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Drop in AIDS Related Deaths
The Health Department finds a 41 percent drop in HIV/AIDS related deaths among black New Yorkers between 2001 and 2010. Despite this progress, black New Yorkers accounted for 48 percent of all new HIV diagnoses from 2006 to 2010, but only represent 25 percent of the city's population. (February 8, 2012)

Motor Vehicle Crashes Involving Kids on the East Side
Children under 18 make up about 30 percent of residents in both East Harlem and the Upper East Side. But according to this report by Transportation Alternatives, East Harlem children account for 43 percent of crash victims, while Upper East Side children represent less than 15 percent of neighborhood car crashes with pedestrians and bicyclists, a three-fold disparity. (January 24, 2012)

New York's Matching Funds as National Model
A properly designed public matching fund system - such as New York City's - can increase the number and proportional importance of small donors as well as their demographic diversity, according to this new draft working paper by the Campaign Finance Institute. Based on an original analysis of millions of contribution records to candidates in all of the states and the city, they argue that matching fund programs serve the goals of public financing better than full public funding. (January 23, 2012)

Eliminating Local Funding for Medicaid
The state's unusual requirement for substantial local government financing of Medicaid places an inequitable burden on taxpayers in less affluent communities, according to this report by the Citizens Budget Commission. Because Medicaid provides health care services primarily to the poor, low‐income counties pay a disproportionately large portion of Medicaid costs relative to their population size and wealth. (December 13, 2011)

Demographics, Resources, and Outcomes of the Public School System
In this overview of the public school system, the Independent Budget Office reports that Hispanics make up nearly 40 percent of kids enrolled, while black students account for about 30 percent; the Dominican Republic is by far the most common birthplace for students born outside the U.S.; the Department of Education’s expense budget of $19.4 billion has grown by 22 percent since 2007; state funding accounted for 43 percent of that budget while city funds made up 41 percent and federal funds 15 percent; and student attendance increased over the last five years, improving from 86.9 percent in '06 to 89.7 percent last year. It goes into detail on much more. (October 13, 2011)

The education of immigrant children in New York City, a round-up
Nearly one third of the total student population in New York City schools is made up of immigrants, and the proportion is rising steadily. This digest presents an overview of all the factors that influence the education of immigrant children, concentrating on the students' needs, aspirations, and attainment, and on the public policies directed at them.
Social Explorer
Developed by Demographics page contributor Andy Beveridge and funded by the National Science Foundation. Draws on a variety of materials organized over a long time span, Beveridge and his co-workers are developing a site to allow one to interactively explore New York City, soon Los Angeles, and as part of the National Science Digital Library effort other locales. Take a look and take a spin using the dynamic maps!
New York City Department of City Planning
The Department of City Planning has updated the data based upon Census 2000. Following the links and you can find discussion of changing New York City and some PDF maps.
US Census Bureau
The Census Web site is the premier site for data from the 2000 and earlier censuses, and from a variety of other sources. The site is very well indexed and has a very good search engine. You can order data, download data, make maps, download tables and publications, view publications, etc. As with any source it may have both more and less than you want for any specific use.
CUNY Center for Urban Research
The CUNY Center for Urban Research has reports on a variety of New York topics.

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