Raise a glass to being dead last.<\/p>\n
New Yorkers have no plans to put down the bottle during one of the biggest drinking months of the year \u2014 despite the rest of the country trying out Sober October, according to a survey.<\/p>\n
Pausing the party is not an option in the Empire State \u2014 so much so that New York ranked last in a nationwide poll on the month-long abstinence trend, Oar Health revealed Thursday. <\/a><\/p>\n New Yorkers rank dead last when it comes to Sober October, according to a survey. Kevin C Downs forThe New York Post<\/p>\n \u201cSober October doesn\u2019t really exist in New York. September has been our busiest month of the year, and that\u2019s a great indicator of how October is going to go,\u201d said Phil Zelonky, a partner at Sirrah in the Meatpacking District.<\/p>\n October has traditionally been a party month for the Big Apple, with the bastardized version of Oktoberfest <\/a>already in full swing from its September kickoff and running right through Halloween.<\/p>\n The 1-liter steins and never-ending costume opportunities could be why just 16% of New Yorkers statewide pledged to participate in Sober October this year, compared to an average rate of 26% nationally, the survey found.<\/p>\n Even the handful of temporary teetotalers are only willing to take on the challenge half-heartedly \u2014 with just 41% saying they\u2019d go completely dry for the entire month.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a far cry from the 41% of South Carolinians promising to give up booze for the next 30 days.<\/p>\n