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06.13.12
By the Numbers
Poll: The Supersized Soda Ban |
Per capita carbonated soft drink consumption monthly in the U.S:
59 eight-ounce servings
[Beverage Digest PDF]
Per capita wine consumption monthly in the U.S.:
1 bottle
[Wine Institute PDF]
 Increase of fitness and sports centers in New York from 2000-2010:
66.1%
Obese New Yorkers 2002:
18.2%
Obese New Yorkers 2010:
2010:
23.4%
[NYC Economic Development Corp.]
Sales last fall, 3 auctions houses over 2 weeks:
[NYC Economic Development Corp.]
NYC debt outstanding in 2011:
[Citizens Budget Commission]
 Top Digital Startups in NYC
#1: TheLadders.com
$800 million
Also in the top 10:
Gilt Groupe, $750 million
Fresh Direct, $300 million
Etsy, $300 million
(values are estimated)
[Crain's]
In 2003, New Yorkers were stopped by the police 160,851 times.
77,704 were black (54%)
44,581 were Latino (31%)
17,623 were white (12%)
83,499 were aged 14-24 (55%)
140,442 were totally innocent (87%)
In 2011, New Yorkers were stopped by the police 685,724 times.
350,743 were black (53%)
223,740 were Latino (34%)
61,805 were white (9%)
341,581 were aged 14-24 (51%)
605,328 were totally innocent (88%) NYCLU
Current average NYC taxi ride:
$11.82
Projected average NYC taxi ride, if new fare increases pass:
$14
[NY Post]
Shopping days until Christmas: 
Per the Mayans, day left until the end of the world: 
  
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A couple of errors to correct in yesterday's article on Murray Hill:
The Collector's Club is on E. 35th, not W. 35th.
The address for Sniffen Court is 150 E. 36th, not E. 38th Street.
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Do you support Mayor Bloomberg's proposed ban of supersized sodas and other sugary drinks? |
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