Mayor Bloomberg Challenges Census Count, Hopes To Protect Funding For Hispanic Neighborhoods: New York City could receive less federal funding than expected because of what the state considers to be a miscount of its Latino population in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has formally disputed the results of the 2010 census and has initiated a challenge to preserve previously-expected resource allotments.
“The 2010 census likely missed tens of thousands of New Yorkers,” Bloomberg said in an appeal letter to the U.S. Census Bureau.
According to the census results, the overall population of New York City is 8.2 million, but Bloomberg maintains that the actual population is around 8.4 million.
The disparity between census figures and those of Bloomberg’s administration may not seem substantial -- only a 2.3 percent difference -- but it stands to note that the miscounted populations are Latino. The effects of this potential error could limit or reduce services in neighborhoods with Hispanic constituencies.
