As a resident of Upstate "New York" (I prefer the name of Excelsior), I have long supported the secession of the Five Boroughs into an independent Federal district, freeing the region from Westchester county north to the Canadian border from disenfranchisement. In so doing, there is a very real chance that Long Island would find itself distinct enough to seek statehood of its own. The level of control the city holds over such vast territories and diverse ways of life is obscene and is well passed due for correction.
@nickl968
3 ай бұрын
Westchester would never agree to this considering it’s also a major suburb of NYC
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
@@nickl968 depends. Some parts of Westchester are closely associated with NYC (e.g. Yonkers), while others have their own separate identity. Becoming part of a new, separate state would not preclude them from having ties with NYC. People would still commute into NYC, just like people from NJ and CT do now. Trains, buses, and highways won't disappear overnight.
@jimbo1637
6 күн бұрын
Upstate isn't "disenfranchised," there just aren't that many people there. State politics is focused on the city because that's where most people live/ work.
@davidthaler7018
Ай бұрын
Well…the state of LI will probably have to pay hefty subsidies to the NYCTA/MTA for the use and maintenance of the LIRR.
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
They already do that. There is a 0.5% transportation sales tax (added on to state sales tax) for all counties served by the MTA (Orange, Rockland, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk).
@davidthaler7018
9 күн бұрын
@@mirzaahmed6589 Well, count on an increase for Nassau and Suffolk
@RockTheBass
5 ай бұрын
Delaware is not part of New England. It's literally south of New Jersey, next to Maryland.
@michaelquinones-lx6ks
Ай бұрын
Delaware and Maryland are just extensions of greater Pennsylvania.
@RockTheBass
Ай бұрын
@@michaelquinones-lx6ks Pennsylvania is also not part of New England, so my point stands. I've actually lived in Maryland, Delaware, and Massachusetts (which *is* in New England.)
@michaelquinones-lx6ks
Ай бұрын
@@RockTheBass I was just joking, And, Thank you for answering my comments.
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
No one said it was.
@street_ruffian
7 күн бұрын
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@markb3786
5 ай бұрын
Your data concerning Long Island was solid, but what is your argument? Any good argument has to have uniqueness, and I don't see it. Long Island is basically an NYC suburb with more conservative views as with many suburbs in America. Large parts of upstate have very similar political views. Eastern Oregon has radically different views than those on the other side of the Cascades, and they are in constant battle. Just pointing out that LI has its own economy (which lost an absolute ton of manufacturing in the 80s and 90s. ) is not a unique argument, as that can be said about many areas in the country.
@mariodangelo9768
2 ай бұрын
It's really a geographic thing New York is four states stitched together Western New York Upstate Long Island and the city
@Conellossus
Ай бұрын
Long Islanders crying to secede from NY just want to avoid paying NY state taxes.
@nombretaken9467
27 күн бұрын
@@mariodangelo9768 considering most people commute in and out of New York City from long island what would be the benefit of making long island a state
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
Most of Suffolk County isn't NYC suburbs. I can assure you, no one in Montauk or the Hamptons think of themselves as being in NYC's orbit.
@bdaMatt
2 күн бұрын
@@mirzaahmed6589 US Census Bureau > some dude from long island
@lapotencia25
Ай бұрын
Good video for the most part. One thing though, at 0:52 you label Westchester County (the area northeast of NYC and northwest of LI) as "Upstate" which is not true. It is a core part of the NYC metropolitan area with over a million people and is most culturally and geographically similar to Nassau county on LI, for example also having its own busy commuter rail (Metro-North)
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
Where you draw the line is a subjective decision. For that matter, Metro-North also serves Putnam and Dutchess counties (and its west of Hudson lines, operated by NJ Transit, serves Rockland and Orange counties). However, many people in those counties consider themselves upstaters, not part of the NYC metro area.
@elgreco75
27 күн бұрын
There are only three true cities on Long Island. New York City (boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn), Glen Cove and Long Beach. Everything else is either a village, town or part of New York City. Long Island City was once an independent city but was absorbed by NYC like the rest of Queens in 1898. Its now just a neighborhood of Queens.
@t.n.tolbert4456
20 күн бұрын
I grew up in Glen Cove and remember learning this in elementary school. It was a proud fact for us. ☺️
@alejaan6778
16 күн бұрын
Isn’t even the best Long Beach
@RunD.Ones1s
4 күн бұрын
We don’t need two more republican senators, no thanks
@Rah2005
13 күн бұрын
"there's nothing like the LIRR" ...😮outside of Metro North that often times competes with LIRR on passengers
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
Also, Metro-North is effectively 24/7. The last trains depart GCT at 1:50 am, and the first trains leave their outer terminals (Poughkeepsie, New Haven, and Wassaic/Southeast) at just after 4 am.
@Zetheran.
5 ай бұрын
Serious I don’t know why your channel isn’t bigger. It’s better than city beautiful
@fourth_place
5 ай бұрын
🥹❤️
@desrtflower33
5 ай бұрын
Long Island is beautiful. great video!
@t.n.tolbert4456
20 күн бұрын
At 2:48, that stop looks like the Locust Valley stop on the Oyster Bay Line from back in the late 80’s/early 90’s. Looks different now but that wasn’t far from my grandparents house.
@jaimeogas
2 ай бұрын
Is the Long Island flag a real thing? I like it.
@artie_rx
10 күн бұрын
Any credibility this video had was completely lost by the fact the creator cannot spell “Manhattan”. 👎
@jeffreywenger281
13 күн бұрын
Better to just add the rest of long island to the city of new york.
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
No
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
3:40 it's a secession, not a succession. Two completely different things.
@SixHundredandThirteen
7 күн бұрын
NYC has wanted to brake off as well from the rest of the state. NYC makes most of the money for the hole state
@raidlover6941
20 күн бұрын
One of the greatest questions to ask is: what city or town would be the capital?
@fourth_place
20 күн бұрын
I would think Huntington but I could also see a place like Montauk or Hicksville or something
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
Riverhead, or maybe Happauge. Nothing in Nassau County, as that would be too close to NYC.
@ericarachel55
23 күн бұрын
this is long overdue
@disiostudio1559
27 күн бұрын
Hawaii became a blue state and Alaska became a red state. America's politics in Congress probably would not allow a single entity to become a state anytime soon.
@colonelyungblonsk7730
24 күн бұрын
Long Island would be a red state there problem solved
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
Maybe Long Island and Puerto Rico together. Puerto Rico would be a blue state, and Long Island red (although parts of Nassau County have large Democrat clusters).
@jeffwatts6288
Ай бұрын
Long Island just want to take the revenue from Brooklyn and queens because the boroughs in very rich also the airport as well
@mirzaahmed6589
9 күн бұрын
Long Island MacArthur (ISP) is a perfectly good airport.
@dioptaste
Ай бұрын
bro thinks delaware is in new england ☠️
@dima_r6
Ай бұрын
As a Long Islander, I am all for this. Keeps the trash from NYC coming in
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