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The fun part of your example is that the top line numbers they talk about are for NYS, not for NYC. In fact they call out NYC for having Manhattan boasts th
by zehaeva 4y ago
The fun part of your example is that the top line numbers they talk about are for NYS, not for NYC.
In fact they call out NYC for having
Manhattan boasts the state’s highest percentage of residents – more than 80% – earning a living wage.
Which seems to not line up with your assessment
- endtime 4y agoManhattan is only one of five boroughs of NYC, and it's the wealthiest of the five.
- woodruffw 4y agoManhattan is 1/5th of NYC by municipality, and about 1/6th of the city by population. It's historically the wealthiest borough, so it's not particularly surprising that its residents would have a higher-than-average living wage attainment percentage.
- wikfwikf 4y agoManhattan is not NYC. Most poor people live in the other 4 boroughs. Most wealthy people live in Manhattan (and Brooklyn).
- onemoresoop 4y agoNew York City is composed of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York State.
- the-printer 4y agoI think what he means is that Manhattan alone does not comprise the entire city.