Transit strike in New York

My brother lives in New York, I emailed him on what happening and how it affecting him.

My email:

I see on the news that there is a transit strike in New York. How is it effecting you guys (like getting to work)?

His email:

The short answer is that it takes longer. The long answer is that I have to walk a mile and a half to get to a NY/NJ transit line, that Kate has to take multiple cabs to get to work, and that it's very difficult to visit Benjamin. Don't get me started on the transit union. Those guys are fucking extortionists.