New York (AFP) – Increasing numbers of New Yorkers are buying cars as they avoid public transport because of the coronavirus pandemic, igniting the second-hand market but undermining hopes of less congestion in the Big Apple. Julien Genestoux, 35, never owned a car when he lived in Lyon, Rome and San Francisco. And he got through five years in New York without needing one.”Using a car in the city is a nightmare,” he told AFP. “There’s the traffic jams, going round for hours looking for somewhere to park.””For me, it was not practical at all. But here it has become necessary unfortunately.”A fe…
