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10:26 am I'm visiting New York and it's shocking that this city full of zillion dollar apartments can't weather a rainstorm. All week I've been watching these working people who service Manhattan sweating in the sweltering subway stations, and now they have to wait for hours without any notification, in a decrepit infrastructure that is probably endangering their lives every day without them knowing it. What a joke New York is under all the hype and the superficial "glamour." I'm disgusted and appalled by the city, though very impressed by the fortitude and endurance of the people who live here. My advice to them: move! It's not worth it. —Posted by Mary Murrell

11:25 am Tried to get on the L at DeKalb at about 8:40. The spinning turnstiles in one entrance were turned off, but there were no signs and no reports on NY1 about the L being out of service. Went to the main DeKalb entrance to see a group of 50 or so milling around looking confused. None of the turnstiles were working and an MTA worker was in the booth on the phone looking confused (I think she was on hold). The sign in the booth behind her said no L service to 8th Avenue. Then we heard the L to Manhattan pull in, but the turnstiles were still off. One guy jumped it and opened the door for us and the whole crowd of about 50 ran down the stairs to hop on the train. Don't know who it was, but the guy who opened the door ran down and held the door of the train open for all of us and kept it there for us to all get on. What a guy. You should have seen the face of the MTA person in the booth. —Posted by Nick

People, take your bikes! I went from Windsor Terrace in Brooklyn to the Financial District in about 45 min. Everywhere the scene was the same: commuters stranded outside of subway stations, nasty traffic, angry faces. The worst was after passing Brooklyn Bridge: throngs of people had taken the middle of the street and were forcing an empty bus open (who know why it was empty). I saw a few cops here and there, but pretty overwhelmed. —Posted by Eduardo Gonzalez

trapped underground due to congestion for 30 minutes, train was completely packed with a bunch of grumpy people, the downtown A train's last stop was 59th street, in which it was impossible to get a taxi as the volume of people attempting the same feat was unsurmountable. I walked 35 blocks to my office. This makes me very unhappy as NYC residents keep giving and giving, and the city keeps taking. This type of nuances lead to emotional stress and eventually contributes to this city becoming no longer desirable. —Posted by the surg3on

With every major or minor disaster I always shake my head. Um... unless you work in the fire dept., police, or EMT etc., what are you doing climbing bridges, going under tunnels, or trying to fly, so you can get to work?! And are you getting compensated adequately for your trouble? Wake up America. The joy of life is not work. —Posted by Liz

Mark your calendars. Six months from today we'll have a blizzard. —Posted by What Exit in NJ