In Does "make 3 predictions" sound natural? I make up a sentence
I'd like to make 3 predictions about the future of New York City, which are about population, housing prices and crime rate. First of all, the population of New York will increase ...
Should I use "the" there?
I'd like to make 3 predictions about the future of New York City, which are about the population, the housing prices and the crime rate. First of all, the population of New York will increase ...
Those features are specific to New York City and a tutorial says
Don’t use "the" with names of streets or other city features
However, when talking about the population of a specific place, people usually use "the"
the population of New York
the population of China
Which rule should I apply?