In 2000, only 55% of the city forms were sent back, Brooklyn is hoping and working to get a better return this time. Every city in the country is trying to get a good return, so much funding depends on the count. - - Donna Poisl
BY ERICA PEARSON, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
The big count is on!
As the Census Bureau starts tallying in earnest this week, local organizers are fighting to make sure a greater percentage of New Yorkers are counted this time around.
Nowhere is this tougher than in the city's "hard to count" neighborhoods, where community groups have found it tricky to convince undocumented immigrants it's safe to send in the form.
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Monday, March 29, 2010
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