Above is a screen-shot from a fascinating, interactive graphic by the New Yorker. An explanation of the project:
[I]f the borough of Manhattan were a country, the income gap between the richest twenty per cent and the poorest twenty per cent would be on par with countries like Sierra Leone, Namibia, and Lesotho. Income changes dramatically between boroughs and neighborhoods. One way to look at it is by tracking the shifts along the city’s subway.
Play around with the infographic here.
The Dish 