FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2000 CENSUS DATA: CAR OWNERS STILL MINORITY IN NEW YORK CITY
Newly released U.S. Census data show that 54% of New York City households do not own or lease a motor vehicle (down a scant 3% from 1990). Manhattanites are the most car-free; 78% of households there do not have a vehicle. The car-free share of Bronx households is 60%, and Brooklyn is also majority car-free, with 54%. Only in Queens and Staten Island are car-free households minorities: 34% and 20%, respectively.
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-- Steven O'Neill steveo at panix.com