Yeah, I was spoiled when I lived in Hell’s Kitchen and FiDi, I could get pretty much anywhere below 60th in like 15-20 minutes. Moving out to Windsor Terrace was the worst movie I made, only the F and G came out there and it was a 10 minute walk to it. I was one stop before Church Ave on the G.
I’d complain to my brother (who lives in South Jersey) how long it’d take to get from WT to Chelsea (about 35-45 minutes) and he’d say “I still don’t get why you don’t get a bike and just ride there” and I was like “um because I don’t want to bike like 7 miles and spend like 1.5 hours to get there? I’m trying to get there quicker than the subway, not slower”. He was flabbergasted regarding how long it took since I’d have to bike north up to The Brooklyn Bridge, bike across that whole dealing with all the pedestrian and bike traffic, and then bike up from FiDi, then worry about the bike getting stolen.
Compared to other cities, NYC definitely is a lot less ridiculous when comparing it to places like LA or Fort Lauderdale (the city proper is like 170 square miles), but in most of those places people have cars because it’s so spread out, driving around NYC is as fun as a hole in the head (although I’ve heard LA is about the same, especially with I-10 being fucked). Miami is pretty easy to get around in comparison to NYC, Miami proper is slightly smaller than Manhattan, but half of that is residential. I walked from Downtown Miami to Miami Beach, it took me about 2 hours but it was possible haha E-Scooters appear to be the best way to get around to places that are too short to make a car ride worth it, but impractical to walk. Biking just turns you into a sweaty mess, regardless of the season.