Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 2 million people in New York City live in poverty, according to a new report from the anti-poverty nonprofit Robin Hood and Columbia University's Center for Poverty and Social Policy, according to The Hill.
Between 2021 and 2022, New York's poverty rate rose from 18% to 23%, which is the national average of 11, according to the report5% twice. In 2022, the number of children living in poverty in New York City skyrocketed, from 15 percent to 25 percent, well above the national 163% percent.
Among New Yorkers living in poverty, 26 percent are Latino, 24 percent are African-American, 23 percent are Asian, and 13 percent are white.
Robin Hood CEO Richard Bray called the report's findings "disturbing" in a statement.
In 2022, the city's hard-won gains in poverty reduction and hardship in recent years were reversed, while inflation and high rents took a toll on people's wallets. Columbia University said in a statement.
The news is undoubtedly grim, but if there is a silver lining, it is that recent years have proven that well-designed policies can and do reduce poverty dramatically. We know what works, and the key is to put it into action. ”