@gbargoud my kids walked to school. the only time they needed to take a bus was when a wall almost collapsed and they were farmed out to several schools for 8 months. those were the most traumatic 8 months of their public school education.

people always say, oh nyc is so expensive why don't you leave? i cannot afford it. just needing a car would bankrupt me completely. then there’s the rent stabilization, free edu, almost free health care. USA is prohibitive compared to nyc.