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Originally Posted by k1052
So many people live in NJ expressly because of access to NYC metro employment centers. If the PABT isn't rebuilt what are those people going to do? Just quit their jobs?
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If they can't get to their jobs by mass transport then they'll be forced to drive. But driving into Manhattan everyday to a job is not feasible. It then makes it tough to work in Manhattan while living in the far off suburbs.
If a job becomes too difficult to maintain--and let's face it, if your commute becomes too impossible, then keeping the job is difficult--then yes, people will leave the job and look elsewhere.
Then it affects the NYC employers. We see constantly companies relocating because they want to accommodate their workforce.
If NYC becomes too difficult to attract and maintain a workforce, companies leave. So yes, NYC is very much a beneficiary of the suburban worker as much as the suburban worker is reliant on NYC. It's a symbiotic relationship.