NYC by Number
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Painting a picture of New York City one data point at a time. A project by science & data journalist @elissawelle.bsky.social
Medical debt puts New Yorkers on the same level --- just $100 separates the median medical debt sent to collection in August 2023 across the boroughs, despite wildly different annual incomes. datawrapper.dwcdn.net/gkpOG/1/
Median medical debt in collections in August 2023
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January 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Medical debt puts New Yorkers on the same level --- just $100 separates the median medical debt sent to collection in August 2023 across the boroughs, despite wildly different annual incomes. datawrapper.dwcdn.net/gkpOG/1/
As Trump starts his second term, Mayor Adams questioning NYC’s sanctuary status, and with thousands of migrants living in the city, I wanted to see how ICE interacted with the NYPD and the Department of Corrections in this one specific way, called civil immigration detainers.
January 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As Trump starts his second term, Mayor Adams questioning NYC’s sanctuary status, and with thousands of migrants living in the city, I wanted to see how ICE interacted with the NYPD and the Department of Corrections in this one specific way, called civil immigration detainers.
Where do New Yorkers who speak Spanish at home live in the city? The Bronx! The Bronx had the highest number of people who speak Spanish at home — 628,625 in total — as well as the highest percentage of residents who speak Spanish at home, a whopping 47 percent. datawrapper.dwcdn.net/mMJVO/2/
Speaking Spanish at Home in NYC in 2022
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January 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Where do New Yorkers who speak Spanish at home live in the city? The Bronx! The Bronx had the highest number of people who speak Spanish at home — 628,625 in total — as well as the highest percentage of residents who speak Spanish at home, a whopping 47 percent. datawrapper.dwcdn.net/mMJVO/2/
NYC is losing thousands of rent stabilized units each year. City Council changed the zoning laws to build more housing earlier this month. But, as Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said, zoning isn't the only way to address NYC's housing needs. Cue rent stabilization.
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Rent Stabilized Units in NYC
The number of rent stabilized units added and removed from the NYC rental market from 2003.
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December 17, 2024 at 7:25 PM
NYC is losing thousands of rent stabilized units each year. City Council changed the zoning laws to build more housing earlier this month. But, as Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said, zoning isn't the only way to address NYC's housing needs. Cue rent stabilization.
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