The latest U.S. Census data is drawing a troubling picture of the struggles of many New Yorkers living in poverty.
It shows the number of city residents living at or near the poverty level has risen.
Advocates say the increase poses a threat to the entire region, even if some people have seen their personal finances recover from the recession.
“Essentially I think we were all disappointed because poverty inched up in the City of New York, it was already higher than the national average. Now it inched up almost a half of a percentage point. I guess what’s worrisome for us is that this is the recovery where incomes are booming the stock market is up,” said David Jones of the Community Service Society of New York.
Overall, the data shows the nation’s poverty level staying fairly steady at around 15 percent of the population.
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