New York – Hey, Brooklyn, Wanna Live Longer? Move To Borough Park A New Report Says

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    FILE - Ultra Orthodox Jews seen walking on a street in Borough Park neighborhood in the southwestern borough of Brooklyn, New York City. Flash90Brooklyn, NY – Apparently living in Borough Park area can add years to your life.

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    According to a report recently released by the New York City Department of Health, Borough Parkers live longer than other Brooklyn residents, with an average life span of 84.2 years, three years longer than the city-wide average of 81.2 years.

    The New York City Community Health Profiles studied the health of 59 community districts across the city, measuring 50 different criteria including infant mortality, physical activity, economic stress, violence and access to health care. Community District 12, which encompasses Borough Park, Kensington and Ocean Parkway, led the city, both in life expectancy and in having the lowest rate of avoidable child hospitalizations.

    Cancer and heart disease are the leading causes of death among Borough Park area residents under the age of 65, with lung, breast and colorectal cancer being the most prevalent forms of the disease.

    Borough Park did not fare as well in the poverty category, with rates eight points higher than the citywide average of 20 percent.

    It also fell short on rental rates, with 64 percent of Borough Park renters spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent, a number that exceeded New York City averages by 13 percentage points. But Borough Park did well in several other areas, with rates of unemployment, obesity, diabetes, binge drinking, infant mortality, premature deaths and number of smokers all coming in under citywide averages.

    State Senator Simcha Felder was pleased to hear about the DOH’s latest statistics, saying that the data was yet another indicator of Borough Park’s vitality.

    “I’m proud to represent a community that is so dedicated to its religious and family values which I believe that what is responsible for these results,” Felder told VIN News.

    Several other Jewish communities in the city also scored above the citywide average on the DOH report, with the Upper West Side coming in at 84.7 years, Forest Hills at 84.4, Washington Heights at 84.0, Kew Gardens Hills at 83.9 years, Flatbush and Midwood at 82.4. At 81.1 and 79.3 respective the Willliamsburg and Crown Heights districts fell just below the citywide.

    In all, 15 districts ranked among the longest lived in the city. Borough Park was the only Brooklyn area that earned that distinction, with seven each in Manhattan and Queens each having seven. The most long lived district in New York City? Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with an average life span of 85.9 years.


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    The_Truth
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    The_Truth
    4 years ago

    Perhaps its not the location that determines longevity, but the type of people who live there?!?

    yaakov doe
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    yaakov doe
    4 years ago

    With the polluting school buses stopping numerous times on a block and double parked cars idling I would expect the pollution would cause respiratory problems. It could be that Boro Park residents have issues because of the pollution, but they don’t cause death.

    misslydia128
    misslydia128
    4 years ago

    How can they be poor when they pay much more than average for homes ?

    ralph1527
    ralph1527
    4 years ago

    “Borough Park did not fare as well in the poverty category, with rates eight points higher than the citywide average of 20 percent.”Now that’s a joke .

    Raphael_Kaufman
    Raphael_Kaufman
    4 years ago

    Boro Parkers don’t really live longer. It just seems longer

    4 years ago

    Cute article.
    Don’t take it so seriously.

    It’s just meant to make you smile