There's no doubt that the commute is hellish, but the people who can afford to buy housing in Manhattan are not working 10+ hour days. The IBD analysts and asso

There's no doubt that the commute is hellish, but the people who can afford to buy housing in Manhattan are not working 10+ hour days. The IBD analysts and associates are bidding up rents, for sure, but price-rent ratios are ridiculous (35+ years) and they have no part in that. The solution to expensive Manhattan real estate is better mass transit. That would be a huge win.