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62% of New York City residents unable to meet true living costs; Mayor Mamdani's report

The NYC True Cost of Living report finds 62% of residents unable to afford actual living expenses. Columbia University's poverty tracker shows 2.2 million adults and 450,000 children in poverty—the highest level in a decade-long study.

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