This was the lead story above-the-fold in the print edition of the New York Times Metro Section. With today being the day that the MTA is going to be announcing the winner of the bidding on the West Side Stadium, with local politics heating up in anticipation of the November mayoral elections, and a panoply of other issues, news that New York metro commuters face long commutes is a nonstory.
In fact, the story only states that the average commute in New York City is 38 minutes.
I wish. As do nearly every one of my coworkers, colleagues, and friends. 38 minutes would be nearly half the time they currently spend.
Now, this story could have taken on an extra dimension and been above-the-fold worthy had the Times actually done a little work and spoken with experts on ways to actually reduce the commute time - improving traffic patterns, reducing congestion, more mass transit, more efficient mass transit, etc.
The article was silent on all that.
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