By Nell Abernathy, originally published on Next New Deal
New York City is as starkly divided along economic lines as it is connected by its famous subway lines. The Roosevelt Institute is looking for solutions.
Another fun/depressing/informative infographic on New York City’s stunning wealth divide: Back in April, before the election was heating up, the good people at The New Yorker plotted the diverging extremes in median income of New York neighborhoods along the subway lines. It turns out you can actually ride the 2 train from prosperity to poverty.
The neighborhood surrounding the 2 train Chambers Street stop in Tribeca has a median income of $205,192 and is among the city's wealthiest.
Fourteen miles further north, around the East 180th Street stop in the Bronx, median income is $13,750. For those who think income is irrelevant as long as you can access the American dream, opportunities aren't so great up there, either.
Come learn about solutions from the experts at our September 24 event, "Inequality in New York: the Next Mayor’s Challenge."
Nell Abernathy is the Program Manager for the Roosevelt Institute's Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative.