My observations in New York

I’ve been in New York City area for medical school interviews since Sunday morning and don’t get back until Tuesday night.  Today, I had to take the subway from Columbia to the bus, the bus to the train, the train out of the city, and a cab from the train station to New York Medical College.  I just kept thinking how dependent New Yorkers are on their public transportation technology.  If all this technology stopped for just one day, New York would cease to function and would need months if not years to recover from this disaster, much like what would happen if it snowed in San Diego.  For New Yorkers, these technologies are vital part of their everyday lives and the entire culture of New York revolves around these technologies.  This dependence on transportation technology is by no means restricted to New York City; I could not live in San Diego without a car.  However, transportation technology has a unique place in culture in New York City.