I’m all in on solar for most places.
Sure it uses a bit more land, but it makes no noise, no pollution, there’s zero risk of an accident, no targets for terrorism and your grid isn’t completely shut down if it is somehow turned offline.
You don’t depend on others for your own resilience. No need for oil, gas or uranium.
Unless you live in the high northern latitudes, there is almost no reason to not be building a durable and resilient battery-renewable grid
In Queens and Staten Island there is substantially more parking available for free, they’re neighbourhoods with more standard American detached homes and driveways.
In NYC itself, owning a car is pointless as you can get anywhere faster by either walking, cycling or metro, and you won’t need to play the “drive around for an hour game” to find a parking spot. The richest New Yorkers will tend to live in newer buildings which have underground carparks and a space associated with them, or the option to rent one.
paywalled