<p>haha…providence to back bay/beacon hill/cambridge is 30 mins if you set the world land speed record while driving. Watercannon falls for the universal temptation to understate the commute times that get you from your own nowhere to a more interesting somewhere.</p>
<p>“A short plane ride from Chi to NY” <em>is</em> ridiculous, and exactly as much as saying Providence is “close” to NY. Providence is so far out of the NY commercial and social orbit that it might as well be on another planet. A Brown student can make a little road trip once a quarter or so but they are not part of the same world. Same with Chi to NY. Ask someone from NY how often they think about Providence or a NY employer how important Providence is to them…they will ask you what state it’s in first.</p>