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Rent is too high in NYC are you planning to leave the city ?
“The mass exodus of New Yorkers leaving New York City has hit a record pace.”
“According to new reports, as many as 277 people are leaving New York City each day, leading all U.S. metro areas, and more than double the number recorded last year.”
“New York City lost 439,523 of its 8,400,000 residents: 18,000 in Queens, 13,500 in Brooklyn, 7,500 in the Bronx and 1,000 in Manhattan. Staten Island recorded a gain of 663.”
“According to reports, the population drop may cause New York to lose up to two congressional seats by 2022, dropping it from 27 to 25 members in office.”
All of the gentrification whores in here trying to pump up the prices... They done a great job...
An idea for a sociology PhD dissertation project: compare socioeconomic status of people moving out of vs. moving in NYC, and ask them why they are moving either way. My guess would be that those moving out are more affluent than those moving in, and gentrification is the least important reason for either. Considering the absence of gentrifiers in the Bronx, I would say pumping up the rents in the Bronx is far more a function of the lavish Section 8 than of any gentrification.
How’s it break out in percentages? NYC and its metropolitan area are quite large.
Approx 13k population loss from Queens, a bit smaller number from Brooklyn, 7k from the Bronx, 1k from Manhattan, small gain of a few hundred for Staten Island. Demographically, about 3% less whites and blacks than 10 years ago, about 3% more Latinos and Asians in NYC. Current estimates for all 5 boroughs: 31% white, 29% Latino, 24% black, 14% Asians. Manhattan is 50% white. The average per capita income is still the highest in the US (over $100k), but the SD is enormous.
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