[jinushaun]

You must not visit Queens, Bronx or Manhattan beyond 110 very often. They have extensive car ownership. I don't think anyone would call them rich.

[Wowfunhappy]

True, we should be careful to not conflate "Manhattan" with "New York City".

That said, I agree with OP's comment within the context of Manhattan. Anyone who owns a car there is very wealthy, even within the context of a wealthy city.

(I don't agree with pegging the divide at 110th street, that's much too low.)

[ericd]

Anecdotal, but my relatives who live/grew up in the outer boroughs call Manhattan “the city”.

[Grazester]

Thats only if you live in NYC you refer to Manhattan as "the city" but we very well know that New York City consist of all 5 boroughs

[thebean11]

Yeah good point, I should have specified UES/UWS or below