Yes. It is incredibly junior. 7ER capt went as low as 6 years on the last AE. As the previous poster said you may not get it for your initial award, but you would almost certainly get it on any subsequent AEs. The initial awards are simply determined by where the company needs staffing at that moment in time, and they almost always include some NYC slots.

I've been both a commuter and lived in base here, its not a drastic difference at the moment with positive space commuting. Your first month or two will involve a lot of time in ATL, so if you could somehow make that work I don't think you'd find a few months of commuting to be any different from a time at home perspective.

Good luck.