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If I had the choice to go live in Manhattan and not have a car vs. live somewhere else and be obligated to own a car I would choose Manhattan in a heartbeat. Un
by ShannonAlther 9y ago
If I had the choice to go live in Manhattan and not have a car vs. live somewhere else and be obligated to own a car I would choose Manhattan in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, I can't do that (and even if I could, most people cannot).
- CydeWeys 9y agoI'm curious as to why you truly can't do it. Obviously not everyone can, but most individual cases likely can. It's more that you choose not to, which is still perfectly valid.
- ShannonAlther 9y agoI'm not American, sadly. I'm from Ontario. You're right, it's not literally impossible but it's way more effort and time than it would be worth.
- Decade 9y agoCan’t live in Manhattan? Because NIMBY housing policies prevent Manhattan from growing. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/19/upshot/forty-percent-of-manhattans-buildings-could-not-be-built-today.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/05/19/upshot/forty-...
- CydeWeys 9y agoI don't disagree that zoning policies need reforming, but that just makes living here more expensive, not impossible.