The City That Never Sleeps Just Lost 150,000 Kids in 4 Years
New York City lost 150,000 children between 2020 and 2024. Nearly 9% of its entire child population, gone in four years.
That is more than three times the drop seen in the entire decade before the pandemic. And the city still does not have a real answer for the families who are quietly doing the math and deciding they cannot stay.
This is not a COVID story anymore. It is a cost-of-living story, a schools story, and a city-priorities story all packed into one number.
Where the Kids Are Going
Housing market strategist Aziz Sunderji broke down U.S. Census Bureau data and the picture is clear. Families are leaving primarily for the suburbs…