Many Manhattan vehicles are delivery trucks or service vehicles driven by construction or foodservice workers. Many are taxis or car service vehicles. Some are

Many Manhattan vehicles are delivery trucks or service vehicles driven by construction or foodservice workers. Many are taxis or car service vehicles. Some are avoiding the $17+ toll on the Verazzano Narrows bridge by taking the free Manhattan Bridge & Holland Tunnel. Parking a car for a reasonable price is essentially impossible in much of Manhattan, and garages are also packed by valets that pack cars in tightly in tiny garages accessed via car elevator. Unless you're a cop, in which case you just park on the sidewalk because you know the other cops won't ticket you. And, of course, the number of pedestrians is far more vast than the number of cars.