Health in New York, New York
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There are 246 physicians per 100,000 population in New York, NY. The US average is 261.
New York, NY Health Index
Air quality in New York, NY is 22 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in New York, NY is 40 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 60 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
New York Health SperlingViews
Filfthy: NYC is very, very dirty. The streets are never cleaned. The subways haven't been cleaned since 1960. The homeless are everywhere you look, begging for money or just... (read more)re: gotham city - 4/5/2013: NYC is terrible place to live. The guy who described NYC as, "The greatest city in the world" must have been on crack!...Higher income stapled with higher cost of... (read more)NYC is a gigantic shit hole!: NYC is horrible place to live. Higher income stapled with higher cost of living, rude people living in a bubble, parking regulations everywhere, $7.50 each way on... (read more)Have an opinion about New York? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for New York Click Here
