You should stick to their sister site, Earnestineabelle.

Sidewalks are for walking and are too crowded already. That parking space isn't yours, it's public domain, and is going to the greater good.

And yes, you are in the small minority who have a problem with bike share as it is overwhelmingly popular and is continuing to grow in popularity as more and more people use it.

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I don't care if you drive but don't expect a city of 8 million to cater to you and your personal car.

Streets aren't just for your personal car, kiddo. They've put these stations often at corners which daylight the crossings and lead to less pedestrian/car conflicts when cars turn (you'll see that sidewalk bulbs are often in place, which means less time to cross, which also saves lives, especially for the elderly).

It'…

Why should one public parking space go to your car and not 15 bicycles? What makes you so special?

Well, we thinking we going to put the cost of the program on your credit card instead - you get your picture on all the kiosks, sound good?

It happens sometimes. And sometimes subway train cars are too crowded to get on. Big city, occasional inconveniences.

People really hate change. They think the way things are now are the way things always should be and always will be. That's why they say crazy shit any time a new change is put in place. The world usually doesn't end. Neither the smoking ban, gay marriage, nor Obamacare has caused the world to stop spinning. The…

You actually couldn't be a bartender and work in a non-smoking environment. So your point doesn't hold. Your only choice was to not work, which is not a choice.

No, you don't actually get the option to ruin public health. Or, I guess you do where you live, but not in the places where most people live.

Note that these are most often state-wide laws. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_s…

And your question "why is it legal at all" is disingenuous. Why are some drugs legal and…

Here are some more statistics on what happens to people when their workplace becomes smoke free. They become healthier! Especially non-smokers. You get to keep your job and you get freedom from respiratory distress, plus less heart attacks. You're welcome.

Additional studies conducted in several communities, states,…

That's some circular logic. "The government has let me get addicted so now they need to continue to let me stay addicted."

The ban has not alienated anyone if that is what you are concerned with. It's hugely popular. A poll from TEN YEARS AGO states that 83% of bar employees and managers believe that the law protects…

Nope, did it in the public in Brooklyn and at 1 Police Plaza. And yes, lots of organizing on the internet to get people there and mobilize letter writing, petitions and public opinion.

Glad to hear you finally agree that public health is a valuable resource and worthy of protection.

Yes, we needed a ban which is why the ban happened. It's a net positive on both sides because the public health is protected and the doom and gloom economic prognosticators were wrong.

What are you really against? What is your point here? Should cigarette companies be able to kill people at will because their profits…

Tell that to the over ten million Americans who are currently unemployed. People are clinging to their jobs with their life in this economy.

Yes, that happened. It's called stop & frisk and we voted in a new mayor who will end that policy. That's what you do when the government passes a law you don't like, you organize, protest, agitate, and find a candidate who will put an end to it.

There are laws I don't like, but I work to change them rather than bitch…

You're not aware that cigarettes are addicting? And that nicotine has a stronger addictive effect on brains under 24 than on older adults? http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nicadd…

Just stand behind a diesel truck or bus and inhale the magic!

Do you wet yourself when you go to buy a stamp?

About 2 million people commute into the city, so the population affected by the smoking ban is actually much larger than the actual number of residents. And no, you don't need to take "everyone" into consideration in public health. You need to take the good of the public into consideration.