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Nearly 2M NYC residents live in poverty, including 1 in 4 children: report
The Hill ^ | 02/21/2024 | Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech |

Posted on 02/21/2024 12:48:00 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Over half of New York City residents either live in poverty or are low-income, according to a new report from anti-poverty nonprofit Robin Hood and Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy.

The number of people across the five boroughs living in poverty jumped from 1.5 million to 2 million between 2021 and 2022, according to the Poverty Tracker Annual Report.

That 500,000-person increase pushed the poverty rate in the city to 23 percent that year, or twice the national average of 11.5 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

A renting family of four in New York City would stand on the poverty line at an annual income of approximately $44,000 in 2022.

The number of New York City children that began living in poverty skyrocketed that year, the report shows, rising from 15 to 25 percent—putting it well above the national rate of 16.3.

Robin Hood CEO Richard Buery Jr. called the report’s findings “disturbing” in a statement, especially given the steps New York City has taken to reduce poverty in recent years

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: love; nyc; poverty; residents
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The illegals seem to be doing just fine with their 5 star hotel rooms and debt cards.
1 posted on 02/21/2024 12:48:00 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I won’t be happy until 100% of NYC’s residents are living in poverty.


2 posted on 02/21/2024 12:50:16 PM PST by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

They need to move out of their shacks and give them up to South American bandits like their libtard masters commanded them


3 posted on 02/21/2024 12:50:36 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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Nearly 2M NYC residents live in poverty, including 1 in 4 children: report

The poo in NYC seem to like living in poverty, since they continue voting for those that keep them poor. Poverty is what keeps democrats in poverty, but the poor are not smart enough to notice.
4 posted on 02/21/2024 12:52:14 PM PST by adorno (CCH)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yes they do.


5 posted on 02/21/2024 12:52:20 PM PST by desertsolitaire
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Pay any woman who wants $1,000 and give her a free tube-tie. Pay every man who wants #1,000 and give him a free vasectomy.

Also, make it a requirement for receiving welfare.


6 posted on 02/21/2024 12:52:44 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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From devourtours site:
It is particularly challenging to find affordable restaurants in Manhattan, where a meal can cost you an eyebrow-raising sum.


For the NYC people who don’t notice the 2 million people....

https://www.tripsavvy.com/most-expensive-new-york-city-restaurants-1613415


7 posted on 02/21/2024 12:55:12 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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By poverty they mean only Two flatscreen TVs, limited to one six pack a day except on days that end in “y” etc. The starving children scam to raise funds for NGOs fell on its face for me 60 years ago.

It’s a well documented fact that America’s poor have a higher standard of living than most middle class Europeans.


8 posted on 02/21/2024 12:55:15 PM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bring the illegals, who will take the jobs away from NYC citizens. /s


9 posted on 02/21/2024 12:55:31 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: Alberta's Child

Tell me about it. The asshats voted 89% democrat last November.


10 posted on 02/21/2024 12:55:57 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Socialism

Sanctuary City

Soros


11 posted on 02/21/2024 12:55:57 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

NY City is a perfect case-study for leftist corruption, statist, centralized-destruction and the perils of printed, fiat money

Its the world trading center of massive US debt and financialization. It supports multi-billionaires in NY City. But of course, that goes mainly into the hands of connected money-center banks and government cronies.

Yet at the same time, woke government stays in power by pandering to the millions of poor


12 posted on 02/21/2024 12:56:14 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Alberta's Child

That’s right. When the wealthy and business flee, this fascist state will fold.


13 posted on 02/21/2024 12:58:23 PM PST by DownInFlames (p)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Growing inequality strongly correlates with Democrat local government.


14 posted on 02/21/2024 1:02:24 PM PST by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Adams says , SCREW YOU


15 posted on 02/21/2024 1:02:30 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Unfortunately for citizens of America.


16 posted on 02/21/2024 1:03:05 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

That’s not enough. Send more illegals. When rule of law breaks down revoke New York statehood and restructure it as a republic.


17 posted on 02/21/2024 1:03:15 PM PST by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Alberta's Child

Preferably after all the conservatives flee the city without their voting habits.


18 posted on 02/21/2024 1:03:47 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Secret Agent Man

That’s right.


19 posted on 02/21/2024 1:04:57 PM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So the maggots up on Capistol Hill decided to start importing poverty from all over the world. I knew this was going to happen once the Nazi politicians started “legalizing” drugs.


20 posted on 02/21/2024 1:06:41 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (John Oliver is a racist liberal biatch.)
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