NJDad seems hellbent on knocking Fordham as much as he possibly can.
Also, “well over an hour” from Fordham Road to midtown on the subway? You’re wrong. I ride it all the time. On the D train it takes about 25 minutes to get to 59th street and Columbus; add 10-15 mins. if you’re going to 47th/Rockefeller or 42nd/Bryant Park.
It has never taken me “well over an hour” to get from Fordham Rd. to midtown, ever. Either you’re unfamiliar with that route, or you’re not really from New York.