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Stranded New Yorkers Turn To The Web

2020-06-24T11:37:32Z

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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> New Yorkers all over the city and surrounding areas are turning to the Internet in preparation for the first transit strike to hit the city in 25 years. Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York have been deadlocked in contract negotiations for several days. TWU members have threatened to strike when their contract expires at midnight Thursday if their demands are not met. In yet another example of how powerful and useful the Web can be in times of crisis, New Yorkers are turning to the Internet not only to get more information about the strike and the city's contingency plans, but also to arrange rides. In anticipation of the strike, people all week have been [ posting on Craigslist], either looking for rides in and around Manhattan or seeking passengers, because the city is requiring vehicles entering Manhattan below 96th Street to carry at least four people. By late Thursday afternoon, pages were filling up with requests and pleas for help. "Need a ride from williamsburg (around the Bedford L stop) to union square that will get there around 8:30/9ish tomorrow," one poster wrote. "I can help pay for gas. Please make my life easier!" Mano Ganguly, who lives in Queens and works in Manhattan, said he felt he had to do something as news of the possible strike became gloomier Thursday afternoon. He had used Craigslist to find his apartment when he first moved to the city, so he figured it would be a good place to find a ride for Friday morning. "Craigslist has the kind of eyeballs that is required to get a response that you need for tomorrow morning," he said. "It dawned on me pretty late today to post an ad, but hopefully I'll get some responses in time." Several official and unofficial Web sites have been updating information about what to do in case of a strike. [ About.com] has put together a special Web page with detailed information, including a map of taxi zones ([ click for PDF]). Taxi drivers will be required to pick up multiple passengers. About.com has mapped out the different zones with an explanation of pricing rules. The Securities Industry Association, which represents more than 600 securities firms, has added a [ special section] on its Web site where members can get information about what the organization is doing to help in the event of a strike. The trade organization has hired 50 buses that will transport workers into the city. It has provided a detailed map ([ click here for PDF]) that shows all the places where carpools and buses will be picking up workers. The city is also [ updating its Web site] with information about contingency plans for people trying to get around the city in the event of a strike. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said the strike could cost the local economy about $400 million per day. The city itself would lose about $22 million a day in tax and overtime police expenditures. In 1980, [http://soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com/blog/sourav-ganguly-in-world-cup-2003 soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com] at the time of the last transit strike, about 4.8 million people used the city's buses and subways each day. Now, roughly 7.5 million people use the city's transit system, city officials said. [#comments Comments] [/topics/tech-industry/ Notification on Notification off Tech Industry]

Ganguly Wants India To Play Pink-ball Tests In Every Series

2020-06-23T23:50:35Z

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NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Indian cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly believes pink-ball tests are here to stay and wants the team under Virat Kohli to play at least one such match in every series. India became the last major cricket nation to embrace day-night tests when they hosted neighbours Bangladesh in front of a sellout crowd at Kolkata's Eden Gardens last month. As the president of the Board of Control for [http://soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com/blog/sourav-ganguly-in-world-cup-2003 soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com] Cricket in India (BCCI), Ganguly's nudge prompted India to take the plunge into day-night tests, which pundits believe can address test cricket's dwindling attendance in most venues. "I am pretty upbeat about it," Ganguly told 'The Week' magazine. "I feel this is the way forward. Not every test, but at least one test in a series." The world's richest cricket board aggressively marketed India's maiden pink-ball test, illuminating prominent city landmarks in pink and overall creating a buzz around the match. Encouraged by the turnout in Kolkata, other Indian venues are now ready to host day-night tests, Ganguly said. "I will share my experiences with the board and we will try and implement it in other places." "After this, everyone is ready. Nobody wants to play test cricket in front of 5,000 people," added the former India captain. Kohli has welcomed the innovation but said pink-ball tests should be an exception and not the rule. "I think (day-night tests) can be a one-off thing, it should not be a regular scenario," Kohli said in Kolkata on the eve of the test match. (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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2020-06-23T23:50:32Z

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