I suppose this is good news to start the new year back at work.

The latest data from the Bureau of Vital Statistics shows New York City has the highest life expectancy in the country. Babies born in 2009 can expect to live a record 80.6 years. That’s almost three years longer than a decade ago, and more than two years longer than the current national average of 78.2 years.

I’ve always walked really fast, so I’m curious if my pace has quickened even more from living in New York.

We also walk faster than the average American; in a recent study, New Yorkers were ranked as the fastest pedestrians in the country.

(From Good)