Damon Winter/The New York Times The mayor-elect, his wife and children on election night.Standing with their parents on Election Night, Dante and Chiara de Blasio seemed the embodiment of a city known for its diversity.
This got us wondering how many young people like them live in New York: children who are part black and part white.
The answer, at least according to the Census, is relatively few.
The 2010 Census found that just under 1 percent of people under 18 in New York City were identified as both black and white.
Still, the numbers are growing.
In 2000, there were about 10,500 children like the de Blasios in the city.
That figure rose to nearly 17,000 in 2010.
Perhaps surprisingly, New York City actually lags the country.
Nationwide, children are about 75 percent more likely to be black and white than they are in New York.
These figures include both Hispanic and non-Hispanic people.
One interesting caveat:
The figures above are for children identified as two races, black and white.
But for children identified as multiple races, including Asian and American Indian, New York’s numbers are higher than the nation’s.
Here’s what else you need to know for Friday and the weekend.
WEATHER
Crisping up again. Sunny with a high of 51. Windy too, with gusts up to 25 miles an hour.
Lows in the 30s tonight. Tomorrow: same temperature, less wind. A bit warmer on Sunday.
(Rain fans: we got 0.13 inches yesterday. But the drought is not over.)
COMMUTE
Subways: Click for latest status.
Rails: Click for L.I.R.R., Metro-North or New Jersey Transit status.
Roads: Click for traffic map or radio report on the 1s.
Alternate-side parking is in effect today but will be suspended on Monday for Veterans Day.
COMING UP TODAY
- Mayor Bloomberg does his weekly radio appearance on WOR-AM (710) at 8:05 a.m.
- The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, all 76 feet of it, will be delivered and installed this morning, starting around 8 a.m.
- More holiday harbingers â€" you cannot stop them: the Radio City Christmas Spectacular opens.
- The weeklong Kids Cinema Fest, bringing movies from around the world to venues in Upper Manhattan, opens with a screening of “Tio Papi†at Columbia University Medical Center. 7 p.m. [Free]
- “Art Spiegelman’s Co-Mix,†a retrospective show about the Pulitzer-winning graphic novelist, opens at the Jewish Museum.
- For more events, see The New York Times Arts & Entertainment guide.
Joseph Burgess contributed reporting.
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