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Originally Posted by JManc
I never got the impression that living in New York was anymore more convenient than Houston. Urbanity is about the built environment and amenities that more suburban areas really can't compete with. New York, you can walk out your front door and pretty much go anywhere without a car but there a lot of situations where having a car, even in New York, would be helpful...which is why a lot of more well off New Yorkers have cars.
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I doubt many people who own a car and live in a prime neighborhood in Manhattan or Brooklyn will even touch their cars once a week. Even if you don't like public transit, it's way more convenient to use a cab or car service to get around than drive yourself.