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Statement from NY Gov. Cuomo (Original Post) Donkees Jan 2017 OP
Sweet! Not sure what the AIrTrain thing was - but good on him! nt jmg257 Jan 2017 #1
They were (are) preventing protesters from getting to the airport by train Donkees Jan 2017 #5
Cheers! appreciate the info! jmg257 Jan 2017 #7
The Airtrain goes from the nearest subway station-Sutphin Blvd- to JFK and all terminals.. pangaia Jan 2017 #6
And the Jamaica LIRR station. nycbos Jan 2017 #27
I've lived upstate most of my life, and usually just catch the E train into the city... pangaia Jan 2017 #28
It's the train that connects JFK to Manhattan and other parts of the city. George II Jan 2017 #20
they damn well better stand w the protesters. attendance will be taken. mopinko Jan 2017 #2
Long past time for cover... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #3
I'm a Californian BadgerMom Jan 2017 #15
The Port Authority earlier suspended service on the train, I assume to stop protesters from using it Princess Turandot Jan 2017 #4
Giuliani probably called them and told them to shut it down DURHAM D Jan 2017 #8
Good call. Crisco no doubt weighed in on that too. tenorly Jan 2017 #11
Hasn't drumpf put Jared Kushner's convicted felon father in charge of the Port Authority yet? Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #24
Really? I didn't know. nt DURHAM D Jan 2017 #25
I can't find it now, but I'm sure I read that.I know Jared wants this to avenge his convict dad. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #29
The feds don't control the Port Authority. New York and New Jersey do. brush Jan 2017 #30
True, but that won't stop a dicKtator. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #34
k&r bigtree Jan 2017 #9
I don't think so. Wish his father had been elected President decades ago. George II Jan 2017 #21
+1 Lucinda Jan 2017 #32
Not that I can remember... paleotn Jan 2017 #33
Kick WheelWalker Jan 2017 #10
Chicago PD going nuts trying to rain in protests elmac Jan 2017 #12
the shit is hitting the fan nt elmac Jan 2017 #13
Holy cats BadgerMom Jan 2017 #16
Let them try bdamomma Jan 2017 #17
K&R dae Jan 2017 #14
The Port Authority stopped the train BamaRefugee Jan 2017 #18
Welcome to DU, BamaRefugee! calimary Jan 2017 #23
Thank you Mr. Cuomo... llmart Jan 2017 #19
There's the son of Mario Cuomo. Tatiana Jan 2017 #22
Finally, the Mario zentrum Jan 2017 #26
Chris Cuomo does pretty well on CNN also brush Jan 2017 #31

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
28. I've lived upstate most of my life, and usually just catch the E train into the city...
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 11:24 PM
Jan 2017

Does the LIRR stop at Sutphin or just Jamaica? I can't tell by the map...

mopinko

(70,099 posts)
2. they damn well better stand w the protesters. attendance will be taken.
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 09:37 PM
Jan 2017

and i do mean stand.with.the.protesters.

dems need cover? how about street upon street upon street shut.the.fuck.down.?

Wounded Bear

(58,649 posts)
3. Long past time for cover...
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 09:39 PM
Jan 2017

let the fucking Repubs run for cover. Shit's about to get real. I won't advocate violence or destruction of property, but getting out and showing up is vital.

BadgerMom

(2,771 posts)
15. I'm a Californian
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 10:18 PM
Jan 2017

I have Dems representing me in all state and federal offices. I plan on yanking them with me, whether they're willing or not. #representus #resist

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)
4. The Port Authority earlier suspended service on the train, I assume to stop protesters from using it
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 09:40 PM
Jan 2017

AC told them to put the train back in service.

FYI: The Air Train transfer point can be reached via several subway lines. It's about the most inexpensive way to get out to JFK, at least from Manhattan. (~$8)

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)
8. Giuliani probably called them and told them to shut it down
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 09:44 PM
Jan 2017

and the Port Authority doesn't know he is no longer mayor, much less the boss of them.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
24. Hasn't drumpf put Jared Kushner's convicted felon father in charge of the Port Authority yet?
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 11:05 PM
Jan 2017

He did promise.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
29. I can't find it now, but I'm sure I read that.I know Jared wants this to avenge his convict dad.
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 11:50 PM
Jan 2017

And Trump is loyal to his son/president-in-law.

In the late nineties, Kushner met James McGreevey, who at the time was the mayor of Woodbridge Township. Kushner began financing his subsequent campaigns, a partnership that culminated in McGreevey’s victory in the 2002 gubernatorial election. A month after the inauguration, McGreevey nominated Kushner to be the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a position that would have put the developer in charge of the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, controlling billions of dollars in state contracts.

Papa Kushner got into conspicuous business squabbles with his family, which led Chris Christie to investigate...

Kushner was arrested, and suddenly the whole family was starring in a baroque scandal—part “Peyton Place,” part “The Sopranos.” McGreevey was forced to apologize for his nomination of Kushner. Kushner received a two-year prison sentence, and spent eighteen months in a federal penitentiary in Montgomery, Alabama, before being transferred to a halfway house in Newark.

Jared Kushner describes his father’s downfall as the defining event of his life. The man whom he idolized had become a source of humiliation and grief. But he also took Charlie’s view of the crisis: that his father had been a victim.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/22/ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushners-power-play

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
34. True, but that won't stop a dicKtator.
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 12:47 AM
Jan 2017

He will find a way to do and get whatever he wants, not just in this case, is my fear.

bigtree

(85,996 posts)
9. k&r
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 09:47 PM
Jan 2017

...has any state governor given this much cover and protection to protesters since the civil rights era?

paleotn

(17,912 posts)
33. Not that I can remember...
Sun Jan 29, 2017, 12:44 AM
Jan 2017

..not during civil rights demonstrations. Not during demonstrations over Vietnam. This has got to be a first.

BamaRefugee

(3,483 posts)
18. The Port Authority stopped the train
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 10:36 PM
Jan 2017

To allow Giuliani enough time to get his thugs dressed up as protestors, then jump on the train to inflitrate and cause "rioting" and "looting"

llmart

(15,536 posts)
19. Thank you Mr. Cuomo...
Sat Jan 28, 2017, 10:50 PM
Jan 2017

THIS is what our political leaders need to do - have a backbone!

We are not going to let evil and hatred win.

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