I would NEVER consider driving my car in and around NYC or any other big city on a regular basis for that matter. Traffic, parking, etc., too much of a hassle. If big cities were to be restricted to taxis only, I'd be fine with that but urban public transit would need to add 10x the capacity and I don't see that happening.
I could see parking my car in the outer ring of a city and jumping on a mono-rail or something. But we are talking trillions of dollars in infrastructure.
I’m right with you. I live in a suburb just outside of San Francisco and I love my car, love driving, but almost never take my car into the city, where I spend the majority of my days. Would have no issue if they banned cars from it, though for the most part it’s already been done.