new account.

This will get you a MTA EZPass account with no monthly fee. You can add the Port Authority carpool plan the day after you open the account and will still have no monthly fee.

By: whocares

whocares — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:15:41 +0000

#4. Do you use a credit card? If yes then your also leaving a trail!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: whocares

whocares — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:03:49 +0000

#2. So what’s wrong? By having ezpass everyone saves money!!