The New York Times (Economix Blog): New York City’s Superior Health
State:
New York Last week, I began an examination of the remarkable health of New York City by discussing the two-centuries-old fight against urban disease. The vast urban investment in clean water and street cleaning may explain why New York City became a lot healthier, but it doesn’t explain why life expectancy is now 1.5 years higher in New York than in the nation as a whole.
Publication Date:
June 29, 2010 
