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TIL: Almost 40 Percent of New Yorkers Are Immigrants | Today I Learned


look at this there’s more than 3.2

look at this there’s more than 3.2 million people in New York City that

million people in New York City that

million people in New York City that were born outside of the United States

that makes New York City by a wide

that makes New York City by a wide margin the city with the most

margin the city with the most

margin the city with the most foreign-born people of any other city in

foreign-born people of any other city in

foreign-born people of any other city in the world

the world

the world [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I’m sure Thorpe I’m a National

I’m sure Thorpe I’m a National

I’m sure Thorpe I’m a National Geographic hello and I would aid artists

Geographic hello and I would aid artists

Geographic hello and I would aid artists what that means is if I try to take data

what that means is if I try to take data

what that means is if I try to take data and put it into a context they might not

and put it into a context they might not

and put it into a context they might not expect so that could be turning it into

expect so that could be turning it into

expect so that could be turning it into a series of shapes or series of colors

a series of shapes or series of colors

a series of shapes or series of colors or a series of different types of

or a series of different types of

or a series of different types of designs the deceased is called we were

designs the deceased is called we were

designs the deceased is called we were strangers once too it what it is is it

strangers once too it what it is is it

strangers once too it what it is is it 33 metal poles that are inscribed with

33 metal poles that are inscribed with

33 metal poles that are inscribed with the immigration statistics for New York

the immigration statistics for New York

the immigration statistics for New York City so what it represents is three

City so what it represents is three

City so what it represents is three points two million people in New York

points two million people in New York

points two million people in New York City that are foreign born they were

City that are foreign born they were

City that are foreign born they were born outside of the United States every

born outside of the United States every

born outside of the United States every thousand of those people is represented

thousand of those people is represented

thousand of those people is represented by an inch of paint on these pole

as you approach the front of the

as you approach the front of the sculpture we’ve positioned all the color

sculpture we’ve positioned all the color

sculpture we’ve positioned all the color blocks perfectly so that they form a

blocks perfectly so that they form a

blocks perfectly so that they form a heart and so we wanted to put that right

heart and so we wanted to put that right

heart and so we wanted to put that right in the center of this video as a

in the center of this video as a

in the center of this video as a statement to say to say that the beating

statement to say to say that the beating

statement to say to say that the beating heart of the city are immigrants and and

heart of the city are immigrants and and

heart of the city are immigrants and and also to show the incredible diversity of

also to show the incredible diversity of

also to show the incredible diversity of the immigrant population in New York

the immigrant population in New York

the immigrant population in New York City more than any other city in the

City more than any other city in the

City more than any other city in the world this one is built by immigrants

world this one is built by immigrants

world this one is built by immigrants that original name for the city was Co

that original name for the city was Co

that original name for the city was Co Amsterdam it was a new in the name it

Amsterdam it was a new in the name it

Amsterdam it was a new in the name it still has new in the name so Vista T is

still has new in the name so Vista T is

still has new in the name so Vista T is nothing without immigrants it’s what we

nothing without immigrants it’s what we

nothing without immigrants it’s what we are as New Yorker

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