[conservative in nyc]

Many blacks are returning back to the South, in areas where their parents or grandparents were born and raised and moved north in the 50s and 60s.Many blacks are returning back to the South, in areas where their parents or grandparents were born and raised and moved north in the 50s and 60s.

That's true for African Americans from many northern cities, not just New York City. The movement of middle class African Americans back to the South (especially the Atlanta area) has been going on for the last decade or so. The trend is probably more acute in New York because, as others have said, many middle class New Yorkers, black and white, are being priced out of the housing market.

[stainlessbanner]

“I blazed a trail to get out of New York,” says Moten. “I just wanted a better way for my kids.”

From this 2002 SeeBS article: Going Home to the South