There is an income threshold where driving wasn't viable before. Parking is very expensive in the CBD. Fuel prices are not low. These users were taking public

There is an income threshold where driving wasn't viable before. Parking is very expensive in the CBD. Fuel prices are not low. These users were taking public transit before, and now there is money to maintain transit from people that can't be bothered and must drive. While transit infrastructure isn't perfect and many areas are underserved, this doesn't really change that calculus that much. The Staten Island Ferry remains free. There are plenty of express bus routes for people with long commutes, and the express buses now move more quickly. (New Jersey seems to benefit most from this. Commuting on NJT to the Port Authority Bus Terminal is a shockingly common, but unloved, commuting pattern.)