New York City is one of America’s most exceptional cities, but also one of the most unequal. The growing disparity between the richest and poorest segments of New York City proves that wealth and economic inequality is not only real but also extreme. Let’s explore wealth and economic inequality in New York City, on a macro level, with NYC as a whole, and on a micro level specifically in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx.

Featured Issues

Economic Downturns

  • Poverty in the City
  • Fiscal Crisis
  • The Great Recession

People of NYC

  • Labor Unions
  • Occupy Wall Street
  • Fight For $15

From Ashes to Luxury Living

  • The Bronx is Burning
  • Mott Haven

Tale of Two Boroughs

  • DeBlasio’s Tale of Two Cities
  • NYC’s Economic Gap
  • NYC’s Subway System
  • The Two Park Avenues