Facts About New York City

New York City is possibly the most exciting city in the world. Many Parisian’s and Londoner’s will certainly have problems with this statement, but it stands to reason that New York City would be in the top best cities of the world list. One reason why New York City is so exciting is the multitude of personalities and history that make it a very interesting place to visit, and also to live in. And what do New Yorkers think about their home?


* 70% of New Yorkers think that it is a great place to live and 68% of New Yorkers think that New York has also improved significantly in the last few years.
* 60% of New Yorkers believe that they're safe and that the police protection in the city is good.
* 75% of all New Yorkers believe that they are in good health and the same amount have also finished school.
* 28% of New Yorkers have finished college.
* 17% of New Yorker families have a worth (assets, etc) of $100,000 or more but 41% reported they had no net worth. 25% of all New Yorkers own their own home, as New York is notoriously a city of renters.
* Unfortunately 31% of New Yorkers are actually living below the poverty line. There seems to be a great division between the rich and poor in NYC, as 6% of all New Yorkers have incomes that are at least 10 times below the poverty line. And 2% of New Yorkers have been getting it so tough, their gas or electric supplies have been cut off. 7% have been hungry because they can’t afford food.
* 20% of New Yorkers are living in substandard housing and 14% live in an overcrowded dwellings.
* 33% of New Yorkers have one or more family members that don’t have access to health insurance.
* However, 80% of New Yorkers feel safe in their Neighborhood, which is a vast improvement on previous years. Rudolp Giuliani has gotten a lot of credit for cleaning up the neighbourhoods.



New York City News:

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New York City Seeks to Turn Condos Into Affordable Housing - Wall Street Journal

New York City Seeks to Turn Condos Into Affordable Housing
Wall Street Journal
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