[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.