04-06-2025
NYC Residents Want Safer Streets, Cheaper Housing, Survey Says
A majority of New Yorkers still say the biggest US city needs safer streets and better housing to make it more livable.
Just one in three New Yorkers, or 34%, rate the city's quality of life as excellent or good, according to the latest resident survey from the Citizens Budget Commission. That's up slightly from 30% in 2023's survey but less than the 51% in 2017 who gave it high marks.
