More Families Rejecting Suburbs For Manhattan

A baby boom in Manhattan is largely being led by white, well-to-do couples who traditionally might have left for the suburbs, but are now staying put.

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March 25, 2007, 7:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Manhattan, which once epitomized the glamorous and largely childless locale for "Sex and the City," has begun to look more like the set for a decidedly upscale and even more vanilla version of 1960s suburbia in "The Wonder Years."

Since 2000, according to census figures released last year, the number of children under age 5 living in Manhattan mushroomed by more than 32 percent. And though their ranks have been growing for several years, a new analysis for The New York Times makes clear for the first time who has been driving that growth: wealthy white families."

"The raw numbers are subject to interpretation, but, coupled with anecdotal evidence, what they generally suggest is that more well-to-do Manhattanites who might otherwise have moved to the suburbs with their children are choosing to raise them in the city, at least early on."

FULL STORY: In Surge in Manhattan Toddlers, Rich White Families Lead Way

Friday, March 23, 2007 in The New York Times

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