07/31/2009
The Big Apple
Annual look at all things New York
New York City residents
2005…8,195,089
2009…8,342,726 [estimates as of July each year]
8,342,726…male 3,972,300…female 4,370,426
Immigrants’ Birthplaces
Dominican Republic…358,376
China [includes Hong Kong and Taiwan]…301,815
Mexico…178,713
Jamaica…165,348
Guyana…137,925
[People from Puerto Rico…310,000…are not considered foreign-born]
New York City’s finance and insurance employment
2007…348,000 total jobs
2009…284,000
Median teacher salary, NYC…$64,135 (2008)
New York Area Dailies
Wall Street Journal…2,082,000
New York Times…1,039,000
Daily News…602,000
New York Post…558,000
Newsday…368,000
341 Dunkin’ Donuts in NYC…but that was as of spring 2008 and since then Tim Hortons is movin’ in! [At least 10 Dunkin’ Donuts franchises being turned into Tim Hortons.]
Number of visitors [international and domestic]
2004…39.9M
2008…47.1M
Average room rate in Manhattan
1Q 2008…$268
1Q 2009…$220
Five top-grossing shows on Broadway for 2008-09 season ending May 24.
Wicked…$74.4M
The Lion King…$59.5M
Jersey Boys…$56.3M
Mamma Mia!...$48.3M
South Pacific…$45.9M
Leading Trade Partners through New York and New Jersey ports in 2008
Imports
China…5,560 (000s of metric tons)
Italy…1,590
India…1,367
Exports
China…2,813
India…871
Germany…416
On-time flight arrivals in 2008
JFK…68.6%
La Guardia…62.8%
Newark Liberty…62.3%
Other Tidbits
NYC is #2 in priciest average meal, U.S.,…$40.78…to #1 Las Vegas, $44.44
New York State is #3 among states for birthplace of presidents. Virginia is #1 with eight. Ohio is #2 with seven. Massachusetts is tied with New York, both with four. The four from New York are Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, and Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt.
New York City is home to 43 Fortune 500 companies, compared with 25 in Houston. Chicago and Dallas are tied for the third position, with 12 each.
Source: Crain’s New York Business
Wall Street History returns next week.
Brian Trumbore
