I love New York. Almost as much as I'm terrified of it. New York City is a place where you can take the subway or walk practically everywhere. What that says to me is, "go ahead and drink because you're not possibly getting behind the wheel." You'd think I'd have many other reasons not to drink, but very rarely is that the case. And let's not forget about the areas outside of the city, those people like to party REAL hard, in fact, rumor has it that they party even hard than the city folk.
Let's look at those alcohol-related driving deaths. It's the 2nd lowest, but let's put into consideration considering that every person I've ever talked to about New York has said, "you don't drive if you live in New York." Who is out there in New York killing people in their cars when they shouldn't even be driving at all in the first place?
Statistics :
Adults drinking excessively: 18.2% - Alcohol-related driving deaths: 23.0% (2nd lowest) - Adults in fair or poor health: 16.2% (23rd highest) - Drunkest metro area: Watertown-Fort Drum, NY