For New Yorkers, Rapid Transit Is A Relative Term

2000 Census data reveals that outer-borough New Yorkers exceed most of the country in commuting time. With the highest transit ridership in the country, is that a problem?

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May 25, 2002, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"New Yorkers who are smug about not having to spend hours on traffic-jammed highways to get to work may be surprised by some sobering news yesterday from the Census Bureau: that people in four of the five boroughs fritter away more time getting to work than those anywhere else in the state."

Thanks to Amy C. Verel

FULL STORY: In New York, a Long Way From Here to Here

Friday, May 24, 2002 in The New York Times

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