Can the money you earn as an employee make the streets quieter or the pavements less packed or the air less polluted?
Most of the air in NYC is reasonably clean, and there are lots of quiet streets and less packed pavements. And you can always pay for special double insulated windows, or for a higher floor. My PM 2.5 readings in my Manhattan apartment are usually under 5, and better if I open my windows.
And it’s hard to beat the health benefits of waking every day vs driving like you do in almost every other American city.
i like walking & cycle pretty much everywhere i can. i've never found walking amongst/against throngs of people to be relaxing or enjoyable - quite the opposite so i'm sure the stress of walking in NYC negates much of the health benefits of walking in general.
A rhetorical question
> of NYC
of any crowded city.
> Consider, however, that those things are not important to the parent commenter, at least not as important as other attributes.
I hope the irony of you making this statement isn't lost.
> how clever.
Bite your tongue and be civil.
2 bucks on a lotto ticket achieves the same result for me.