You're right! I went ahead and edited it to hem closer to my original intent. I totally agree that NY has a significant (income:cost of living) problem. My ma

You're right! I went ahead and edited it to hem closer to my original intent. I totally agree that NY has a significant (income:cost of living) problem. My main objective was to draw attention to the difficulties in measuring the size and distribution of this problem, caused by the unmeasured informal economy and unbalanced access thereto. I definitely don't think that the informal economy makes up for low reported wages, but it definitely is a ballast that we'd be better off understanding, given its scope and entrenchment.