West Oakland, 12th Street, 19th Street, and Lake Merrit definitely don't feel like the burbs, it is probably closer to commuting into Manhattan from Queens than

West Oakland, 12th Street, 19th Street, and Lake Merrit definitely don't feel like the burbs, it is probably closer to commuting into Manhattan from Queens than from Jersey into Manhattan (source: lived in Manhattan and Astoria at various times in my life). Those stops barely have parking lots!