Relatively few New York residents live above 1,000 ft
Only nine percent of New Yorkers live at elevations above 1,000 ft - probably even less if you were to do this at the block rather than the block group level
NYS Census
Most African American Zip Codes in Upstate NY
I was reading on Twitter that 14208 has the highest percentage of African Americans in Upstate NY, if you don't count Mount Vernon 10553 in Westchester County as Upstate.
2020 US Census Urban Areas in New York State
2022 NY Assembly Results Map
The R code for making this map can be found here: https://github.com/AndyArthur/2022_ny_election_result_maps/blob/main/NY%20Assembly%20Race%20Results%20Map%20GitHub.R
Walking Distance from Home
Median Household Income in New York City
Polish Ancestry
Happy Dyngus Day!
One in 3 residents in Cheektowaga and Lancaster are Polish Americans, one in 6 residents in Erie County are Polish Americans.
Εmigus-dyngus is a Roman Catholic celebration held on Easter Monday across Central Europe, and in small parts of Eastern and Southern Europe. The tradition is widely associated with Poland and is observed by Polish Diaspora communities, particularly among Polish Americans who call it Dyngus Day.
The Buffalo dyngus celebrations started in the 1960s as an effort by the Polish-American community in the city to find a new focus for its identity. It proved hugely successful, to the point that a local newspaper claimed that "everybody is Polish on Dyngus Day." It has become a fusion of Polish and American traditions, with polka bands, a parade, consumption of krupnik, and Polish food accompanying American patriotic songs sung in English. Party-goers dress up in the white-and-red colors of the Polish flag and carry balloons saying "Happy Dyngus Day" in English.
Take a look at individual counties, here: https://www.facebook.com/andybarthur/posts/10102136464130999