BRONX, NY – With the daily headlines of shootings and robberies the commonplace these days in the Bronx, a new poll suggests residents are sick and tired. Most of them just want to find a way to get out.
A recent survey conducted by Unite NY in conjunction with Citizen Data shows that Bronx residents are tired of living the way they do and want a better life.
According to the poll, 70% of people who live in the Bronx want to escape from the Bronx.
However, leaving the Bronx is easier said than done in a climate where homeownership in the suburbs comes with a hefty pricetag and affordable housing in the region is also at a premium with high demands and low inventories.
The desire to leave the city isn’t just a Bronx thing. Citywide, 40% of New Yorkers want to get out.
They cite crime and the current political environment as the two main reasons they want to leave the city they loved, grew up in and raised a family in.