Is The Term "B&T" Obsolete?

B&T, for those who don't know, means "bridge and tunnel". It refers to those who live outside Manhattan and have to take a bridge or tunnel to get into Manhattan, and carries a slightly derogatory connotation. For men, it means wearing Aqua di Gio and tight black shirts, spending in the four figures for bottle service at Duvet (while on a salary of, say $60K), wearing more styling product than Queen Amidala, doing blow off the toilet lid in the bathroom of Fat Baby. Fake orange "suntan". Fake polos (e.g. that Penguin), popped collars, visors, Sprewell jerseys. Excessive usage of the word "fuck". Excessive proclamations of desire to get involved in "some crazy shit" over the weekend. Is found at 4AM on Saturday puking up blood on the share house tennis court, and mentioning that in every conversation until Tuesday. Bulls-eye tattoos, large hair, fake nails and Juicy Couture for the ladies. They increase their powers by listening to techno-reggae; indie rock (with obscurity in direct proportion to effectiveness) is an antidote capable of neutralizing this foe.

You know the type, and they definitely exist (see Carmine Gotti for the definitive male B&T specimen).

But is it still accurate to call them "bridge and tunnel"?

Brooklyn has gay hipsters (plus Heath and Michelle); Queens is populated with those who take the NRW to work and don't feel like paying Manhattan rents; Hoboken residents include families and new-to-the-city types who couldn't find a Manhattan apartment. The guy sitting next to you on the 6 train with the blackberry, blue suit and charcoal pants could just as easily live in Staten Island, Darien, Morristown or the Lower East Side.

And look who lives in Manhattan these days. Take Murray Hill and the Upper East Side. Chances are more "bridge and tunnel" folk live in these parts than in the outer boroughs. But i digress.