NYC Grows

NYC's population is growing - at least that's what the U.S. Census says. The news seems to reflect that NYC is still attractive to live in (Manhattan had over 9,000 new residents between 2002 and 2003), although various authorities on counting people debate whether this not-like-the-usual-census check by the Census data holds up. Professor Andrew Beveridge of Queens College, the Times' census/demographic consultant, mentions interesting things:

- Brooklyn's and Queens' populations declined
- Taking all trends (international immigration, domestic migration), "What this is saying is that New York's really rapid growth of the 1990's seems to have ended or abated."
- Babies contributed to the population growth

Judging by all the baby strollers, baby papooses, and baby stores creeping everywhere, Gothamist would have to agree. For any new residents, this is what you need to know about New York: You can't smoke in bars, our mayor is a billionaire, taxi fares will increase next month, finding the next new restaurant is a big deal (whether they are good or not), the Post is owned by Rupert Murdoch, and all the cool kids live below 14th Street or in Brooklyn.

Updated: All this talk of NYC's population growing or declining (and zombies) made Gothamist remember that brokentype is publishing a serial novels about zombies in New York City, Monster Island. We can only hope that this will uncover some of the secrets behind the bodies in the East River.

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By Jen Chung in News on April 9, 2004 11:54 AM

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TG

Agreed Mike C. How can you be cool if you're surrounded by other cool people? Oh right, cool is being like everyone else! (stay in BK and below 14th all you hipsters!)

mike c

So glad I'm one of those cool adults who *left* Brooklyn and moved above 14th Street!

jenny

exactly tien. Detroit is weird because no one actually LIVES there. If you add the surrounding suburbs, I'm sure the area is growing but the big problem for the city is the increasing gap between city and suburbs.

I will admit I'm from there and it's not a bad city. Everyone here thinks the place is run down but when I tell people there I live in Brooklyn, they ask me how many times I've been mugged.

tien

kojak, i would think that the decline in detroit is due to the jobs leaving, then the people, then the city going to crap.

that and all the money is in the surrounding suburbs.

Kojak

lol The Zombies I can live with, The Crowds I could not. But doesnt the decline of a population have a adverse effect on the City's Economy? Look at Detroit. Their Population has been going down for years and things seem to be getting worse.

Simon

I'd like to see it decline, so that we can have a little more breathing room in the parks, bars, subways, movies, grocery stores. When I lived in Boston (really just a glorified college town) the summers were the best time of year because half the population would be gone on break. The place would empty out, and going out was a pleasure. I think Manhattan could use an emmigration of about 500,000 people. Maybe some zombies coould come to life at our cemeatries and start eating people. That would be cool.

Kojak

Brooklyn and Queens Pops Declined?? Im Surprised. So they're only moving into the Bronx and Manhattan. I don't Count Staten Island Cause...you know.....