Traffic is a travel restriction.

According to Google Maps during rush hour a car can take 24 minutes to 55 minutes, with an average of 45 minutes to go from Battery Park to Central Park.

It takes less than 2 hours walking from Battery Park to Central Park. Note, this is a slow walk.

Biking takes less than 36 minutes for the same distance. Note, this is for a leisure bike ride.

Cars are also a major air, and noise polluter. On top of that cars also kill and injure people.

If you think about it, cars restrict travel of people in Manhattan than anyone else.