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> It's another large city that's locked on 3 sides by water Or Manhattan, for that matter.

• enjo 11y ago
  In Manhattan's case the workers increasingly live off the island (as opposed to the northern slums).
  • kafkaesq 11y ago
    Manhattan's northern neighborhoods aren't "slums."
    • jjawssd 11y ago
      South Bronx, circa 1980 https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/93/80/50/938050346fe49073a1a3327775b5be2a.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/93/80/50/938050346...
      • oh_sigh 11y ago
        Where exactly is South Bronx on Manhattan island?
        • jjawssd 11y ago
          Never claimed it was. But it is really close and probably what OP referred to
    • deleted 11y ago
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• ghaff 11y ago
  In Manhattan's case, there's a generally good public transit system that lets people commute to (relatively) inexpensive communities like Queens fairly easily.
  • kafkaesq 11y ago
    Right -- which tends to moderate the up-ending effects of rising real estate costs in NYC to a significant degree. That, and the fact that (within city limits) public transit is much more affordable than BART (plus whatever secondary transit needed to get to/from BART).