New York city has one of better designs as a city

I am not too crazy about talking or writing about terrorism and how our communities are prepared for it (for variety of reasons), but I want to say a few things about New York city on the subject since not many people are talking about it or writing about it.

Update 35: NYC Enters Second Day of Transit Strike

Millions of New Yorkers trudged to work Wednesday in another bone-chilling commute without subways and buses as a transit strike entered its second day, wearing both patience and shoe leather thin.

With contract talks still stalled, a judge fined the Transport Workers Union $1 million for each day of the strike, and lawyers were due back in court Wednesday.

The sanction was levied against workers for violating a state law that bars public employees from striking. The union said it would immediately appeal, calling the penalty excessive.

Source - Forbes

It is too bad that New York has entered the second day of strike, but it seems that much of the city is functioning without subway or bus; in fact, I just received email from a friend of mine in New York and she works at an office in Wall Street (and email had nothing to do with strike). Katrina proved that many communities in U.S. are not prepared for various disasters including natural disasters, but New York is coping with one of disasters, disabled mass transit as of right now. On one hand, the strike has been causing damages including economic damages; on the other hand, the strike has been proving that New York city has one of better designs as a city.