Fully agree on it not being ideal 3 days a week and not mentally sustainable long term. Hopefully OP’s company will cut down the in-office days after a few high monthly/quarterly expense reports go through and they rethink the 3 day req

This is an alternative, although with the company reimbursing it, you might as well take the faster and more comfortable ride down. Amtrak has 3 stops between NHV and NYP so if you miss the express MTA train, you’re making 11 stops and it’s a 25-30 min longer trip

Don’t forget that the train ride is much easier than a drive and doesn’t feel the same. Yes, it’s a longer round trip but the trip is being expensed. If they move farther south, the additional car expenses (gas/maintenance/mileage) will be significantly higher and out of their own pocket.

This is the true right answer. OP’s company will reimburse the travel and the 6:40am Amtrak from Berlin has no transfer so it’s direct to Penn with far fewer stops than MTA. Sign up for Amtrak rewards and bank a ton of points for awhile on the company’s dime for future personal travel. Parking is $2 and there’s zero fight for parking spots. After a few weeks you can become a pro at napping on the train and the ride is pretty relaxing without the transfer in New Haven. Comfortable seats so throw in earbuds, catch some zzz’s, Set an alarm for 10-15 mins before you hit Penn and you’ll be set. Transferring to subways from there is easy. For your wife - From Berlin, it’s 72 to 84 or 9 to 84 for weha and not a bad drive at all.