tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post2913827438339971897..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Missing the Train (or the Bus)Alan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-25439082109157822662009-05-05T21:33:00.000-04:002009-05-05T21:33:00.000-04:00The buses probably cost more than the 110k.
But t...The buses probably cost more than the 110k.<br /><br />But then again, no one nowhere has any faith in MTA finance numbers either, so we are comparing peanuts to elephants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-10330328233304446302009-05-05T15:03:00.000-04:002009-05-05T15:03:00.000-04:00If they're not including Belmont Stakes Day, 20,00...If they're not including Belmont Stakes Day, 20,000 divided by 65 means that they estimate that 307 people take that train every day. That's just patently false.<br /><br />If they are including Belmont Stakes day, then they're just making up number out of thin air to get a rise out of people. I agree with the other commenters that if they really stood to lose that much money, they would have worked something out with the MTA to pay the damn $110k. Just another reason why nobody trusts NYRA.<br /><br />That said Alan, good job calling them up and asking how they pulled that number out of their a**.El Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145024095815950963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-48727803682289868632009-05-05T13:26:00.000-04:002009-05-05T13:26:00.000-04:00They should keep the service on weekends, no reaso...They should keep the service on weekends, no reason not to.<br /><br />Use the savings from cutting weekday service to maintain weekend service.<br /><br />I agree, the quick cancellation of the service does not bode well. The money is there to pay for the serivce but that is no guarantee.jknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-90170453575914670712009-05-05T12:32:00.000-04:002009-05-05T12:32:00.000-04:00jk - The fact that they were so quick to cut the s...jk - The fact that they were so quick to cut the service even before a final collapse of the bailout bill in Albany; plus the fact that the ridership is SO paltry - 30 to 35 during the week!! - that I suspect it won't be restored even if a bill finally passes. Hope I'm wrong, but I just don't see it.<br /><br />Also, I would think that we'll see more people on that shuttle bus once the weather warms up and dries out. It's been raining for practically the entire meet so far!!Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-27184142921545918082009-05-05T12:25:00.000-04:002009-05-05T12:25:00.000-04:00If the number is $5 million in handle, than there ...If the number is $5 million in handle, than there is appox. $1 million in takeout generated, more than enough to pay of the cost of train service.<br /><br />The MTA bailout plan will generate $1.8 billion in revenue, again more than enough to pay for train service.<br /><br />If service is not resotred, it is not because of finances, it is because someone does not want it to happen.jknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-72966406105119716712009-05-05T09:35:00.000-04:002009-05-05T09:35:00.000-04:00With the deadline approaching, not a peep lately f...With the deadline approaching, not a peep lately from bidders for Aqueduct racino, other than Bissett's interview? The capital markets are still "locked down," especially for new gaming projects, so we'll see. My guess is the state wants in the worst way to just award the deal to DelNorth again as they passed muster with NYRA, but with the pending S.L. Green litigation and the investigation into lobbyist Patricia Lynch and the contracts she has obtained for her clients in Albany, DelNorth may be the "hot potato."<br /><br />Hard to handicap this go round!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-12494414755434429342009-05-05T09:25:00.000-04:002009-05-05T09:25:00.000-04:00Alan,
Did the NYRA put last year's Belmont attend...Alan,<br /><br />Did the NYRA put last year's Belmont attendance in the 384,000? If so, it should be backed out because the MTA service WILL be running that day, so the projected business lost will be less. Hard to belive that they used $260 as a per individual betting amount. 20,000 less on track? When you go by the numbers that MTA discusses, less than 100 riders per day to Belmont, how can you ever get to 20,000?<br /><br />Real fuzzy math.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com