New York City Overtakes Los Angeles To Top List Of Worst Traffic In The Country, Survey Says CBS New York 5 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City just topped a list that you really don’t want to be on. A new study found we have the worst traffic in the country. Dreaded red lines on driving apps, from slow to dead stop in a sea of brake lights. The New York City area officially has the worst traffic in the country, according to the latest survey for Texas A&M’s Transportation Institute.