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https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/New-York-City-Population-by-Borough-1950-2040/xywu-7bv9 https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/New-York-City-... And the 2020 estmate has already been exceeded. Please check and cite your sources before making claims. Also, I never said raw population size was the cause, but that it was the combination of a larger than ever population on an aging infrastructure. Lots of what is still crucial to daily life in NY, in particular the subways, had 60 years more usable life in the 1950s.