Strange and Wonderful NYC Statistics
http://www.harpers.org/index/
Go ahead and type in "New York City." You will get a list of all statistics related to New York City that have been published in Harper's Index in the last 30+ years. You can then click on "Show Newer First" and have the statistics show up in reverse-chronological order. Endlessly fascinating reading!
http://www.harpers.org/index/?q=New+York+City&r=1
Enjoy!
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Percentage of New York City residents it would take to fill every inch of pavement in midtown Manhattan: 6
Department of Transportation (N.Y.C.)/Farouk El-Baz, Boston University/Harper’s research
8/04Maximum voltage New York City’s main post office will deliver to pigeons during the Republican convention: 8,000
Bell Environmental Services, Inc. (Parsippany, N.J.)
5/04 Average percentage of African-American men age 16 to 64 in New York City who were employed each month last year: 52
Community Service Society of New York (N.Y.C.)
4/04 Number of snowballs a New York City man sold on the street one day last December: 10
New York Daily News (N.Y.C.)
Profits he reaped: $9.50
Some highlights...
I liked this one:
2/08 Minimum number of 9/11 memorials constructed so far in New York City: 700
That's actually my favorite part of the magazine...didn't know it was online, though I'm not sure why it never occurred to me.
2/99Number of times since 1994 that the ACLU has sued New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani: 17
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