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Research Scholars Shlomo (Solly) Angel and Patrick Lamson-Hall's research tracking NYC neighborhood population densities is featured

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Excerpt from The Atlantic -- "The [visual] comes courtesy of NYU urban scholars Solly Angel and Patrick Lamson-Hall. It tracks neighborhood population densities on the island from 1800 to 2010 using historical maps, aerial photographs, and census ward statistics. The basic narrative sees density cluster first in Lower Manhattan, then slowly reach northward and spread out more evenly, then generally subside closer to modern times—waves of growth that, spliced back to back, make the city seem like it’s breathing."

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