The US needs immigrants to fill jobs, but can't house them. Nowhere makes this more clear than New York City.

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The NYPD 7th Precinct activated a Level 1 for crowd control as a large number of asylum-seekers sought shelter at 185 East 7th Street in Manhattan.
The NYPD 7th Precinct activated a Level 1 for crowd control as a large number of asylum-seekers sought shelter at 185 East 7th Street in Manhattan on Saturday January 6, 2024.

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If it feels like NYC is richer, you're right. One in every 24 residents is a millionaire.

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56th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City
56th Street and Fifth Avenue, home to high-end shops like designer clothing store Dolce & Gabbana.

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Look inside the last lofts of New York City's artists, shielded 40 years ago from the city's soaring rents

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Betsy Kaufman sits in her industrial studio space with rainbow colored paintings on the wall.
Betsy Kaufman.

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Move over, New York and San Francisco, the US's major job hubs are now cities like Charleston and Hilton Head, South Carolina

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People take a photo in May 2021 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which has one of the fastest job growth rates in the country.
People take a photo in May 2021 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which has one of the fastest job growth rates in the country.

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I shopped at Costco in the Midwest and New York City. Here are the most surprising differences I noticed.

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Talia Lakritz at Costco in New York City.
The author at Costco in New York City.

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NYC's EV revolution is riding on Uber and Lyft drivers

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Photo collage featuring the Statue of Liberty, New York City Sky Line, Uber taxi sign and an Electric Vehicle charging station in use

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Inside the disastrous apartments of NYC men, exposed by a TikTok comedian

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A bare bedroom with four white walls and an unmade bed.
Jerome Peel's bedroom, as featured on the new show "Boy Room."

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Citadel's Ken Griffin wants to build a massive NYC skyscraper that the city hopes will lure more workers back to the office

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Ken Griffin

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New York is in, San Francisco is very much out for tech workers relocating

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New York City's midtown district.
New York is slowly gaining on San Francisco as a rival tech hub, according to SignalFire.

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Beware: leaving a big city could be really bad for your career

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A man crossing the street with money falling out of his suitcase

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