Isn't it bad enough that we're breathing in human skin on the subway and that our air has been linked to ADHD in children? Apparently not, because a new report by medical researchers out of NYU has found that by merely breathing while living in this City, New Yorkers are increasing their chances of stroke.

We already knew NYC's air quality wasn't the greatest—Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx all received F grades for ozone pollution in 2014—but the new study casts more doubt on our short-sighted insistence on breathing in and out.

"Our study adds to the growing body of evidence that air pollution is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease," Jonathan Newman, a cardiologist at NYU’s Langone Medical Center who is the lead author on the new study, told the Post. "It shows that a person’s cardiovascular risk is not only associated with their genes, health behaviors and lifestyle choices — it also depends, to some extent, on the world we live in and the air we breathe."

The study, titled "Particulate Air Pollution and Carotid Artery Stenosis," focused on air quality in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Analyzing 300,000 area residents and the levels of pollution in each person’s home ZIP code (based on US Environmental Protection Agency data from 2003-2008), they found that there was a 24 percent greater risk of artery constriction in areas with worse air pollution, of which the five boroughs were especially bad.

It's not all bleak news...as long as you have no other health problems whatsoever: "If you’re in good health, the level of air pollution we see in most parts of the United States probably doesn’t pose a significant health risk to you," Newman said. "But for people who are very young, very old or have other medical problems, air pollution could be a significant source of cardiovascular disease risk." At least we've learned an important lesson about listening to advice from mid-90s English electronic groups.

For what it's worth, air is but one of many things killing you, including sitting, eating, watching TV, your closet, your money, and NYC.