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Because I could never justify the cost versus taking the train or just driving myself.
Not every year but my average year is 7 figures.
Because rich people can be the cheapest (and stingiest but that's another topic) people.
Our CEO with at least $100mm NW is the only exec who commutes by car service. Everyone else takes the trains from NJ, Westchester, or Long Island usually with a beat up backpack.
I occasionally worked with a partner who had a $10+m condo in the city and loved cars, but wouldn’t pay for a parking garage. They would rather regularly move their car due to alternate side parking. Very puzzling to me, as it seemed like a big hassle to save less than $1k per month, but that might be why I don’t have a $10+m condo.
Express train is faster and I can work on the train. If I drive myself it takes about 10 mins longer and I can only do calls. A car service is probably the same amount of time for 10x the cost. If it’s bad weather (raining or very cold) I will drive to avoid mass transit.
Why would you subject yourself to midtown traffic
Coach
Driving/being driven during rush hour in NYC is on par with the 9th circle of Dante's inferno. I'll take the subway and its questionable smells over that anyday.
I also feel like you get more car sick when you try to work in a car versus a train. Not a partner but just a guess
Coach
NYC taxis also smell horrible usually (leather and sweat - ew) and the commute is so long. Save yourself. Take the train.
At my old firm every single partner who lived outside Manhattan drove to the office (downtown). And several partners who lived in Manhattan took a car every day. Didn’t realize that was outside the norm, maybe a downtown vs midtown thing
Good point. More congestion and less good parking opportunities in Midtown. And the trains probably land right into Midtown? That was given as a reason some firms would not leave their old building for an upgraded one further out.