May
16
Members of NYCEDC’s Research, GIS, and Social Media teams had lots of fun yesterday demonstrating StatsBee, our pop economics maps, at City of New York’s lounge at Internet Week NY headquarters. Catch NYCEDC again Thursday night at our Internet Week panel, NYC BigApps: Civic Hacking, Startup Success.

Members of NYCEDC’s Research, GIS, and Social Media teams had lots of fun yesterday demonstrating StatsBee, our pop economics maps, at City of New York’s lounge at Internet Week NY headquarters. Catch NYCEDC again Thursday night at our Internet Week panel, NYC BigApps: Civic Hacking, Startup Success.

May
11
NYC’s Burger Economy May is national hamburger month, and there is no shortage of places to celebrate in a city where everyone has an opinion about the best burger in town. Like pizza, everyone has their favorite, but rather than weigh in on which one is the best, we are going to stick to looking at the numbers. Using the latest NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene restaurant inspection data, we analyzed the 627 burger joints in the City to see how they break down into chain and independent restaurants. The findings were not too surprising: the big three chains (McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s) account for the majority (60%) of all burger places in the city. Another 26% are smaller chains like White Castle and Five Guys, and the remaining 14% are places with only a single location in the City. This week’s poll on NYCEDC.com asked you which borough you thought had the most burger joints. 42% of respondents said Brooklyn had the most, followed by Manhattan with 32% of the vote and Queens with 21%. How the numbers really stack up: With 216, Manhattan has the most of any borough. While it is not the most populous borough, its economy caters to the daytime population which includes workers and tourists. Manhattan also has the smallest share of big three burger joints (46%) and the largest share of those with a single location (22%). When taking the resident population into account, Manhattan again leads the way with 13.5 burger places per 100,000 residents. Queens and the Bronx each have 6.8, and Staten Island has 6.4. Brooklyn has the fewest with 5.3 burger places per 100,000 residents. In other words, regardless of where you are in the City, there’s enough to go around. Types of Burger Joints by Borough Source: NYC DOHMH StatsBee is a column featuring interesting statistics about NYC, written by economists at the Economic Research & Analysis department within NYCEDC’s Center for Economic Transformation. Top photo: Shake Shack, Upper West Side via Flickr.com/roboppy

NYC’s Burger Economy

May is national hamburger month, and there is no shortage of places to celebrate in a city where everyone has an opinion about the best burger in town. Like pizza, everyone has their favorite, but rather than weigh in on which one is the best, we are going to stick to looking at the numbers.

Using the latest NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene restaurant inspection data, we analyzed the 627 burger joints in the City to see how they break down into chain and independent restaurants. The findings were not too surprising: the big three chains (McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s) account for the majority (60%) of all burger places in the city. Another 26% are smaller chains like White Castle and Five Guys, and the remaining 14% are places with only a single location in the City.

This week’s poll on NYCEDC.com asked you which borough you thought had the most burger joints. 42% of respondents said Brooklyn had the most, followed by Manhattan with 32% of the vote and Queens with 21%. How the numbers really stack up:

With 216, Manhattan has the most of any borough. While it is not the most populous borough, its economy caters to the daytime population which includes workers and tourists. Manhattan also has the smallest share of big three burger joints (46%) and the largest share of those with a single location (22%).

When taking the resident population into account, Manhattan again leads the way with 13.5 burger places per 100,000 residents. Queens and the Bronx each have 6.8, and Staten Island has 6.4. Brooklyn has the fewest with 5.3 burger places per 100,000 residents. In other words, regardless of where you are in the City, there’s enough to go around.

Types of Burger Joints by Borough

Source: NYC DOHMH

StatsBee is a column featuring interesting statistics about NYC, written by economists at the Economic Research & Analysis department within NYCEDC’s Center for Economic Transformation. Top photo: Shake Shack, Upper West Side via Flickr.com/roboppy

May
08

StatsBee Poll: Which NYC borough has the most burger joints?

Cast your vote at www.nycedc.com. We’ll reveal the answer on Friday.

May
04
Hats in NYC The Kentucky Derby, which takes place on Saturday, May 5th this year, is also known as “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.” Many traditions surround the event, including mint juleps, the rose garland, and of course the parade of hats.  While the origin of the hat tradition is largely unknown, both men and women wear hats of varying shapes and sizes to the Kentucky Derby. Though a relatively small industry, the hat/cap industry has experienced growth in recent years. From 2010 to 2011, retail sales for hats/caps increased 4%, and sales are expected to increase an additional 2% in 2012, according to Accessories Magazine. Women ages 13 to 34 lead the market, representing 50% of sales in 2011. The hat manufacturing industry accounts for roughly 2,240 jobs nationwide, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over two-thirds of these jobs are concentrated in 10 states, with New York State having the largest share of national employment in hat manufacturing at almost 20%. A large portion of these jobs are in New York City. In fact, the City has more hat manufacturing jobs than some states, including California, Virginia, and Tennessee. Hats off to the milliners of NYC! StatsBee is a column featuring interesting statistics about NYC, written by economists at the Economic Research & Analysis department within NYCEDC’s Center for Economic Transformation.

Hats in NYC

The Kentucky Derby, which takes place on Saturday, May 5th this year, is also known as “The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.” Many traditions surround the event, including mint juleps, the rose garland, and of course the parade of hats.  While the origin of the hat tradition is largely unknown, both men and women wear hats of varying shapes and sizes to the Kentucky Derby.

Though a relatively small industry, the hat/cap industry has experienced growth in recent years. From 2010 to 2011, retail sales for hats/caps increased 4%, and sales are expected to increase an additional 2% in 2012, according to Accessories Magazine. Women ages 13 to 34 lead the market, representing 50% of sales in 2011.

The hat manufacturing industry accounts for roughly 2,240 jobs nationwide, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over two-thirds of these jobs are concentrated in 10 states, with New York State having the largest share of national employment in hat manufacturing at almost 20%. A large portion of these jobs are in New York City. In fact, the City has more hat manufacturing jobs than some states, including California, Virginia, and Tennessee. Hats off to the milliners of NYC!

StatsBee is a column featuring interesting statistics about NYC, written by economists at the Economic Research & Analysis department within NYCEDC’s Center for Economic Transformation.