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Does Archie Bunker Still Live in Queens?

Feb 11, 2003

The image of Queens shared by many Americans, especially those old enough to remember, begins with the character of Archie Bunker, who debuted in All in the Family in January

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Is There Still A New York Metropolis?

Jan 13, 2003

  When Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently introduced the idea of imposing a large tax on commuters, one of his advisors made an argument for the tax that people in New York

 

Can The US Live Without Race?

Nov 01, 2002

  After nearly 10 years of controversy, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) determined before Census 2000 that each United States resident must be classified as a member of

 

New York's Declining Ethnics

Oct 01, 2002

 New York City's population may be made up more and more of the foreign-born, but, according to the latest U.S. Census, there are fewer ethnic New Yorkers, and "white ethnics"

 

A Demographic Portrait Of The Victims In 10048

Sep 01, 2002

 The direct losses to New York and the United States from the WTC attack are incalculable. Yet, as the first anniversary comes and goes, the calculations go on apace. More

 

Manhattan Boom

Aug 01, 2002

 Manhattan boomed in the 1990s. This was obvious to most New Yorkers, but now it is official. According to figures released this month from the 2000 census, the average income

 

GOP Senate Majority Repeals Census 2000

Jul 01, 2002

A cynic -- or maybe just a careful observer of politics -- might see the last half century of New York's history as one long and varied effort to make

 

Changing New York City

Jun 01, 2002

  The latest data from Census 2000 paints a picture of changing New York City that is stunning, exciting and in some ways disturbing. There are more foreign-born New Yorkers than at

 

The Census Bureau's Bad Estimates

May 01, 2002

 Last year, when the count from the 2000 U.S. Census revealed that there were eight million people living in New York City, many demographers were shocked. The number was almost 600,000 more

 

The Boom 1990's?

Apr 01, 2002

 It such an accepted fact that the 1990's were a boom time in New York City that some New Yorkers are looking back at the decade with something close to