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Map: U.S. of Shame Map Calls Out NY For Worst Commute
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Jen Carlson
Published Jan 24, 2011
Modified Jan 24, 2011
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The truth hurts, so we're just gonna come out and say it: New York is the worst at something. Turns out we have the longest average daily commute (which we knew already)... and big deal, right? So we have to sit on the subway a little bit longer—it gives us time to catch up on this week's New Yorker, which is why we aren't the the dumbest state (hello, Maine). According to Pleated Jeans, every state has a statistical skeleton in their closet, and now they've put them all into a Unites States of Shame map. At least we aren't known for our porn usage, ugliness, gonorrhea, or bestiality. Way to go New York! See you on the late, overcrowded, overpriced subway later.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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