Facts About New York City
New York City is undeniably the best city in the world in terms of excitement and amazement. Many Parisian’s and Londoner’s have problems accepting this fact, but at very least New York City is one of the top three amazing cities in the world. One of the reasons why New York City is so exciting is the many personalities and histories that make it the most interesting place to visit and to live. So what do New Yorkers think about their home?
* 70% of New Yorkers think that their city is a great place to live
and 68% of New Yorkers think that New York has improved significantly
in the last few years.
* 60% of New Yorkers believe that they are safe and that the police
protection is good.
* 75% of New Yorkers believe that they are in good health and the same
amount have finished school.
* 28% of New Yorkers have finished college.
* 17% of New Yorker families have a worth (assets, etc) of $100,000
or more but 41% reported no net worth. 25% of New Yorkers own their
own home, as New York is notoriously a city of renters.
* Unfortunately 31% of New Yorkers are living below the poverty line.
There seems to be a great divided between the rich and poor in New York
City, as 6% of New Yorkers have incomes that are at least 10 times the
poverty line. And 2 % of New Yorkers have been doing it so tough that
their gas or electric has been turned off and 7% have been hungry because
they can’t afford food.
* 20% of New Yorkers are living in substandard housing and 14% live
in an overcrowded situation.
* 33% of New Yorkers have a one or more family members that don’t
have access to health insurance.
* However 80% of New Yorkers feel safe in their Neighborhood, which
is vast improvement on years gone by.
New York City News:
| Four-story residential building collapses in New York (People's Daily) &$ &$Members of the New York City Fire Department survey damage at the scene of a collapsed building in the Brooklyn borough of New York June 21, 2009. (Photo: Xinhuanet/Reuters)&$ &$ A four-story residential and commercial building collapsed in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklin, New York, Sunday afternoon, with four people suffering minor injuries. Local TV channel NY1 cited fire officials ... | ||
Bike by the Sea: Topshop Promotes Cycle Chic in New York City Style.com reports that they are promoting Cycle Chic with free bicycle rental and cycle styling tips at their New York City store. Brilliant idea, Topshop! The promotion runs in New York City from June 20th to June 27th. ... | ||
Indian films in New York create Bollywood-on-Hudson - Reuters
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Jon Gosselin of 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' looking at apartment in New York City: reports (New York Daily News) Is Jon Gosselin pondering a move from the Keystone State to the Big Apple? The star of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" reportedly spent Friday looking at apartments in New York City, adding fuel to the divorce-rumor fire that has engulfed Gosselin and wife Kate... | ||
Mapping Homicides in New York City (2003-2009) - information . The New York Times just released an interactive map titled Mapping Homicides in New York City [nytimes.com]. Nowadays, it is quite refreshing to see a mapping application not directly based on the Google Maps API. ... | ||
Will Clark World: S A T U R D A Y JUNE 20TH IN NEW YORK CITY Well, it's Saturday and we're just five days away from our big Pride bingo.. geez, think I'm publicizing it a bit much? Yeah, I know.. I know.. but it's really an honor to have this fantastic quartet of stars (Dustin... | ||
A Handful of Anti-Semitic Demonstrators Draw Scorn in New York City (New York Times) Members of the Westboro Baptist Church, a fundamentalist group known for its anti-gay stance, staged small appearances in the city... | ||
Nora Ephron: The Play's The Thing, But It's Not The Only Thing If it ever stops raining, which I'm sure it will someday, I am going to celebrate by going to the greatest thing about New York - Shakespeare in the Park... | ||
New York City is not G-Rated: How do you explain things to your child? - Examiner.com
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Road cleaned by neo-Nazis may be named for rabbi KANSAS CITY, Mo. The state's litter prevention program got an unusual ally last year: A neo-Nazi group adopted a half-mile section of highway in Springfield and picked up the trash... | ||
Newspapers: VA in Penn. botched cancer treatments Top Story Headlines Mexico deploys 1,500 extra soldiers to border city CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Mexico has deployed 1,500 more troops to Ciudad Juarez following a surge in homicides in the border city related to the drug trade... | ||
Giant Carbon Clock Unveiled in Center of New York City (Environmental News Network) Deutsche Bank has erected a seven-story sign in the heart of New York City that ticks off the tons of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere EUR” a public relations move designed to raise awareness of global warming... | ||
NY senator hits her stride after wobbly beginning - The Associated Press
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Frank Serpico: NYPD In Black and White "What did you think of the shooting in the city the other day?" my friend on the other end of the line asked... | ||
NYC to euthanize thousands of geese - USA Today
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Charged with stabbing husband Bayonne Now Hoboken Now Hudson County Now PHOTOS MORE JERSEY JOURNAL PHOTOS >> ARCHIVED JERSEY JOURNAL PHOTOS >> JERSEY JOURNAL VIDEO Protest in front of West New York Town Hall Protesters gathered at West New York Town Hall on Wednesday, June 17 to speak out against Mayor Silvero Vega's proposal to lay off 22 police officers... | ||
Pair of 19th-century paintings of Elm City to be auctioned today in New York (New Haven Register) Lovers of art and New Haven history have a chance to bid on both, as two 19th-century paintings of iconic city scenes are auctioned today by Sothebys in New York... | ||
Building collapses in New York City injures several people - Thaindian.com
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Duke Lax Players Support Giuliani In Lawsuit The son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani now has the backing of Duke lacrosse athletes in his lawsuit against the university... | ||
Jon Gosselin Goes Apartment Hunting in New York City (US Weekly) More than a month after Us Weekly first reported his affair, Jon Gosselin is looking to move out of the home he shares with Kate Gosselin and their eight children. See photos of the Gosselins through the years. The Jon & Kate Plus 8 star checked out property at Trump Place, a complex of high-rise residential buildings owned by Donald Trump on the upper west side of New York City, a source ... | ||
Trainloads of toxic sludge to begin arriving in Texas By BETSY BLANEYLUBBOCK - The first trainloads of PCB-tainted sludge dredged from the Hudson River will arrive this month and, in the eyes of critics, turn a stretch of West Texas into New York's 'pay toilet.'They say burying dirt so toxic that General Electric Co... | ||
Should New York City's three library systems become one? | LISNews WNYC, a talk radio station in New York City, had a story wondering if it would be beneficial to combine the operation of New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Library into one library system in order to save money ... | ||
7 more deaths linked to swine flu in New York City (Staten Island Advance) Seven more deaths in New York City have been linked to swine flu, bringing the total to 30. The Health Department did not make a formal announcement but quietly updated the numbers on its Web site Friday.... | ||
Quarterback trio making waves for New York City - Five Boro Sports
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Road Cleaned by Neo-Nazis May Be Named f Two Adopt-a-Highway signs on a Missouri road acknowledge a neo-Nazi group's participation in the state's litter prevention program... | ||
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