truthofmasks
truthofmasks t1_j7c6hft wrote
Reply to comment by djn24 in Westchester was one vote away from becoming part of NYC and Brooklyn barely made it by Furschitzengiggels
It would've also slowed or prevented the development of a lot of city-wide institutions, like CUNY and the NYPL (which I know is really only the Bronx, Manhattan, and SI, but still).
truthofmasks t1_j7c697w wrote
Reply to comment by Accomplished_Aim_607 in Westchester was one vote away from becoming part of NYC and Brooklyn barely made it by Furschitzengiggels
> No one considers NJ an integral part of NYC.
Unsurprisingly, I've met some people from Jersey who do.
truthofmasks t1_j9qiufn wrote
Reply to comment by human_enquirer in 2 Teens’ Deaths Underscore Dangers of ‘Subway Surfing’ by thenewyorktimes
No, the joke is that they "took the L train." They took the L, i.e. they lost.