New York Floodin' City

I'm not sure what the exact definition of a World-Class City is, but I know it does not entail a city whose public transportation infrastructure shuts down when it rains. Again, we have a bloated army of transit workers with cushy token booth or platform standing jobs who have essentially guaranteed jobs with enormous healthcare and retirement benefits, and yet there is no money to keep the tracks from flooding when it rains. Welcome to the public-sector union paradise of New York City.

More ranting here.