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Poverty in NYC at highest level in years, study by Robin Hood finds. Here's why.
Robin Hood began tracking poverty in New York City ... Over the last year alone, an additional 100,000 New Yorkers fell into poverty. One in four New York children remains below the poverty ...
New York Daily News19d
Fight poverty with more housing: Robin Hood report shows the problem
An additional 100,000, hiking the totals to 2.02 million ... But poverty trends should not be getting increasingly bleak. Robin Hood sets the threshold for a renting family of four at $47,190 ...
New York Daily News22d
NYC poverty rate climbs as Congress considers deep cuts to social safety net
A quarter of New York City residents fell below the threshold after the prohibitive cost of living plunged another 100,000 people ... CEO of Robin Hood, told the Daily News.
Spectrum News NY123d
One in four New Yorkers lives in poverty, report finds
The number of New Yorkers living in poverty has climbed to 25%, nearly double the national average, according to a new report from Robin Hood and Columbia ... an additional 100,000 New Yorkers ...