Not sure where you got your statistics from but you need to reconsider people who live in Manhattan vs the rest of the boroughs. People who own cars in Manhattan are often pretty wealthy, because it's much more expensive there to own one, as you will need to use parking garages. But in the other boroughs? That is not quite the case. The majority of people I know with cars (all outside Manhattan) are not earning that much. And many who do own cars here go for cheap, used, but reliable cars that don't cost anywhere near 12-15k per year, not even close. In some parts of these outer boroughs, public transit is either nonexistent, slow, or unreliable. Even with traffic, driving is often faster.

People are not entitled to store private property on public space, but when transportation systems are setup a certain way, we expect certain things. If you want to reduce car usage, you need to provide better alternatives. Other major cities are doing so much better with their subways. But NYC continues to ignore subway expansion in the outer boroughs. And subways in my opinion are the most efficient method of travel in a city and should be the #1 priority in transportation. More than buses and biking.

As sarcastic as this is, it's sadly true. I did deliveries with my own car for a few months and only like 10% of the time did I find an actual spot (usually only if I was sent to eastern Queens). The rest of the time I had to use hydrants, double park, or block someone's driveway.

As a driver myself I'm always in favor of expanding transit and believe it is the ONLY option to reducing car dependency. However most people see the MTA's track record and have no hope, so they don't bother spreading awareness. And a lot of these people are transit users themselves, not drivers. "It would be nice but it's never gonna happen." A lot of these people don't even know about the The Triboro project, the Interborough Express, and the Queenslink.

If the city truly cared they would start expanding transit ASAP, but nope, they always have some political and financial problems. Meanwhile other developed cities around the world have robust, modern subway systems.

Many people left in 2020 but a good number came back in 2021/2022. There are still tons of people here-- NYC isn't going anywhere. And sadly the tourist spots are still overcrowded. Some areas in Manhattan are getting sidewalk expansions because sidewalks are running out of space for people.

Many people left in 2020 but a good number came back in 2021/2022. There are still tons of people here-- NYC isn't going anywhere. And sadly the tourist spots are still overcrowded. Some areas in Manhattan are getting sidewalk expansions because sidewalks are running out of space for people.

The car was going much slower than 25mph. The driver was not at fault, at all. There was nothing they could have done because the pedestrian essentially jumped at the car last second.