NY transit authority are days away from cancelling transportation services

johnnyvegas13 · 03-12-20, 01:18 PM

Someone else called this yesterday

pologq · 03-12-20, 01:21 PM

i would not be surprised. cuomo was pissed diblasio did not want to cancel st patty's day parade.

Sam Odom · 03-12-20, 01:22 PM

https://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/players-talk/3595337-should-trump-suspend-elections-because-corona-virus-national-emergency.html

jjgold · 03-12-20, 01:23 PM

KVB · 03-12-20, 01:25 PM

Yeah word came out of Disney as well, I think.

NY warning anyone with city approved planned events ahead of time as they know they can't shut it all down in a night.

If we're at the point where some dude named Mac4Lyfe on the internet is posting about "a buddy of mine" then the cat is obviously out of the bag by now.

edit: no offense Mac, it really isn't about you...lol.

Mac4Lyfe · 03-12-20, 01:29 PM

Originally posted by pologq

i would not be surprised. cuomo was pissed diblasio did not want to cancel st patty's day parade.

Well that effectively shuts down the parade that was postponed yesterday anyway.

We all need to face the reality that ANY event with large crowds is done for at least the next few weeks, if not months. The NCAA tourney is not going to be played next week. It’s not happening. Gobert just showed that athletes can’t be protected by fans or each other.

KVB · 03-12-20, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe

Well that effectively shuts down the parade that was postponed yesterday anyway.

We all need to face the reality that ANY event with large crowds is done for at least the next few weeks, if not months. The NCAA tourney is not going to be played next week. It’s not happening. Gobert just showed that athletes can’t be protected by fans or each other.

Yeah, that NCAA tourney is toast, with so much of the NCAA already cancelling and withdrawing, it's only a matter of time before we get the tourney announcement.

TheMetsSuck · 03-12-20, 01:38 PM

ya my gf told me about this yesterday after disney cancelled their premiers. I luckily booked my flight back to la right before the prices tripled after the trump speech.

DrunkHorseplayer · 03-12-20, 01:39 PM

No gatherings of 500+ people in NYC? That would mean you can't go outside if you're downtown.

Mac4Lyfe · 03-12-20, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by KVB

Yeah word came out of Disney as well, I think.

NY warning anyone with city approved planned events ahead of time as they know they can't shut it all down in a night.

If we're at the point where some dude named Mac4Lyfe on the internet is posting about "a buddy of mine" then the cat is obviously out of the bag by now.

edit: no offense Mac, it really isn't about you...lol.

No offense taken. He’s one of the top guys at the Transit Authority. Been there for decades. But, Even if I mentioned his name, it wouldn’t matter. So feel free to take it with a grain of salt.

pologq · 03-12-20, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by DrunkHorseplayer

No gatherings of 500+ people in NYC? That would mean you can't go outside if you're downtown.

you are right

can't be in times square then

Mac4Lyfe · 03-12-20, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by KVB

Yeah, that NCAA tourney is toast, with so much of the NCAA already cancelling and withdrawing, it's only a matter of time before we get the tourney announcement.

I think it’s going to just be temporary. We’re looking at locking down entire cities for probably 2 weeks to a month. So we’ll have April madness. It will most likely be bigger and greater than ever once we get back to playing the games. I’m excited about the day when sports comes back. But for now, forget about it.

KVB · 03-12-20, 01:55 PM

April Madness? I think college basketball is over man, it's over.

NBA will salvage something, but Hoops is done.

KVB · 03-12-20, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe

No offense taken. He’s one of the top guys at the Transit Authority. Been there for decades. But, Even if I mentioned his name, it wouldn’t matter. So feel free to take it with a grain of salt.

Don't get me wrong, it's not a grain of salt.

It serves as confirmation of what was already starting to get out.

It's shutting down, I'd be surprised if it didn't at this point.

Mac4Lyfe · 03-12-20, 02:03 PM

Originally posted by KVB

Don't get me wrong, it's not a grain of salt.
It serves as confirmation of what was already starting to get out.
It's shutting down, I'd be surprised if it didn't at this point.

Bloomberg news just reported that transit has seen a 10% reduction so far. That’s really not a lot. I thought it would be much higher?

BigdaddyQH · 03-12-20, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by TheMetsSuck

ya my gf told me about this yesterday after disney cancelled their premiers. I luckily booked my flight back to la right before the prices tripled after the trump speech.

Bull s**t. The price for airline tickets has substantially dropped. Din't try to sell knowledgeable people your B.S.

cankid · 03-12-20, 02:12 PM

agreed thought it would be much more by now

KVB · 03-12-20, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe

Bloomberg news just reported that transit has seen a 10% reduction so far. That’s really not a lot. I thought it would be much higher?

Let's see what gets announced over the next couple of days.

Cuse0323 · 03-12-20, 02:20 PM

Originally posted by TheMetsSuck

ya my gf told me about this yesterday after disney cancelled their premiers. I luckily booked my flight back to la right before the prices tripled after the trump speech.

Nice move. Glad you made the right call.

TheMetsSuck · 03-12-20, 02:20 PM

my ticket price on alaska went from 129 to 499 last night after the trump stuff. I just looked and they are all back to 129 now. Guess I got caught up in the panic last night as they didn't even have customer service taking phone calls.