New Yorkers Resilient and Positive, Says Survey

The survey found that the main barriers to living happily in New York, for roughly one-fifth of respondents, are employment concerns, public safety, housing concerns, and the cost of living.
New Yorkers Resilient and Positive, Says Survey
(L-R) Moderator Pat Kiernan, from NY1, with panelists Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival; Ruth Finkelstein, senior vice president of policy and planning at The New York Academy of Medicine; Richard Kahan, founder and CEO of The Urban Assembly; and Elizabeth C. Yeampierre, a civil rights attorney; discussing the overall state of the city at the 2012 MAS Summit for New York City Oct. 18. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times
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<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/20121018Yorkers_BenC_9166.jpg"><img class="size-large wp-image-305184" title=" New Yorkers spend time with their dogs at Madison Square Park in Manhattan on Oct. 18. According to an MAS survey, 84 percent of residents are satisfied with the livability of the city. (Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times)" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/20121018Yorkers_BenC_9166-676x450.jpg" alt=" New Yorkers spend time with their dogs at Madison Square Park in Manhattan on Oct. 18. According to an MAS survey, 84 percent of residents are satisfied with the livability of the city. (Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times)" width="590" height="393"/></a>
 New Yorkers spend time with their dogs at Madison Square Park in Manhattan on Oct. 18. According to an MAS survey, 84 percent of residents are satisfied with the livability of the city. (Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times)