I am a father living in NYC except not in the middle of the city (manhattan, downtown brooklyn, long island city). In my neighborhood, getting to mid-town is b

I am a father living in NYC except not in the middle of the city (manhattan, downtown brooklyn, long island city). In my neighborhood, getting to mid-town is by train. You only drive if you are a bit crazy. But to get from point A -> B in my neighborhood it is orders of magnitude slower. To get to my parent's house is 15 minutes by car (25 if heavy traffic). 45-90 minutes by bus. 45 minutes by train. To take my daughter to school, 15 minutes by car, and 30-45 minutes by bus, 45-55 minutes by train. And owning my own car, after 7 years is free. Low maintenance (I bought it new). Insurance is $133 a month, and gas is ~40 a month. Significantly cheaper than a daily Uber in addition to all the other ways I use the car. If I was single, living in the middle of Manhattan, sure, cars make zero sense. In fact many who I know commute by Bike, Walk, Train. However it heavily depends on where you live, how many kids you have, what you want as your lifestyle and convenience.