[nknighthb]

That's an interesting statistic. Where did you find it?

I ask because the available statistics I've seen on NYC car ownership and daily usage would make me wonder if there are even 1 million cars operated on NYC streets per day.

[TheCoelacanth]

I didn't say that there were millions of cars each day. I said that there were millions of people who drive in NYC. 43.5% of households in NYC own a car[1]. That's approximately 1.3 million households[2]. When you take into account people driving in from the surrounding areas and households with multiple drivers, there are almost certainly at least 2 million people who sometimes drive in NYC.

[1] http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2014/01/21/vital-signs-more-h...

[2] http://newyork.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm

[bane]

http://www.nycedc.com/blog-entry/new-yorkers-and-cars

[nknighthb]

Those are the statistics I'm aware of, yes. Not listed is the supposed statistic I'm seeking.

[bane]

The statistics are murky. According to

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_in_New_York_Cit...

less than 30% use cars daily, but even then that's something over 2 million cars from city residents alone. I would't drive if I lived in Manhattan or along the subway in another borough, but there's some places it makes sense.