Gothamist: New York City Commutes Are Long

toyochin

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:55:02 -0500

How is that misleading? Someone who lives in Flushing is a New Yorker too, ya know. Here's the link to the census press release with all the charts and whatnot. That the four Outer Borough counties topped the list isn't surprising, but that New York County (Manhattan) came in 30th at 29.8 min kinda is. I guess all those Upper East Siders working downtown are padding the numbers but if you're paying Manhattan rent and still taking 30+ minutes to get to work, something ain't right. FWIW, I'm paying below market rent and take 20 minutes to get to work door-to-door.

REALITY CHECK

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:30:56 -0500

The NYC average is somewhat misleading, because it combines the commute times of all five boroughs. Most people work in the city, so obviously someone who lives in Flushing will have a much longer commute than someone who lives on the LES.

C. elegans

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:03:45 -0500

My commute is an hour and 45 minutes, door-to-door, each way. That's over an hour on NJ Transit, plus walking to and from train stations, plus a little waiting time. Since I live in the city and go out to Jersey, trains aren't as crowded as the other way, but Friday afternoons are hell because of all the people heading into the city for the night, yapping about how wasted they're going to get.

Captain Midnight

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:55:52 -0500

40 minutes on the subway was a bearable commute for me. But I really liked it when my commute was 20 minutes and three subway stops, or 40 minutes on foot as a backup.

Kojak

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 11:21:38 -0500

Longer Commute = More sleep on the train. Ugh, Whats with the sissy pink Gothamist pages?