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16 February
Here’s the only group in New York City having children at a rate high enough to maintain the population
The numbers lay out how difficult it is to have children in New York City.
The numbers lay out how difficult it is to have children in New York City. Photo: Getty Images

An innovative use of tax data shows just how tough it is for New Yorkers to grow a family.

Liena Zagare of the Manhattan Institute, a right-leaning thinktank backed by conservative foundations and corporations, crunched the numbers using New York City tax data from 2023. While the data does not specifically detail children per filer, it does show tax exemptions claimed, which is a pretty good approximation.