What people sometimes do if they live really far out there is to drive to an train stop in the outer borough and take that the rest of the way. It really depends on how far your bus route is and how much of a pain it is to take it. Obviously this varies based on where you live.

If someone lives near the LIRR, it makes sense to just take that to midtown instead of the subway too.

It’s the transplants that have the “fuck cars” mentality in the nyc subs. Many of us who grew up here know that many people in the outer boroughs NEED a car in order to get anything done because there’s no trains the further out you go and also the buses are sparse at night.

What your describing is literally taxing people because they drive cars, which will tax many lower income people. That is a dumb argument.

Lol finding a new job ain’t easy when people are getting laid off in many sectors.