“The average commute time for people who drive to work in (New York City) is 43 minutes, the longest in the nation.”
Carl Weisbrod
NYC planning official. a N.Y. Daily News op-ed. Claim dated 3 Mar 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
A study by analytics company Geotab supports the statement that New York City has the nation’s highest average commute times, though the time for car commuting ranked in a close tie for second.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Carl Weisbrod (NYC planning official) made this claim around 3 March 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 March 2024, 22 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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