Sometimes gang members talk to each other using just symbols. This is known as 'stacking'. And in other cases a word may have more than one slang translation, such as gun. A generic gun becomes a 'biscuit', or a 'gat'. If you're talking about a 9-mm handgun it's a 'nine', or a 'pump' for a shotguns.
The U.S. Census Bureau has estimated New York Cityâs population at 8,537,673, as of July 2016. This represented an increase of 362,500 residents (or 4.4 percent) over the April 2010 decennial census count of 8,175,133. The city has not witnessed such a robust pace of growth in over a half-century.
The cityâs population grew 52,700 between July 2013 and July 2014, but Manhattanâs contribution was only 4,263 people, the census estimates show. Manhattanâs growth was only .26% of its total population, 1.63 million people. By comparison, Bronxâs 10,842 and Brooklynâs 19,420 new residents made up roughly .75% of their total populations.