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Rich New Yorkers Aren’t Filling Out the Census. Poor New Yorkers May Suffer.

When city officials took on the herculean task of getting every New York City household to fill out the census, an eat-your-vegetables exercise that provides millions in federal aid to low-income residents, they didn't expect the Upper East Side to p

When city officials took on the herculean task of getting every New York City household to fill out the census, an eat-your-vegetables exercise that provides millions in federal aid to low-income residents, they didn't expect the Upper East Side to pose much of a problem.

But the coronavirus has upended census-takers' best-laid plans. And that may have serious financial implications for the city.

Kevin Hagen for The New York Times

When city officials took on the herculean task of getting every New York City household to fill out the census, an eat-your-vegetables exercise that provides millions in federal aid to low-income residents, they didn't expect the Upper East Side to pose much of [...]




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