Why Do We Still Change the Clocks in New York?

Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 2, 2025, for the end of Daylight Saving Time. This "fall back" will make the sun rise and set an hour earlier.

Most New Yorkers hate it. It steals our daylight and sends us home in the dark by 5 PM. So why do we still do it, and is it actually bad for us?

Health and Sleep

Sources suggest that the switch to Standard Time aligns better with our natural circadian rhythm, but that the springtime “jump ahead” throws our bodies out of whack.

Studies show spikes in heart attacks and strokes right after the change, plus sleep loss and cranky mornings.

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When we lose that hour, fatal car accidents rise, an

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