Survey This city just passed New York as the most stressful in the world

Survey This city just passed New York as the most stressful in the worldSurvey This city just passed New York as the most stressful in the worldNew Yorkers are pretty obsessed with how difficult it is to hack it here. Theres like 80 movies that fetishize the hustle bustle, from Midnight Cowboy, to Mean Streets, to Maid In Manhattan (I think, Ive never actually seen that one). If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere, the concrete jungle, etc.Have we been so busy counting our street rats and train delays, we let another metropolis usurp New York in the stress hierarchy?Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreExactly, which city never sleeps the most?According to a new report from our pals over at OnePoll conducted on behalf of Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Los Angeles actually might trump The Big Apple, in the stress department. Only 6% of L.A residents reported never getting stressed .A survey of 3,000 residents from Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Dallas, and Miami, found that 76% of LA residents reported feeling stressed, just ahead of New Yorks 72% on a typical day.The average Los Angeles resident can only go 10 days before they need a break from the grind,compared to the average New Yorker, which said they can go a whole 17 days. Chicagoans can make it up to 19 and a half days before throwing in the towel.Percentage of people at least somewhat stressed every day in citiesL.A. 76%NYC 72%Chicago 65%Miami 64%Dallas 48%SF 44%Deep dish pressuresThe Onepoll report even broke down the stressors by particular sections of each city. Residents of Chicago, for instance, voted the Loop as the most consistent source for quality headaches by an impressive 34%. The Magnificent Mile came in at a close second with more than a quarter of respondents voting it in, and the Red Line was voted as Chicagos most stressful train line.Top 5 most stressful places in ChicagoThe Lo op 34%Magnificent Mile 26%Navy Pier 25%Water Tower Place 24%Museum Campus 24%L.A. residents cited Hollywood and Highland Center as the least relaxing places to be on any given day, as they each earned 35% of the respondents votes. Universal Studios trailed behind as the most stressful section of L.A. to be in with 31%. Of all the highways decorating Los Angeles, the 105 was deemed the worst road by a fairly significant margin.Top 5 most stressful places in LAHollywood/Highland Center 35%Universal Studios 31%TCL Chinese Theater 28%Any casting agency 27%Rodeo Drive 27%As an NYC resident, the polls picks for most stressful areas of the city all check out as expected. Number one was Times Square at 39%. Turns out people dont really like getting harassed by a life-sized version of an Elmo.Top 5 most stressful places in New York CityTimes Square 39%Grand Central Station 37%New York Passport Agency 30%Union Square 29%Penn Station 28%You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals th at will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will ersatzdarsteller your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people