New York has a lot of work to do to rise on this list.
Washington, DC, has been named the hardest-working city in America — ranking high above New York, which came in just 99th on the list, according to a study done by WalletHub.
Even Jersey City and Columbus, Ohio, outranked the City That Never Sleeps, pulling in at 56 and 68, respectively.
“Most everybody in this country are hard workers, but Washington, DC? I mean, they’re hard workers, too, but still…” David Owens, 79, who owns a vintage shop in the Lower East Side, told The Post.
“I’m surprised that NY is number 99. I’m sure most New Yorkers would feel they’re No. 1.”
DC pulled a total score of 76.97 compared to New York’s score of 53.70.
The capital took the crown due to factors such as having the “highest share of workers who leave vacation time unused,” with 64% of workers doing so, according to the study.
The study determined a city’s rank based on 11 metrics that were divided into two sections: “Direct Work Factors,” which took up 80% of the score, and “Indirect Work Factors.” The study also included a city from every state.
Some direct working factors included an average number of hours worked per week, employment rate, and shares of households where no adults worked, among others.
Indirect factors included those working multiple jobs and the average commute time, among others.
The country’s capital ranked third for highest hours worked per week on average, although the study did not say how many hours that included.
The average American works roughly 35 hours per week, WalletHub said.
Another reason the District of Columbia residents ranked high is because many have a commute longer than 30 minutes to the office.
The average commuter in the Big Apple takes more than 60 minutes to get to work, with 15.5% of travelers falling in this category, according to 2022 US Census data. The average travel time is 31.4 minutes.
According to Census data, the average commute in DC is 30.1 minutes, with 21.5% of commuters falling in the 20 to 25-minute range. Compared to NYC, only 7.7% of commuters take more than 60 minutes to get to work.
Many might be surprised to see Irving, Texas, taking the second spot on the list, but WalletHub explains the Southern city is there due to having the lowest share of households where no adults work, with 11% falling in that category.
It also ranked ninth in the country for longest hours worked and having a lower amount of leisure time, according to the study.
Cheyenne, Wyoming, takes third, as 97% of adults work.
Although it did not explain why NYC ranked so low, many residents told The Post they disagreed.
“I don’t know how it’s possible for NYC to rank so low given how expensive life here is and how long and hard people have to work in order to afford to live here,” NYU professor Zhana Vrangalova, 42, said.
“This year I’ve been working an average of 10 hours a day, six days a week, sometimes seven.”
Carol, 69, who works in publishing, said: “New Yorkers work really hard. I think that must be wrong.”
One New Yorker, however, agreed with the study.
“The problem with New York is that a lot of people don’t work because the state helps out so much — it makes people lazy,” said Johnny Garcia, a 55-year-old Lyft driver who moved to the Bronx from the Dominican Republic eight years ago.
“The state gives money for everything. Here everyone walks around with coupons. That’s why no one works.”
The Post has reached out to WalletHub for comment.
“I hope they come by today.”
That’s what Temple Hills resident Eunice Hill said as she looked out on her icy street on Thursday.
Days after major snowfall, the Prince George’s County street she’s called home for 40 years since hasn’t been plowed.
“They’ve always come and cleared the streets in the past. This is the worst I’ve seen,” she said.
A few doors down, News4 spoke with Jerome. He’s lived on the block for almost three decades. He said he’s tried to remain patient but that’s wearing thin.
“I would have appreciated to see trucks by now,” he said.
The county’s Department of Public Works and Transportation said the agency has a snow protocol they activate before and after a storm. First up: the primary roads, to ensure emergency personnel can access passable roads. Next up are the residential and neighborhood roads.
“They started working on the residentials yesterday and they’ve continued on multiple shifts, been continuing on that. As we continue, the low temperatures have not been helpful,” Director Michael Johnson said.
Crews are using chemicals to help treat roads and still have plenty of salt. They started the storm with 43,500 tons of salt and have used a little over 6,600 tons so far, Johnson said.
“They’ll be bringing the enhanced chemicals, and we’ll be applying them this evening,” he said about Thursday night.
As crews prepare for another snow event, residents hope their streets will be treated soon.
Six days of memorial tributes to former President Jimmy Carter will conclude on Thursday starting with a state funeral in Washington attended by all of Carter’s living successors and ending with a private ceremony back in his hometown of Plains, Georgia.
The state funeral will begin at 10 a.m.
Read more about that funeral here and view today’s full schedule here.
“The dogs were just walking by, and the concierge is like, ‘Hey, they’re yelping and they’re screaming as they come through the door.’”
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Edward Daniels described the incidents constituents brought to his attention back in 2021.
He said Pepco was asked to investigate after people reported their dogs received electric shocks as they walked into or near an apartment building in the 300 block of Tingey Street Southeast.
Daniels said a Pepco investigation discovered no wiring or other problems.
What to his best guess may have been strong static shocks appeared to go away after the building put down rubber mats in the entryway.
When he saw News4’s story about two dogs fatally electrocuted in front of 1140 19th St. Northwest in separate incidents Monday, Daniels remembered what the weather was like when dogs were getting shocked in Navy Yard.
“It was always winter time, always winter time right around the snowfall and around the same conditions that we have on the ground now.”
Pepco had a large and active presence in the 1100 block of 19th Street Northwest Tuesday as crews tried to figure out what caused the apparent electrocution deaths of two dogs hours apart.
One was King, a boxer.
He was a beloved pet and support dog for 20-year-old Neko Williams, who told News4 what he felt when he kneeled down to try and help the dog he called his “baby brother.”
“I felt electricity on the ground and throughout his body,” he said.
In an updated statement, Pepco said, “Crews conducted an inspection of the 1100 block of 19th St. NW and have confirmed that there is no stray voltage in the area and the area is safe.
Pepco is conducting a thorough investigation of this incident to understand what took place and what may have caused this issue.
This investigation will include industry peers and third-party experts.
We expect the full investigation to take approximately 60 days (about 2 months.)”
Daniels said he’d like to see some sort of task force to look into incidents like this and get to the bottom of what’s happening.
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