We Aren't the Worst! Owning a Home in Vancouver is Less Affordable Than in New York City

Real estate firm Point2 Homes recently analyzed their data across North America and found that Vancouver (read: NOT New York City) is the most unaffordable on the continent. They gauged affordability by creating a ratio of the median home price to the median income levels.

Our study found that Vancouver is North America’s most unaffordable real estate market. With its insane affordability gap, Vancouver exceeds even notoriously inaccessible Manhattan, and all other North American markets. In fact, 32 out of the 50 locations we analyzed are considered seriously and severely unaffordable.

Check out the accompanying article for more insights and data.

[WATCH] Busy Beavers Are Wreaking Havoc In This Low-Lying Staten Island Neighborhood

The Staten Island Bluebelt is a network of creeks and nature areas throughout Staten Island which assists with water runoff and drainage during floods and heavy rains. It is filled with wildlife, including these cute beavers who are unintentionally wreaking havoc on the neighborhood, chopping down trees and building dams that flood the area. Learn more about it in this video by photo journalist Jan Somma-Hammel for the Staten Island Advance.

NYC beavers build their dam and make neighbors nervous as waters rise.

360° Video Shows How This Year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Came to Be

Perhaps the most famous Christmas Tree in America, the Rockefeller Center Tree has been setup each year in front of the 30 Rockefeller Plaza skyscraper since 1931, a beloved annual tradition here in New York City. In this immersive 360° video from the New York Times, see exactly how this year's tree came all the way from Pennsylvania to be setup in the plaza.

Join workers as they transport and dress a 75-foot Norway spruce from Pennsylvania for the annual tree lighting ceremony in Rockefeller Center.

If you can't move the view around, you need to use the Google Chrome browser on desktop, or the YouTube App for iOS or Android to move around inside the video.