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Running a private car is mighty expensive.
Poorer folks can't afford private cars!
Public transport is for the less affluent.
Using the less fortunate to justify the need for private cars...ain't gonna cut it.
Yes, this is the plight of the less fortunate when they live in some of the transportation deserts of the city. Not most of Jackson Heights, as we have many options. but many areas in Southeast Queens and others have limited options and somebody or some organization in their world has a vehicle. Many church group rides their seniors to shopping that they could not navigate through transit with stairs being just one of the obstacles. Bus waits can be interminable. In household budgets in Western Queens, cars may not be needed for everyone but if you leave our neighborhood and if you have your own business, we are talking a different story. And yes, this is how many people cut it in other parts of Queens where car culture thrives for a variety of reasons, one being it can be too challenging in their 2021 lives without. But in the future, with planning and improved transit and other options, it may change. Hope so...
