According to the article, NYC residents should only be spending $3,271 per month on basic living expenses to live 'comfortably'. I find that a little hard to believe?
The trend nowadays is that you just need a bed and a toilet to be comfortable, so cheaper rent. Same happening here in europe, even on new homes, area is decreasing by the year.
Good luck paying rent and utilities for that much. It’s not impossible but hardly what I’d call easy and comfortable.