2010 Census

What Is Middle Class in Ditmas Park?

We know that almost everything in New York City is an extreme, from movie tickets to housing prices. So do the extremes also extend to what we call the “middle class,” as compared to the rest of America? The New York Times recently took a look [http://www.nytimes.com/

2010 Census

How Diverse Are Brooklyn Neighborhoods?

An eight-square block section of Midwood is the city’s least diverse neighborhood, according to this awesome map WNYC made from 2010 Census data [http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/wnyc-news-blog/2012/may/08/micropolis-tour-new-yorks-most-homogenous-neighborhood/] . “All 1,488 residents of this section of Midwood, Brooklyn, classified themselves as white during the

2000 Census

Asian Americans Continue Push For Their Own Assembly District

A map of the Assembly Districts that have an Asian-American population above 20 percent. (Source: Citizens Union via Brooklyn Ink)With the claim that the Asian vote in Western Brooklyn is too diluted, Asian-American civic groups continue to advocate for a majority Asian New York State Assembly District – comprised of