Yes, you are going to experience hell for the short-term.
I have experienced hell since my wife abandoned me in 2011, I took a job in Texas in desperation to support her and my three children, since my car died in August, 2012 (you cannot not have a car in Texas - look at the obesity rates in that state), and in desperation I moved to the only place in the nation where one doesn't NEED a car: NYC, with my cousin with whom I'm starting a company that will eventually bring down the established order.
What's not to understand, exactly? I'm not understanding...
I’m sorry I guess you do know the neighborhood but are not currently a neighbor. I thought you were saying Avon-Allen Rd (where I grew up) was not a big detour, that’s all. Good luck in NYC. I think it’s a fun place to be, at least it was a wonderful time in life for me in the 1980s. Loved it.