Muzzle, not beak.

They don't leave because New York is effectively the only big city in the US. It has no alternatives. When similar taxes were imposed in Norway, France or UK, there was a significant flight.

At least it's not longer the bourgeoisie oppressing the proletariat.

You can just bike, if the city takes care of snow removal in bike lanes. See Oulu or Tampere.

How about the interrobang ?

That's why you should set the self-correct on UK English and forget about it. If you want to get funky, try the South African, Bahamian or Australian varieties.

Just like Christmas is mid October to December.

Select any language: it will likely have a Latin script. Then find your way to "USA". Annoying but not really difficult.

Incorrect, the original meaning of "vacant" is empty or absent.

He's saying that shorts motivate them to work harder, and calling that market manipulation would be insane.