Comments on: Kruger blames the MTA for Albany’s mistake

By: The MTA; another way out? : Aaron J. Knoll

The MTA; another way out? : Aaron J. Knoll — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:28:30 +0000

[...] about the power of transit construction, to summarize the point he very elegantly makes, but the story of New York’s development pattern is highly related to subway construction. Flushing is shown in the top image when the 7 was just built, and [...]

By: Another Senator blames the MTA for his own incompetency :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:52:13 +0000

[...] already know that Carl Kruger will take no responsibility for his own bad bailout plan. Now another Senator — Martin Malave Dilan — is pointing fingers at the MTA in a way that just [...]

By: E. Aron

E. Aron — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:32:37 +0000

You’re right about that. Call me corrected.

By: Battling negative public perceptions :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:44:22 +0000

[...] believe this sense of distrust comes from Albany. It comes about when Carl Kruger blames the MTA for his own mistakes. It comes about when corrupt comptrollers level false charges of bad booking at the agency, and it [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:50:19 +0000

While I agree with your sentiment about Kruger and the rest of the gang of 4 that have plagued the Democrats in the State Senate, I have a slight correction. Someone can challenge Kruger next year, as our state senators serve two year terms, and Kruger will up for election next November.

By: Alon Levy

Alon Levy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:08:34 +0000

If the subway hadn’t been built, New York would’ve just built underground mainline rail instead. There were plans to connect Flatbush Terminal with Grand Central with underwater tunnels and through-run NYC and LIRR trains until the subway came along.

By: Ariel

Ariel — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:45:29 +0000

The city is doing it with the 7 train extension, although that is just a stub and not an entire line.

By: E. Aron

E. Aron — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:02:03 +0000

Again, you’ll have to wait until 2014 for this particular Senator.

Any Democrat worth his or her salt would refuse to vote for Kruger, Diaz, Espada or Monserrate (or Malcolm Smith for that matter). Espada doesn’t even live in the Bronx! http://gothamist.com/2009/04/2.....mta_ba.php

Try to campaign against them. Kruger, though, got so much pork from Republicans when they were running the show that I doubt anyone could raise the money to challenge him. Social conservatism promises to keep Espada and especially Diaz in power interminably, as well. Shame.

By: Think twice

Think twice — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:54:53 +0000

According to last Monday’s Daily News article on the failed Gay Marrage Bill:

“Gay advocates tried to get Councilman Lew Fidler to challenge Brooklyn Democrat Sen. Carl Kruger, who voted “no,” but Fidler declined. Kruger would be tough to beat because he heads the powerful Senate Finance Committee and has $2 million in his campaign account.”

With lots of motivated enemies among transit advocates and the LGBT community, what we all need to do is unveil him as the incompetent fraud that he is. Especially in lieu of the tax revenue shortfall.

By: Benjamin Kabak

Benjamin Kabak — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:17:26 +0000

That’s not what the source of the photos says, but it looks as though you’re definitely right. Still, the point remains. Those parts of Queens don’t look as they do now because of cars. The subway drove people there, and development sprung up around access to public transit.