Others said Paladino's comments reflect a deeper problem in a community consistently ranked as one of the most segregated in the nation, and that has
a burgeoning immigrant population both in the city and several affluent suburbs.
Some participants discussed the importance of reconsidering local property - tax limitations, for example, while some highlighted
the burgeoning immigrant population.
Not exact matches
Sen. Mike Gianaris, a Queens Democrat, is one of many NYC officials questioning today's Census numbers, which show significantly less
population growth — particularly in the outer boroughs — than was predicted, potentially due to an undercount of the
burgeoning immigrant community.