END DST FOR NYC this data has been compiled from multiple resources on the internet. There are several articles here combine by multiple sources showing distinct evidence that this practice is no longer in the best interest of our health. 

“DST was implemented in the United States nationally on Mar. 31, 1918 as a wartime effort to save an hour’s worth of fuel (gas or oil) each day to light lamps and coal to heat homes. It was repealed nationwide in 1919, and then maintained by some individual localities (such as New York City)…. 75 countries used Daylight Saving Time in 2021, while 68 have stopped using DST and 106 have never used DST. In the United States, 48 states participate in Daylight Saving Time. Arizona, Hawaii, some Amish communities, and the American territories (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands) do not observe DST.

Changing sleep patterns, even by one hour, goes against a person’s natural circadian rhythms and has negative consequences for health. One study found that the risk of a heart attack increases 10% the Monday and Tuesday following the spring time change. William F. Shughart II, PhD, Economist at Utah State University, states that the simple act of changing clocks costs Americans $1.7 billion in lost opportunity cost based on average hourly wages, meaning that the ten or so minutes spent moving clocks, watches, and devices forward and backward could be spent on something more productive. The Air Transport Association estimated that DST cost the airline industry $147 million dollars in 2007 thanks to confused time schedules with countries who do not participate in the time change. According to the Lost-Hour Economic Index, moving the clocks forward has a total cost to the US economy of $434 million nationally, factoring in health issues, decreased productivity, and workplace injuries.

In the weeks following the spring DST time change, male suicide rates rose in Australia compared to the weeks following the return to standard time in the fall.  DST increases the risk that a car accident will be fatal by 5-6.5% and results in over 30 more deaths from car accidents annually. Researchers found an increase in cluster headaches (sudden and debilitating headaches) after the fall time change.

Switching to Daylight Saving Time is associated with cardiovascular morbidity, a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke, and an increase in hospital admissions for irregular heartbeats.
Anita Shelgikar, M.D.

Changing to permanent Standard Time will take some advocacy. We have to think about what industries might be affected and what other policy changes might be needed. It’s a great opportunity for sleep specialists and sleep and circadian researchers to collaborate with policy makers to advocate for better sleep and better health.

Many Americans (as well as Europeans and people around the world) believe that changing the clocks is an antiquated practice from wartime which has more negative than positive results. According to the Associated Press-National Opinion Research Center for Public Affairs, in late 2019, seven in 10 Americans do not want to switch clocks twice a year.

https://www.procon.org/headlines/top-3-pros-and-cons-of-daylight-saving-time/