For many urban residents, their city is a source of identity and pride. But 2013 has been a rough year for many cities and their denizens. In New York, San Francisco, and other urban centers, income inequality--the gap between the richest and poorest residents--is on the rise as the costs of living soar while wages and job growth stagnate. And Detroit, a city in decline for decades, was forced to take the unprecedented step (for a city of its size) of filing for bankruptcy in July.
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