<story><title>Poor New Yorkers Tend to Live Longer Than Other Poor Americans</title><url>http://nytimes.com/2016/04/11/upshot/poor-new-yorkers-tend-to-live-longer-than-other-poor-americans.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>morgante</author><text>In addition to the investments in social services which the government provides, I suspect there&amp;#x27;s also a psychological element as well. New Yorkers, rich and poor, share a common identity which I don&amp;#x27;t see in a lot of other communities. There&amp;#x27;s an understanding that everyone lives in one city (even if they live in different parts of it), and at least has a modicum of responsibility to each other.&lt;p&gt;Contrast this with other cities like Detroit where the rich and poor live entirely separate existences.</text></comment>
<story><title>Poor New Yorkers Tend to Live Longer Than Other Poor Americans</title><url>http://nytimes.com/2016/04/11/upshot/poor-new-yorkers-tend-to-live-longer-than-other-poor-americans.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>davidw</author><text>Yet another reason to make it easier for the less well-off to live in places like NY and San Francisco by building more housing.</text></comment>