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Where Do Poor People Live In New York City?

Living Patterns by Socioeconomic Status and Race The Poverty Rate map below shows that high-poverty Census tracts (shaded dark on the map) are clustered in the South Bronx, northern Manhattan, northwest Brooklyn, Coney Island, Williamsburg, and Borough Park. What is the poorest part of New York City? New York’s persistently high-poverty neighborhoods are tightly clustered. …

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