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Is NYC proper expensive for middle class New Yorkers based on their salary? (nord.pub)

submitted 2 months ago by NightOps@nord.pub to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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[–] NightOps@nord.pub [S] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

drive two hours

That also adds more expenses: like gasoline, if the route they use has a gas station (fuel costs money) alongside tolls for highways (interstate) plus traffic at peak hour (not even going to discuss parking).

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I never saw it myself, but I've been told that commuter bus lines have drivers who do one trip a day. They come into the city, park the bus and then go to a 9 to 5 job, and then return home in the evening.

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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

Depending where you live, it is possible to bike to work. Or you can even walk.

I personally knew a woman who lived on Staten Island, in walking distance of the Ferry.

Her Wall Street job was in walking distance of the Manhattan terminal.

That's pretty rare, but it isn't impossible.

BTW = The Times articles I mentioned are under the heading 'affording New York.'