[onecommentman]

Not the *real crème de la crème”, unless it is a photo op. Not regularly, and they have access to limos whenever the occasion calls for it. Their staff handles the logistics and staff quite often use automobiles. But an occasional trip to Lincoln Center, sure. Even shopping on 5th Avenue, though the packages will be delivered later by an auto or van or whatever vehicles those sorts of people use.

[Jensson]

New York doesn't have good public transit, he was talking about other countries where the top do use public transit since it is clean, comfortable and safe.

[bmicraft]

Or president is regularly seen riding the tram by the general public

[rsynnott]

I mean, it depends who you’re talking about, but there are plenty of cities where the upper-middle-class use the public transport.