Yeah, it does explain why NYC doesn't have amazing speeds.
NYC is one of the highest density cities in the entire United States of America. In these cases, having single or double strand fiber means nothing when you have to deal with dozens to hundreds of consumers per leg.
Let me ask you, do you know what the cost differential is between 1GbE vs 10GbE? Now double that or triple it. When you have high density areas, that cost gets amazingly high. Who do you suggest pays that fee? The Government or the land lord? [serious question here buddy]
NYC is the perfect example of the "outlier." Very few cities compare to it. Internet Access scales upward versus laterally. That means you pay to bring fiber into a building, you pay to terminate the access, then you pay to scale the fiber upwards through conduits to each level. Cost much? Yeah, it does, buddy.
Not sure what crack you have been smoking, but Internet access is expensive. Especially in NYC, buddy.