New York City?s Slow Growth Undercuts Its Image

In a city that likes to call itself the center of the universe, the news that the population grew by a mere 2.1 percent provoked exasperation, indifference, shame and bewilderment.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/nyregion/31nycensus.html?src=mv&ref=nyregion

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