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Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Jan 13, 2025

2024’s friendliest states: Where did New York rank?

World Population Review said tourists ranked Minnesota as the friendliest state in 2024. NEW YORK - Friendliness varies across the country, so does New York stand out as the friendliest state?
Staten Island Advance · Jan 1, 2001

Experts warn of NYC tick explosion in 2025: Here’s the surprising cause

Basically, you should be on guard,‘’ said Joellen Lampman, of the New York State Integrated Pest Management program.
Icon for www.timesunion.comTimes Union · 29d

New York's population grew slightly amid migrant surge

ALBANY — New York recorded a slight increase in population in the year leading up to last July, with an influx of migrants contributing to a shift in the state’s downward slide that started ...
Newsweek on MSN.com · 12d

Map Shows Cities With Sharpest Population Increases

Data from the U.S. Census Bureau has revealed that some of the largest urban areas in the country are recovering from drops in population during the pandemic.
Gothamist · 8d

Drug-related deaths dropped in NYC shelter system, even as population boomed

The number of drug-related deaths among New Yorkers living in shelters dropped by 17% last year, according to new city data released Wednesday. The decline mirrors national trends and comes at a point when the population of people in the city’s shelter system grew dramatically as a result of the influx of migrants since 2022.
Icon for www.usnews.comU.S. News & World Report · Jan 7, 2025

States With the Largest Homeless Populations

based on the 2024 estimates. Yet standardized by population, the states with the highest rates of homelessness were Hawaii (8.0 people experiencing homelessness per 1,000 residents), New York (8.0 ...