We already knew that New Yorkers have been leaving the state in record numbers. Taxes are too damn high, after all. But once they pass the state borders, where do they go? We like to think most of them would be kicking it in another blue state, but according to IRS data there is a reason that Texas gained a whopping four House seats. more ›

During this weekend's 9/11 Tribute in Lights display, an estimated 10,000 migrating birds became attracted to the lights, trapping themselves inside the beams and wasting precious fat resources needed for migration south. The city's skyscrapers have already agreed to dim their lights to avoid confusing our avian friends, but could Tribute in Lights pose even more of a danger to the birds? more ›

The people at Forbes, with the help of some Internal Revenue Service data, have created an interactive map tracking where Americans moved during 2008. more ›

According to the NY Times, "New York lost fewer residents to other states in 2007-8 than during any year in at least a generation." Demographers at Queens College broke down census info and found that "some 257,000 people moved away during those 12 months...the first time the number dipped below 300,000 since the Census Bureau began measuring the annual flows in 1982." And why might this be happening? The real estate market—if you can't sell your house, you're not moving. And a possible "silver lining" to keeping residents in New York, where the economy isn't doing so well? The Empire State may only lose one Congressional seat, instead of two. more ›