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i'mfinegoodworkbuypermethrininsecticideukManhattanisnowAmerica’smostexpensiveurbanareatolivein,andBrooklynisthesecondmostexpensive.Meanwhile,morethanoneinfiveNewYorkCityresidentslivebelowthepovertyline.Nearlyoneinfiveexperiencestimesof“foodinsecurity”inthecourseofayear—i.e.,sometimesdoesnothaveenoughsafeandnutritiousfoodtoeat.One-fifthof8.3millionNewYorkersequals1.66millionNewYorkers.Forpeopleatthelower-middleandatthebottom,incomeshavegonedown.ThemedianhouseholdincomeintheBronxisaboutthirty-threethousanddollarsayear;Brooklyn’sisaboutforty-fourthousand.Meanwhile,rentsgosteadilyup.Apersonworkingataminimum-wagejobwouldneed3.1suchjobstopaythemedianrentforanapartmentinthecitywithoutspendingmorethanthirtypercentofherincome.Ifyoumultiply3.1byeighthoursadaybyfivedaysaweek,yougetahundredandtwenty-fourhours;aweekonlyhasahundredandsixty-eighthours. |