Sure, but every time NYC "car culture" questions come up, people start wringing their hands about people who need to drive to work. If we're talking NYC that's a low percentage of people who do drive to work (whether they
need to is another question) and for the Upper West Side (say, zipcodes 10023, 10024, 10025) very low, 6%-7%.
http://zipatlas.com/us/ny/zip-code-comparison/percentage-pop...
It is less compelling to say that people need free curbside parking so they can go to the Catskills, whether they have a house there or not.