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submitted 8 months ago by FuckyWucky@hexbear.net to c/urbanism@hexbear.net

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Gulag for anyone doing this. Five years at least.

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[-] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 60 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

There was a guy who lives near Central Park and drives to see his kids who live near another part of Central Park that was crying about the toll, lol. I was like if the $9 is killing you, you could save thousands a month by living literally anywhere else.

[-] regul@hexbear.net 33 points 8 months ago

He's a real estate investor and his home is worth $20m.

[-] Saeculum@hexbear.net 23 points 8 months ago

Or simply walking. Central park isn't that big

[-] RangeFourHarry@hexbear.net 14 points 8 months ago

East to west it’s not, north to south is pretty far

[-] Saeculum@hexbear.net 10 points 8 months ago

Still only about a 40-50 minute walk. A bit long, but hardly unachievable. At the risk of sounding stereotypical, I walked that twice a day to school and back for years.

[-] MayoPete@hexbear.net 9 points 8 months ago

And it's healthier than sitting in a car dealing with clogged roads

[-] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 16 points 8 months ago

I know exactly the thing you saw. That guy lived 15 blocks from his kids. That's a ~20 minute walk in one of the most pleasant parts of Manhattan. It would take him longer to find parking than walk to see his kids. Insanity.