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NY's a cosmopolitan city full of disparites (a tale of two cities (in…
NY's a cosmopolitan city full of disparites
a city of migrant
NY historical gateway to te US for European immigrants
Ellis Island (1892-1954), 12 millions immigrants
nowadays, NY largest foreign-born population in the world (5,6 million)
37% of the residents were born in a foreign country (largest chinese)
a diverse but segregated city
NY claims a melting plot
largest Jewish community outside Israel (1,5 million in 2012)
largest bisexual and gay in the US (570,000 )
NYC diverse 32% white, 29% latine , 24% black
but failed
4th segregated city in the Wolrd
races don't mix and seperate ethnical districts
a tale of two cities
in 2014, 16% the metropolitan residents had incomes below the poverty line
poverty line
was created in 1963 equivalent to three times the cost of a minimum food diet
26% metropoltan latinos, 23% metroplitan Blacks (above the average rate)
problems in housing (4th most expensive in the world)
gentification
gentrification:
a processs of renovation and revival of deteriorate urban neighborhoods by means of influx of wealthier residents, which results in increased property values and the displacing of lower-income families and small businesses
1950's blacks accounted 98% of the population of Harlem/ 65% in 2015
12% white of the population of Harlem compared to 1% in the 1950's
young black graduates who come in Harlem (low rent) are the most segregated