From the NY Times:
As for metropolitan New York over all, about 110,000 more people moved out last year than moved in from elsewhere in the United States, according to the estimate, which is made on the basis of projected growth rates since the 2000 census.
Only two years earlier, the loss was twice as high, and in the middle of the decade it approached 300,000 annually. In New York City, the loss was 77,000 last year compared with 171,000 in 2005.
The shrinking migration deficit reflected several factors. The city is considered a more attractive place to live, and fewer retirees may be leaving it because they delayed retirement after the recession took a toll on their savings or they were unable to sell their homes.
The city registered a net gain of 57,000 immigrants from abroad, down from the decade’s peak of 94,000 from 2000 to 2001. The decline mirrored a national trend.
In Queens, for the first time this decade, more people moved in — either from elsewhere in the country or from abroad — than moved out.
8 comments:
Sure, Queens has the most illegal population moving in because we have the give a way program, do not enforce federal laws and Pols who wish to represent them with tools to legalize illegal behavior - fence jumping!
Does the city HAVE to grow? When will it ever be big enough?
The city had better stop growing. Growth is not good for the city.
You can bet the majority moved to Flushing. Just what we need more Asians.
Only wealthy people will move to NYC. Those of us who can no longer afford to live here will have to leave. We are slowly being priced out.
Free food. Free education. Free health care. No need to work, but work if you want to. Dirt cheap apartments. I'm surprised that the rest of the world hasn't moved here yet. What's not to like if you have lived in Quito, Qum, or Quezon and move to Queens?
Sounds like the article is saying the city is SHRINKING, but not as fast. Reading comprehension problems?
"New York City’s population grew by 45,000 people from 2008 to 2009, a 23 percent increase in growth over the previous year and the third highest annual increase in the decade."
How fucking stupid are you that you can't read and understand that?
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