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8. It is worse on Long Island

Thu Nov 1, 2012, 02:27 PM

Nov 2012

where people depend on their own cars to get from place to place. There is very little mass transit. If you live and work on LI, you DRIVE.

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NYC taxi firms run out of fuel as gasoline crunch deepens [View all] jsr Nov 2012 OP

A few years back, NYC tried a taxi free day... Javaman Nov 2012 #1

why? barnabas63 Nov 2012 #2

Nope. No congestion and everyone used the buses and the subway. nt Javaman Nov 2012 #4

Good to know Plucketeer Nov 2012 #3

I don't understand your point? nt Javaman Nov 2012 #5

I think he forgot the sarcasm thingy. RC Nov 2012 #7

Indeed I did forget (not really) the sarcasm smilie. Plucketeer Nov 2012 #12

Sigh. truthisfreedom Nov 2012 #6

It is worse on Long Island HockeyMom Nov 2012 #8

My brother waited 2 hours on a line for gas this morning LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #9

Water logged NY city JacobsMark Nov 2012 #10

A lot of people in NYC don't own cars LiberalEsto Nov 2012 #11

Pull out the Pedicabs and get to work! maxsolomon Nov 2012 #13