Jason Rabinowitz

I went to CVS

I, too, am NEVER making another political donation ever again.

What an absurdly nice day in NYC 11/10

Found an @mta.info 12-trip pass OMNY card, picked it up because I’ve never seen one. Now I’m just frustrated because there’s absolutely no way to see how many rides remain. The website doesn’t recognize it, not even the vending machine does. Only way is to tap for a ride until it stops working?!

Is the Fort Green Park Pup Parade one of the best days of the year? Yep! (sorry, there’s no alt text. The app and web crashed four times when I tried that)

OOF

The world has been in a state of never ending decline since the Windows XP RTM. It was the peak of modern civilization and society will never get back to that state.

90%! That final 10% feels next to impossible at this rate, though. It’ll be so unsatisfying to end at 99.4% forever or something.

JFK redevelopment update: New Terminal One having artwork (giant split-flap wall!) and finisings added, but will not open in 2026. Terminal 6 first gates still set for 2026 opening, with final systems testing and commissioning underway. Use of barges reduced truck milage by 5x more than thought!

Spoiled New Yorker takes connecting flights, has (mostly) good experience, writes about it.

OMNY is still way too glitchy to have this level of fare enforcement. I took 3 buses this past Saturday, but one of the OMNY taps just never registered despite the on-bus reader accepting my tap. So if the EAGLE team boarded that bus where the tap never registered, would they also try to assault me?

JetBlue's new BlueFirst cabin is now on sale. The first reconfigured plane is planned to enter service on 8 December between Boston and Fort Lauderdale (B6 769 southbound, 2270 northbound). Notably, the inaugural flight southbound is blocked from sale. #PaxEx $JBLU

Meanwhile, FAA is bringing back some old school smart stuff by reinstating and expanding a program that gets air traffic controllers hands-on flight deck experience. The programs aims to help controllers understand what it's like to be on the other end of the radio. www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa...

This is very much a real thing, I even mentioned it back in the old country in 2023

Somehow still New Jersey Transit’s fault

This is something I’ve been thinking recently. Emergency vehicle sirens have gotten absurdly loud in NYC and they just don’t work effectively. The noise bounces all over and I even had to pause this video several times IN MY APARTMENT because I couldn’t hear the TV youtu.be/ZwKGWw2XkTQ?...

Huh????? Oh! Wow lol

Unexpected @flightradar24.com mention

I just realized that the Spirit Airlines app (yes, I still have it) no longer presents a pop up that the airline is dead, unlocking access to the rest of the app. You can now browse the final version of the Spirit app, complete with in-flight menu and Wi-Fi information. RIP.

I know basically nothing about Greene County Transit in upstate NY, but its 711 rotue has legit branding. "It's a River...Get Over it!" is great stuff.

More than 50 aircraft lined up waiting to take off from JFK right now. More than 50…

Came across the new @mta.info behind-the-scenes art installation at Atlantic Av Another subway rider pauses to stare at it. Great stuff.

I don’t think this is a standard restaurant NYC Health choking poster

On this week’s AvTalk, the flydubai incident and wider security concerns, the NTSB releases its preliminary report on the fatal Miami runway overrun, disruptions in Riyadh, and some airlines are using older software on their 737s to avoid glitches. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...

Sorry the pictures from @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov Airo ride aren’t better. I was too amazed by how nice the train was and distracted by the amazing views.

I don’t know how any other provider of in-flight Wi-Fi survives in this new reality. Starlink is hoovering up almost every opportunity outside of China and India. All that’s left is scraps probably not sufficient enough to sustain a business. This worries me quite a bit.

Five months ago American announced it'd bring Starlink to 500+ Airbus narrowbody aircraft. Today AA has announced that it'll bring Starlink to its *entire fleet* of 1000+ aircraft, with installing beginning in early 2027. A long overdue shift since its widebody connectivity is basically dead today.

My Amazon profile assumed I “works extensively with computers” and this Simpsons gif is all I can respond with

Please enjoy this minute long video of @governor.ny.gov struggling and failing to get one of @mta.info's new turnstiles to let her pass into her own press conference about the new turnstiles 🤣

HMMMMMMM. Last time we saw a Dash-8 Q400 fly into LGA unexpectedly, Air Canada announced new YTZ-LGA service the next day. So I wonder why a Porter Q400 just flew into LGA this morning. Do it, Mr. Porter! bsky.app/profile/airl...

Did JetBlue make a huge opposie? It looks like many (all?) of its flights were removed from the schedule for October 13-14, triggering cancelations and auto rebooking to adjacent days. I’m seeing no flights for sale those days, or even availability in ExpertFlyer 😲 www.reddit.com/r/jetblue/co...

I pretty regularly see tourist looking people hanging out with Citibike e-bikes, maybe unknowingly paying by the minute. But just now a girl parks her e-bike in CVS and gets on the back of the not moving pharmacy line. Are there Citibike plans that include unlimited e-bike usage or something?!

@gogosuprtoe.bsky.social I’m on an R179 M train. So that’s new and weird?

What’s up with this huge fleet of @kingcounty.gov Metro electric buses in the South Base lot? I never saw any of these in service this week.