It's the Brian Laird

on WNYC.

Good morning everyone on a Friday.

We'll begin today with this really interesting and important new

debate that broke out this week based on census data

about who's leaving New York State and who's not. Why do we care?

Well with Mayor Adams cutting city services right now, you probably know that's

happening, and Adams and Governor Hokle afraid to raise taxes on the wealthiest among us

because they might leave, this debate really matters. Here are some of the basics

and then we'll talk to two guests from the Fiscal Policy Institute

Think Tank who put this on the map this week by drawing everyone's attention to

the census figures. The New York Times headline on this put it succinctly, New York's headline on this put it succinctly New York's millionaire class is growing

other people are leaving. New York's millionaire class is growing other people are leaving and the Times continues.

The people leaving New York at the fastest rate last year

were families making between 32,000 and 65,000, a disproportionately high share of these movers were black and Hispanic.

They were followed by people earning $104 to $172,000 a year, an above average income in many parts of the country, but a more modest one in New York City.

So let's dig in.

And we'll invite your own stories of moving or thinking of moving out of New York State and why or why not.

212 433, WNYC, our phones are open on this right from the start, specifically and especially if you have

moved out of New York State in the last year, just in the last year, and Screeners heads up on this too.

We're going to give priority to anyone who's moved out of New York State just in the last year

or are thinking of moving out of New York State now call and tell us why.

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