[okennedy]

NYC, and Manhattan specifically, is one of the rare places in the country where having a car is almost virtually unnecessary. In downtown, cars are already playthings of the rich: Just parking the car during peak hours can run you hundreds dollars of per month.

The core of NYC has walkable infrastructure and an amazing public transportation infrastructure (at least compared to much of the rest of the country). For those commuting in from suburbs, park-and-rides are already a far more cost-efficient option.

[fooker]

>NYC, and Manhattan specifically, is one of the rare places in the country where having a car is almost virtually unnecessary.

As long as you are okay with spending all your time in the city.

The medium to long distance public transport for going out of the city is horrible.

[MisterTea]

Greyhound Buses and Amtrak don't count? I take the Amtrak to visit friends update and Maryland all the time. There's boat loads of stuff on long island as well, LIRR get you out there but it's not very walk friendly but awesome for biking.

[fooker]

>Greyhound Buses and Amtrak don't count?

They work as long as very few people take them.

[dml2135]

Compared to the rest of the world maybe, compared to the rest of the US, I struggle to think of anywhere better.

[fooker]

The point is you still need a car, and approximately half the people (instead of 60-75% like in other cities) own cars in New York.

[insanitybit]

> The medium to long distance public transport for going out of the city is horrible.

Airports are far, but we have tons of buses and trains that take you out of the city (including a train that takes you to the airport).

[fooker]

>Airports are far

That distance would be a 15 minute drive almost everywhere else.

[pclmulqdq]

It is now over a thousand per month for a dedicated space in Manhattan, and that seems to be about the right price.

[jcranmer]

A parking space takes up about 200 ft² (not counting things like the width of the travel lane between parking spaces), and office rent in Manhattan runs about $7-8/ft² each month.

Chances are, even at well over $1000/month, the parking infrastructure is still effectively below the cost of the space it takes up.

[NovemberWhiskey]

On the other hand, a parking space is a bare concrete slab, or even a lift holding several cars over a bare concrete slab; and an office building is ... not.

[tmnvix]

As I understand it, parking buildings are actually more expensive to construct due to the engineering requirements

[_rs]

There are plenty of garages in Manhattan with monthly rates around 500. It really depends on neighborhood