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My WHOLE point is the cost is ridiculous. People paying $5000 to $12000 a year to commute to work in NYC. It also makes it more difficult to get around. I grew
by baldfat 9y ago
My WHOLE point is the cost is ridiculous. People paying $5000 to $12000 a year to commute to work in NYC. It also makes it more difficult to get around.
I grew up in Danbury, CT and probably 20% of the city works in NYC and I now live in Allentown, PA and know several that work there full time and it takes 30 minutes to get to a train station to NYC.
I had one full time job in Manhattan when I was 18 and commuted everyday on the train. I also would have contracted work to do some music or video production and need to be there around 3 PM until 11 PM to 4 AM. So there are certain things that the $11 fee just makes it harder for people to do work.
- tbihl 9y agoSo don't you think some of those people would rearrange their lives if they had to face $12k of added annual commuting costs? You'd probably see some increasing density in nearby areas that are still full of 2-3 story buildings. You'd see some parking lots reconsidered. And you'd see people moving to other cities. You'd probably see a whole lot of other creative solutions, too, to the fact that NYC is now allowing its problem of too many cars to be felt by those driving the cars.
- free652 9y agoMove to NYC! Problem solved. And on serious note - local pay NYC income tax, commuters don't.