Report: Job, Population Growth in Coney and Brighton

A report from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office finds that job and population growth in Coney Island and Brighton Beach has risen rapidly in recent years. According to The Post, the number of private-sector jobs in the neighborhoods has increased 7.1 percent since 2009, to 27,530, as compared to the citywide increase of .9 percent in the same period. Meanwhile, the area’s population is up 7.1 percent since 2006, as compared to the 2.2 percent increase citywide. The health care and social assistance sector employs the most people in Brighton and Coney, and about half its residents were born overseas. DiNapoli says “the area has benefited greatly from New York City’s investment in its economic growth.”
Coney Island and Brighton Beach Enjoying an Economic Boom [NY Daily News]
Report Shows Huge Gains in Jobs, Population Gains for Coney Island [NY Post]
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