A new report from the Empire Center is a timely reminder of why New York City is such a success — it's young and hip. The Graying of the Empire State is, all in all, a downer. Authors E. J. McMahon and Robert Scardamalia show that New York state as Read More
Upstate New York is getting older - that's according to a new study that reviewed census data. The numbers show the average age across Upstate has increased, going from around 33 years in 1990 to just over 40 years of age in 2010. And there is Read More
Upstate New York is growing older faster than the rest of the state and the nation, but it has benefited from young people moving upstate to go to college, a report Thursday said. The report from the Empire Center for Public Policy found that betw Read More
Even while energetic young people are fleeing the rest of the state, the Big Apple continues to be a big draw, a new report shows. New York City gained 300,000 new residents between the ages of 20 and 34 between 2000 and 2010, the report by the Em Read More
Upstate New York is growing older faster than the rest of the state and the nation, but it has benefited from young people moving upstate to go to college, a report Thursday said. The report from Empire Center for Public Policy said that from 1990 Read More
Is New York becoming older, but wiser? Something like that, according to a study of New York population trends over the last 20 years. The study, "The Graying of the Empire State," was released this week by the Empire Center for Public Policy. Read More
Rochester used a one-time, $15 million dollop of state aid to reduce its $40 million deficit this year. The mayor of Syracuse has asked a law firm to draft a memo about the possibility of municipal bankruptcy. In Yonkers, project deficits over Read More
Robert DeNiro is talking to America about New York's rebirth. Alicia Keys and Jay-Z sing of an Empire State of Mind in another national TV ad. New York has the promise of becoming the Greek-style yogurt capital of the world. Everywhere this summer, a Read More