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| N.Y. Today: Why Subway Fare Hearings Matter, Shouting and All | N.Y. Today: Why Subway Fare Hearings Matter, Shouting and All |
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| It’s #GivingTuesday. Here’s info about the 107th campaign of The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. | It’s #GivingTuesday. Here’s info about the 107th campaign of The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund. |
| Weather: Partly sunny and gusty, with a high of 45. | |
| And congratulations: you can tell your grandchildren you lived through the seventh-wettest November in city history. Yesterday’s rainfall brought the total to 7.57 inches. | |
| The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold a public hearing in Manhattan at 5 p.m. on Tuesday to discuss two proposals for fare increases. | The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will hold a public hearing in Manhattan at 5 p.m. on Tuesday to discuss two proposals for fare increases. |
| The M.T.A. has said that even raising fares may not be enough: if it doesn’t also get more money from riders or the state, there could be service cuts. | The M.T.A. has said that even raising fares may not be enough: if it doesn’t also get more money from riders or the state, there could be service cuts. |
| Context: Danny Pearlstein, the policy and communications director for the Riders Alliance, noted that Tuesday’s meeting was the first since 2016, the year of “the summer of hell, before the governor declared a state of emergency, before he inaugurated the subway action plan, before he declared congestion pricing is an idea whose time has come.” | Context: Danny Pearlstein, the policy and communications director for the Riders Alliance, noted that Tuesday’s meeting was the first since 2016, the year of “the summer of hell, before the governor declared a state of emergency, before he inaugurated the subway action plan, before he declared congestion pricing is an idea whose time has come.” |
| Know your audience: Critics want the state to provide more funds to the M.T.A. in order to stave off a fare increase. | Know your audience: Critics want the state to provide more funds to the M.T.A. in order to stave off a fare increase. |
| So the real audience for Tuesday’s hearing is not just the head of the subways, Andy Byford, and the M.T.A. board members in the room. It is, rather, prominent state politicians — key among them Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who effectively controls the agency. | So the real audience for Tuesday’s hearing is not just the head of the subways, Andy Byford, and the M.T.A. board members in the room. It is, rather, prominent state politicians — key among them Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who effectively controls the agency. |
| State lawmakers representing suburbs and rural areas not served by the M.T.A. will also likely be paying close attention. They may have to be persuaded to risk angering their constituents by voting to send money to a New York City agency. | State lawmakers representing suburbs and rural areas not served by the M.T.A. will also likely be paying close attention. They may have to be persuaded to risk angering their constituents by voting to send money to a New York City agency. |
| Theater that matters: The Times’s Emma Fitzsimmons, who has covered several rounds of M.T.A. fare increases, said Albany did pay attention to these types of hearings. | Theater that matters: The Times’s Emma Fitzsimmons, who has covered several rounds of M.T.A. fare increases, said Albany did pay attention to these types of hearings. |
| This issue is deeply consequential to low-income riders, who could see base fares increase to $3 from $2.75 under one plan. | This issue is deeply consequential to low-income riders, who could see base fares increase to $3 from $2.75 under one plan. |
| Nicole Gelinas, a budget analyst with the Manhattan Institute, a fiscally conservative think tank, said these hearings gave M.T.A. board members “a useful reminder of how much working people depend on the M.T.A., and how little they can withstand price increases.” | Nicole Gelinas, a budget analyst with the Manhattan Institute, a fiscally conservative think tank, said these hearings gave M.T.A. board members “a useful reminder of how much working people depend on the M.T.A., and how little they can withstand price increases.” |
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| The Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir profiled Bill White and Bryan Eure, a gay couple who shifted from supporting liberal political candidates to becoming MAGA enthusiasts. The article created a lot of discussion on social media on Monday. | The Times reporter Sarah Maslin Nir profiled Bill White and Bryan Eure, a gay couple who shifted from supporting liberal political candidates to becoming MAGA enthusiasts. The article created a lot of discussion on social media on Monday. |
| How’d she get it? By reading publicly available campaign donor records and spotting two names she recognized from an article she wrote as a night-life reporter. | How’d she get it? By reading publicly available campaign donor records and spotting two names she recognized from an article she wrote as a night-life reporter. |
| How did she get a pair of Trump supporters to talk to her? “The tactic I use for anybody who comes at me, or is skeptical about the journalist’s job, is I put my hand on their shoulder and say, ‘You know, both of us are smarter than those narratives going around about what journalism is,’” she said. “And I think that helps break down walls.” | How did she get a pair of Trump supporters to talk to her? “The tactic I use for anybody who comes at me, or is skeptical about the journalist’s job, is I put my hand on their shoulder and say, ‘You know, both of us are smarter than those narratives going around about what journalism is,’” she said. “And I think that helps break down walls.” |
| Trailblazer: The first black woman to lead The Harvard Crimson is a Haitian-Chinese 20-year-old from Queens. | Trailblazer: The first black woman to lead The Harvard Crimson is a Haitian-Chinese 20-year-old from Queens. |
| The suburbs are a-changin’: Republican losses in two upstate districts in New York help show how suburbs are turning blue all around the nation. | |
| Christmas tree debate: Environmental ethics quiz: real or artificial tree? It’s complicated. | Christmas tree debate: Environmental ethics quiz: real or artificial tree? It’s complicated. |
| New York’s avocado man: Meet Miguel Gonzalez. “Every week, he distributes 900 to 950 cases of avocados. Each case weighs 25 pounds and can contain up to 48 avocados, depending on the avocados’ size.” [Eater NY] | New York’s avocado man: Meet Miguel Gonzalez. “Every week, he distributes 900 to 950 cases of avocados. Each case weighs 25 pounds and can contain up to 48 avocados, depending on the avocados’ size.” [Eater NY] |
| Roller skating rink to open at Industry City: Brooklyn’s industrial-chic shopping complex will have roller disco starting next month. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle] | Roller skating rink to open at Industry City: Brooklyn’s industrial-chic shopping complex will have roller disco starting next month. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle] |
| Amazon makes Goldman Sachs an accidental winner in Queens: The day Amazon announced it was building a headquarters in Queens, Goldman Sachs “quietly finalized a deal to provide $83 million for a massive new apartment complex less than a mile away.” [Bloomberg] | Amazon makes Goldman Sachs an accidental winner in Queens: The day Amazon announced it was building a headquarters in Queens, Goldman Sachs “quietly finalized a deal to provide $83 million for a massive new apartment complex less than a mile away.” [Bloomberg] |
| That’s how many times a judge concluded during the first eight months of this year that the testimony of a New York police officer was not credible, The Times’s Joseph Goldstein tells us. | That’s how many times a judge concluded during the first eight months of this year that the testimony of a New York police officer was not credible, The Times’s Joseph Goldstein tells us. |
| Context: Since 2002, the Police Department has been notified of 94 instances in which a judge concluded a police officer’s testimony lacked credibility. | Context: Since 2002, the Police Department has been notified of 94 instances in which a judge concluded a police officer’s testimony lacked credibility. |
| Catch up: The City Council recently passed legislation requiring the Police Department to report this information. This appears to be the first time it has. | Catch up: The City Council recently passed legislation requiring the Police Department to report this information. This appears to be the first time it has. |
| Why it matters: Most police officers now wear body cameras, which may affect how they testify in court. Still, footage from body cameras may not always tell the whole story. | Why it matters: Most police officers now wear body cameras, which may affect how they testify in court. Still, footage from body cameras may not always tell the whole story. |
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| 4:07 p.m. | 4:07 p.m. |
| To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Shirley Chisholm’s election to congress, Brooklyn College hosts a round-table on the state of black women in politics. 11 a.m. — 4 p.m. [Free] | To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Shirley Chisholm’s election to congress, Brooklyn College hosts a round-table on the state of black women in politics. 11 a.m. — 4 p.m. [Free] |
| How is Scotch different from Bourbon? Brooklyn Brainery offers a class on the history of the popular spirit that includes samples. 6:30 p.m. [$15] | How is Scotch different from Bourbon? Brooklyn Brainery offers a class on the history of the popular spirit that includes samples. 6:30 p.m. [$15] |
| Get a lesson on depictions of the Ten Commandments in art and text at the Yeshiva University Museum. 7 p.m. [Free] | Get a lesson on depictions of the Ten Commandments in art and text at the Yeshiva University Museum. 7 p.m. [Free] |
| MoMA’s Open Art Space offers a drop-in program for LGBTQ+ high school students interested in making art to find community. 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. [Free] | MoMA’s Open Art Space offers a drop-in program for LGBTQ+ high school students interested in making art to find community. 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. [Free] |
| For more events, check the going-out guides from The Times’s culture pages. | For more events, check the going-out guides from The Times’s culture pages. |
| — Iman Stevenson | — Iman Stevenson |
| Dear Diary: | Dear Diary: |
| I left my office in Chelsea to get a coffee and a breath of fresh air on a chilly afternoon. | I left my office in Chelsea to get a coffee and a breath of fresh air on a chilly afternoon. |
| I was walking along 18th Street toward Seventh Avenue when I saw an older man walking toward me. He looked familiar, but I could not think of his name or figure out how I knew him. | I was walking along 18th Street toward Seventh Avenue when I saw an older man walking toward me. He looked familiar, but I could not think of his name or figure out how I knew him. |
| He locked eyes with me. I knew I was going to have to acknowledge him. With each step in his direction, my sense of panic increased. Did we have children at the same school? Did he live in my building? Had I met him at a work-related conference? | He locked eyes with me. I knew I was going to have to acknowledge him. With each step in his direction, my sense of panic increased. Did we have children at the same school? Did he live in my building? Had I met him at a work-related conference? |
| Finally, he walked right up to me with a knowing smile. I was about to face total embarrassment for failing to recognize him. | Finally, he walked right up to me with a knowing smile. I was about to face total embarrassment for failing to recognize him. |
| “Hello,” he said. | “Hello,” he said. |
| “Hello,” I said. “I’m so sorry, but do I know you?” | “Hello,” I said. “I’m so sorry, but do I know you?” |
| “No,” he said “But look.” | “No,” he said “But look.” |
| “I’m sorry?” | “I’m sorry?” |
| “We have the same pair of glasses!” | “We have the same pair of glasses!” |
| — Jane Kim | — Jane Kim |
| Out of the blue, it arrives. Supporters are thrilled because they say it will bring many great things. Almost everyone thinks it’s practically a giveaway. | Out of the blue, it arrives. Supporters are thrilled because they say it will bring many great things. Almost everyone thinks it’s practically a giveaway. |
| No, not the Amazon deal to build a headquarters in Queens. I’m talking about the temporary return of the Carnegie Deli, the famed restaurant that opened in 1937 and closed in 2016. | No, not the Amazon deal to build a headquarters in Queens. I’m talking about the temporary return of the Carnegie Deli, the famed restaurant that opened in 1937 and closed in 2016. |
| For eight days, starting Saturday, the Carnegie Deli will open at 201 Lafayette Street in SoHo. Sandwiches will cost only 99 cents. | For eight days, starting Saturday, the Carnegie Deli will open at 201 Lafayette Street in SoHo. Sandwiches will cost only 99 cents. |
| How? Why? | How? Why? |
| It’s part of a promotional push to draw attention to the second season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the comedy-drama set in 1950s New York City. The show airs on … Amazon. | |
| Enjoy that pastrami. | Enjoy that pastrami. |
| On this Tuesday, bite off more than you can chew. | On this Tuesday, bite off more than you can chew. |
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