Where to Live If You Want to Live Longest?
Believe it or not, it's Manhattan. According to The New York Times' Sam Roberts, "Since 1985, the life expectancy for Manhattan residents has increased more than that of any other county in the country, according to a new analysis, which attributed the increase to gentrification and to a healthier lifestyle." Surprisingly, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens also were among the 12 counties where longevity increased the most (my husband is a dentist in Queens -- does that count?), Roberts reports. We just learned yesterday that living two exits apart off a California highway can cost you nine years of your life. "In Manhattan, the average lifespan rose nearly 13 years for men and more than 8 years for women over the 25 years through 2010," Roberts relates in his story. “Our researchers think it’s more than economics,” Roberts quotes William Heisel, communications director at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluatio