scholarly journals Unbanking  in NYC

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Aita
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Driving Factors ◽  
Weak Correlation ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Correlation Pattern ◽  
Banks And Banking

The purpose of this project is to explore whether there is a correlation pattern between the number of banks and banking status, as well as to find the driving factors behind the banking status of New York City residents. The analysis concluded that there is a weak correlation between the availability of banks in a neighborhood and the ratio of unbanked households. The increase in the ratio of unbanked households is mainly related to two socio-economic features: poverty level and unemployment.

scholarly journals Unbanking  in NYC?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Aita
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Driving Factors ◽  
Weak Correlation ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Correlation Pattern ◽  
Banks And Banking

The purpose of this project is to explore whether there is a correlation pattern between the number of banks and banking status, as well as to find the driving factors behind the banking status of New York City residents. The analysis concluded that there is a weak correlation between the availability of banks in a neighborhood and the ratio of unbanked households. The increase in the ratio of unbanked households is mainly related to two socio-economic features: poverty level and unemployment.

scholarly journals EXPLORING DRIVING FACTORS OF HIGHER PAID TAXI TRIPS USING ORIGIN–DESTINATION GPS DATA (CASE STUDY: GREEN TAXIS OF NEW YORK CITY)

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-4/W18 ◽  
pp. 745-748
Author(s):  
P. Mojtabaee ◽  
M. Molavi ◽  
M. Taleai
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Driving Factors ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
The Government

Abstract. Investigating the influential factors of the areas where people use taxis is a crucial step in understanding the taxi demand dynamics. In this study, we intend to analyze higher-paying taxi trips by putting forward an approach to explore a dataset of green taxi trips in New York City in January 2015 together with some demographic, housing, social and economic data. The final goal is to find out whether the chosen factors are statistically significant to be considered as potential driving forces of demand location for trips with a higher-paid fare. Since airports are major attracting sources for taxi travels, all the steps are taken separately for three scenarios that the trip drop-offs are in 1) LaGuardia Airport, 2) John F Kennedy Airport or 3) other areas. First, the spatial pick-up distribution of these higher-paying trips is mapped to enable visual comparison of the urban movement patterns. Then, taking into account the pick-up density as the response variable, the densities of: foreign-born’s population, number of houses with no vehicles, the private wage and salary workers’ population, the government workers’ population and the self-employed workers’ population in own not incorporate business were considered as the explanatory variables. These variables were examined to find important factors affecting the demand in each neighborhood and different results in each of the three scenarios were discussed. This study gives a better insight into discovering driving factors of higher-paid taxi trips when considering airports as destinations which attract travels with potentially different characteristics.

Sociodemographic Correlates of Food Insecurity Among New York City Tobacco Users

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 664-667
Author(s):  
Christina N. Wysota ◽  
Scott E. Sherman ◽  
Elizabeth Vargas ◽  
Erin S. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
York City ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Sociodemographic Correlates

Purpose: To identify rates and sociodemographic correlates of food insecurity among low-income smokers. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of baseline survey data from a randomized controlled trial (N = 403) testing a smoking cessation intervention for low-income smokers. Setting: Two safety-net hospitals in New York City. Sample: Current smokers with annual household income <200% of the federal poverty level. Measures: Food insecurity was measured using the United States Department of Agriculture 6-item food security module. Participant sociodemographics were assessed by self-reported survey responses. Analysis: We used frequencies to calculate the proportion of smokers experiencing food insecurity and multivariable logistic regression to identify factors associated with being food insecure. Results: Fifty-eight percent of participants were food insecure, with 29% reporting very high food insecurity. Compared to married participants, separated, widowed, or divorced participants were more likely to be food insecure (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.33, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.25-4.33), as were never married participants (AOR = 2.81, 95% CI: 1.54-5.14). Conclusions: Health promotion approaches that target multiple health risks (eg, smoking and food access) may be needed for low-income populations. Interventions which seek to alleviate food insecurity may benefit from targeting socially isolated smokers.

scholarly journals Pneumonia-Associated Hospitalizations, New York City, 2001-2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 584-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher H. Gu ◽  
David E. Lucero ◽  
Chaorui C. Huang ◽  
Demetre Daskalakis ◽  
Jay K. Varma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hospitalization Rate ◽  
Hospital Death ◽  
Principal Diagnosis ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Discharge Data ◽  
Targeted Interventions

Objectives: Death certificate data indicate that the age-adjusted death rate for pneumonia and influenza is higher in New York City than in the United States. Most pneumonia and influenza deaths are attributed to pneumonia rather than influenza. Because most pneumonia deaths occur in hospitals, we analyzed hospital discharge data to provide insight into the burden of pneumonia in New York City. Methods: We analyzed data for New York City residents discharged from New York State hospitals with a principal diagnosis of pneumonia, or a secondary diagnosis of pneumonia if the principal diagnosis was respiratory failure or sepsis, during 2001-2014. We calculated mean annual age-adjusted pneumonia-associated hospitalization rates per 100 000 population and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). We examined data on pneumonia-associated hospitalizations by sociodemographic characteristics and colisted conditions. Results: During 2001-2014, a total of 495 225 patients residing in New York City were hospitalized for pneumonia, corresponding to a mean annual age-adjusted pneumonia-associated hospitalization rate of 433.8 per 100 000 population (95% CI, 429.3-438.3). The proportion of pneumonia-associated hospitalizations with in-hospital death was 12.0%. The mean annual age-adjusted pneumonia-associated hospitalization rate per 100 000 population increased as area-based poverty level increased, whereas the percentage of pneumonia-associated hospitalizations with in-hospital deaths decreased with increasing area-based poverty level. The proportion of pneumonia-associated hospitalizations that colisted an immunocompromising condition increased from 18.7% in 2001 to 33.1% in 2014. Conclusion: Sociodemographic factors and immune status appear to play a role in the epidemiology of pneumonia-associated hospitalizations in New York City. Further study of pneumonia-associated hospitalizations in at-risk populations may lead to targeted interventions.

Hepatitis C infection among men who have sex with men living with HIV in New York City, 2000–2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 445-450
Author(s):  
Claudia Michelle Gabai ◽  
Miranda S Moore ◽  
Katherine Penrose ◽  
Sarah Braunstein ◽  
Angelica Bocour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
York City ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Hiv Diagnosis ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Sex With Men ◽  
Hcv Coinfection

ObjectivesTo calculate the rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) with no reported history of injection drug use (IDU), and to assess whether disparities exist in HIV/HCV coinfection by race/ethnicity and neighbourhood poverty level within this population in New York City.MethodsHIV-positive men who reported sex with men and did not report IDU at the time of HIV diagnosis, diagnosed through 2015 and alive as of 2000, were matched to people with HCV first reported to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene between 2000 and 2015. Those with HCV reported before or within 90 days of HIV infection were excluded. A multivariable Cox proportional hazards model was fit to compare the association between HCV diagnosis, race/ethnicity and neighbourhood poverty level.ResultsFrom 2000 to 2015, 54 488 non-IDU MSM were diagnosed with HIV, of whom 2762 (5.1%) were diagnosed with HCV after HIV diagnosis, yielding an overall age-adjusted HCV diagnosis rate of 512 per 100 000 person-years. HIV/HCV coinfection was significantly higher among non-Latino blacks (adjusted HR (aHR)=1.24, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.40) compared with non-Latino whites and among persons living in high-poverty neighbourhoods compared with those in low-poverty neighbourhoods (aHR=1.17, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.35) after stratification by year of HIV diagnosis.ConclusionDisparities in HIV/HCV coinfection among HIV-positive MSM were observed by race/ethnicity and neighbourhood poverty level. Routine HCV screening is recommended for people infected with HIV. People coinfected with HIV and HCV should be linked to HCV care, treated and cured to reduce morbidity and mortality, and to avoid ongoing HCV transmission.

Status of Immunization and Iron Nutrition in New York City Homeless Children

1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur H. Fierman ◽  
Benard P. Dreyer ◽  
Peter J. Acker ◽  
Lori Legano
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
York City ◽  
Iron Nutrition ◽  
Homeless Children ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
Measles Outbreaks ◽  
Poor Nutrition

A retrospective review of the hospital records of New York City children aged 6 months through 6 years showed that 63 homeless children had a higher rate of immunization delay than an age- and sex-stratified sample of 63 domiciled children living at the same federal poverty level. In a logistic regression model, this difference persisted after controlling for sex, age, ethnicity, presence of chronic illness, and reason for referral. In a 6-month- to 2-year-old subgroup, homeless and domiciled children had equal rates of anemia, but homeless children were more likely to have elevated erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EP) levels consistent with iron deficiency. This difference, too, persisted after controlling for the same confounding factors. Elevated EP levels and immunization delay were likely to coexist in the homeless children. The higher rate of immunization delay is compatible with the occurrence of measles outbreaks in some New York City shelters. The higher rates of iron deficiency may reflect overall poor nutrition. All these findings have significant implications for the design of health-care programs for homeless children.

scholarly journals Community-setting pneumonia-associated hospitalizations by level of urbanization—New York City versus other areas of New York State, 2010–2014

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0244367
Author(s):  
Melody Wu ◽  
Katherine Whittemore ◽  
Chaorui C. Huang ◽  
Rachel E. Corrado ◽  
Gretchen M. Culp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
New York State ◽  
Community Setting ◽  
Hospital Death ◽  
Principal Diagnosis ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
York State

Background New York City (NYC) reported a higher pneumonia and influenza death rate than the rest of New York State during 2010–2014. Most NYC pneumonia and influenza deaths are attributed to pneumonia caused by infection acquired in the community, and these deaths typically occur in hospitals. Methods We identified hospitalizations of New York State residents aged ≥20 years discharged from New York State hospitals during 2010–2014 with a principal diagnosis of community-setting pneumonia or a secondary diagnosis of community-setting pneumonia if the principal diagnosis was respiratory failure or sepsis. We examined mean annual age-adjusted community-setting pneumonia-associated hospitalization (CSPAH) rates and proportion of CSPAH with in-hospital death, overall and by sociodemographic group, and produced a multivariable negative binomial model to assess hospitalization rate ratios. Results Compared with non-NYC urban, suburban, and rural areas of New York State, NYC had the highest mean annual age-adjusted CSPAH rate at 475.3 per 100,000 population and the highest percentage of CSPAH with in-hospital death at 13.7%. NYC also had the highest proportion of CSPAH patients residing in higher-poverty-level areas. Adjusting for age, sex, and area-based poverty, NYC residents experienced 1.3 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2–1.4), non-NYC urban residents 1.4 (95% CI, 1.3–1.6), and suburban residents 1.2 (95% CI, 1.1–1.3) times the rate of CSPAH than rural residents. Conclusions In New York State, NYC as well as other urban areas and suburban areas had higher rates of CSPAH than rural areas. Further research is needed into drivers of CSPAH deaths, which may be associated with poverty.

scholarly journals Reduced Odds of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection after Vaccination among New York City Adults, June–August 2021

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Levin-Rector ◽  
Lauren Firestein ◽  
Emily McGibbon ◽  
Jessica Sell ◽  
Sungwoo Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Conditional Logistic Regression ◽  
Positive Test ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Predominant Variant ◽  
Matching Criteria ◽  
And Control

AbstractBackgroundBelief in immunity from prior infection and concern that vaccines might not protect against new variants are contributors to vaccine hesitancy. We assessed effectiveness of full and partial COVID-19 vaccination against reinfection when Delta was the predominant variant in New York City.MethodsWe conducted a case-control study in which case-patients with reinfection during June 15– August 31, 2021 and control subjects with no reinfection were matched (1:3) on age, sex, timing of initial positive test in 2020, and neighborhood poverty level. Conditional logistic regression was used to calculate matched odds ratios (mOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).ResultsOf 349,598 adult residents who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2020, did not test positive again >90 days after initial positive test through June 15, 2021, and did not die before June 15, 2021, 1,067 were reinfected during June 15–August 31, 2021. Of 1,048 with complete matching criteria data, 499 (47.6%) were known to be symptomatic for COVID-19-like-illness, and 75 (7.2%) were hospitalized. Unvaccinated individuals, compared with fully vaccinated individuals, had elevated odds of reinfection (mOR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.90, 2.61), of symptomatic reinfection (mOR, 2.17; 95% CI, 1.72, 2.74), and of reinfection with hospitalization (mOR, 2.59; 95% CI, 1.43, 4.69). Partially versus fully vaccinated individuals had 1.58 (95% CI: 1.22, 2.06) times the odds of reinfection. All three vaccines authorized or approved for use in the U.S. were similarly effective.ConclusionAmong adults with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, vaccination reduced odds of reinfections when the Delta variant predominated.

scholarly journals Trends and Associations with PrEP Prescription Among 602 New York City (NYC) Ambulatory Care Practices, 2014–2016

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S21-S21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Salcuni ◽  
Jenny Smolen ◽  
Sachin Jain ◽  
Julie Myers ◽  
Zoe Edelstein
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Ambulatory Care ◽  
York City ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Care Practices

Abstract Background Concern over equitable access to HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) informs comprehensive scale-up efforts in New York City (NYC). We examined trends plus patient and practice factors associated with PrEP prescribing by NYC ambulatory care practices. Methods We queried electronic health records (EHR) from Q1 2014 to Q2 2016 using the NYC Health Department’s “Hub.” Data from 602 practices were aggregated quarterly by patient factors, including age (18–29, 30–100); sex (male, female); and race/ethnicity (Asian, Black, Hispanic, White, other, missing). Practice factors included location (Manhattan, other); type (community health center [CHC], hospital, independent); number of infectious disease (ID) specialists; and proportion of patients (ranked by quartile) from high poverty neighborhoods (ZIP codes in which ≥20% of residents live below the federal poverty level). PrEP prescription was defined as tenofovir/emtricitabine prescription without other antiretrovirals or diagnoses of HIV, HIV-related opportunistic infections or hepatitis B. Rates were calculated per 105 patients seen. We used generalized estimating equations clustered by practice to examine trends overall and by sex, as well as associations among males. Factors and time interactions that were significant (P &lt; 0.05) in bivariate analysis were assessed for inclusion in the final model. Results Overall, PrEP prescription rose from 38.9 per 105 in Q1 2014 to 418.5 per 105 in Q2 2016, a 976% increase. Increases were significant for both sexes (P &lt; .0001; Figure 1). In multivariate analysis (Table 1), PrEP prescription was associated with both patient (younger age, white race/ethnicity) and practice factors (Manhattan location, CHCs, and on-site ID specialists). While practices with a greater proportion of patients from high poverty neighborhoods were less likely to prescribe PrEP initially, this association weakened over time (Table 2). Conclusion PrEP prescription increased over 9-fold from 2014 to 2016 among NYC ambulatory care practices, but disparities persisted. While efforts to promote PrEP may have helped attenuate the disparity by neighborhood poverty of the patient population, continued work may be needed to facilitate PrEP access for women, persons of color and for those in care at non-CHCs or practices outside of Manhattan. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

An Important Armenian MS. with Greek Miniatures

1942 ◽  
Vol 74 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
H. Kurdian
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Christian Iconography

In 1941 while in New York City I was fortunate enough to purchase an Armenian MS. which I believe will be of interest to students of Eastern Christian iconography.

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