martin wrote:Your sources typically will have a conclusion and then put data out there to match it.

Here is the same data in the NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/nyregion/nyc-census-population-data.html#:~:text=New%20York%20City%20had%208.58,to%20replace%20those%20who%20leave.

And census.gov
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/2025-popest-metro-micro-counties.html#:~:text=The%2520one%2520in%252010%2520counties,or%2520even%2520turn%2520into%2520loss.%E2%80%9D

Fortune magazine
https://fortune.com/2026/01/27/are-people-still-moving-out-of-new-york-los-angeles-bank-of-america-migration/

All the data shows New Yorkers are leaving and heading south for a variety of reasons. The data trend year after year is conclusive regardless of the source.