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What Do New Yorkers Wish for in 2011? Jobs

By DNAinfo Staff on December 31, 2010 6:32pm  | Updated on January 1, 2011 12:12am

By Tara Kyle

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — Ask a New Yorker what they want in the new year, and you'll hear a common plea — the city needs jobs, and fast.

"I think that 2010 was sort of a sad year for New York; you could see the hardship of people," said Linda Lemiesz, 54, who is dean of students at Cooper Union. "I'm hoping that the economy will continue to recover, and that there will be more jobs for people in high school and right out of college."

Although some did cite more trivial wishes — Giullemette Faure, 43, would like to see Manhattanites get over the cupcake fad — a swift end to the economic crisis was what most city residents DNAinfo talked to Friday wanted in 2010.

Manhattanites working in fields including education, finance and carpentry said Friday that they are looking for an improved jobs outlook in 2011.
Manhattanites working in fields including education, finance and carpentry said Friday that they are looking for an improved jobs outlook in 2011.
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"This has been a tough year, the recession," said Mark Vlahos, 39, who works in trade settlement. "But we're New Yorkers, we're resilient. We'll get through it."