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Posted: Wednesday, 30 January 2008 3:04PM

Would New York City Secede from New York State?



NEW YORK (WCBS 880)  -- The latest secession seed was planted by Mayor Bloomberg's reent gripe that New York City residents send $11 billion more to Albany than the five boroughs get in return.

That's not a new complaint, and council member Peter Vallone, Jr. has been part of past efforts that have fallen short, as any exit would need Albany's ok.

LISTEN: Bloomberg comments on secession idea

'They actually believe that they support us, while the truth is, without New York City, New York state would be fighting with Arkansas for last when it comes to economic production,' said Vallone.

But he says it's time to start the process again, and the New York Sun says the council will hold a hearing on Vallone's proposal.


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01/30/2008 3:06PM
If NYC became its own state, what would you call it?
Councilman Vallone Jr. want to propose New York City secede from the rest of the state. What would you name New York City as a state?
01/30/2008 3:52PM
CAC
A good idea... if they get Spitzer as part of the deal.
01/30/2008 3:58PM
JC
Santana City
01/30/2008 4:09PM
Robb
New Amsterdam
01/30/2008 4:17PM
Jack
Babylon
01/30/2008 4:27PM
south new york state
we have a west virginia
01/30/2008 4:32PM
Tom
Gothem!
01/30/2008 5:23PM
New York City
Of course we'd call it New York City
01/30/2008 5:27PM
ECK
Call it New York, of course. The rest of the former New York should be the ones to change.
01/30/2008 6:13PM
Boat
Kind of like Washington D.C.
01/30/2008 6:17PM
TuTC
Empire State - what else??
01/30/2008 6:17PM
Keith I
State of New Amsterdam
01/30/2008 6:27PM
Llewellyn
New New York State Newer York State Newest York State Big Apple State Get Down State Greater York State Metro York State Mega York State
01/30/2008 6:40PM
New Jersey City?
If New York City chose to become part of the Garden State. It would make sense grographically from Staten Island's perspective.
01/30/2008 7:45PM
Get Real
Maybe we can get a real New York football team
01/30/2008 8:17PM
Danny
South New York or South York, like West Virginia
01/30/2008 8:40PM
King Tut
LIBERTY, the perfect name of our newest state!
01/30/2008 9:27PM
Whizzer
Corruptopia
01/30/2008 9:31PM
Plain and simple
new state, nice and simple
01/30/2008 9:53PM
The 51st State
Two possible names: one is historical "New Amsterdam." Second choice is "Gotham."
01/30/2008 10:13PM
It's About Time
New Amsterdam See following partial Wikepdia definition: New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City. The town developed outside of Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island in the New Netherland territory (1614%u20131664) which was situated between 38 and 42 degrees latitude as a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic from 1624. Provincial possession of the territory was accomplished with the first settlement which was established on Governors Island in 1624. A year later, in 1625, the first settlers arrived on the southern tip of Manhattan; in 1626 construction of a citadel comprising Fort Amsterdam was commenced.[1]
01/30/2008 11:42PM
Tying in agricultural roots
The city should keep New York and the rest of the state should be named the State of Hudson
01/31/2008 12:36AM
South New York
Call it South NY. But just as NYC has 11B reasons to want to secede, Albany has 11B reasons to say NO. The secession of Staten Island from NYC has the same issue.
01/31/2008 1:37AM
I'd call it STUPID
Mayor Nuts and Vallone are out of their minds. The City is the heart of the State and to turn our backs on Upststate, Westchester, Long Island..etc is unthinkable.
01/31/2008 5:42AM
New York
We keep the name New York and force them to change their name to Albany.
01/31/2008 5:52AM
Bloomberg
We call it Bloomberg State and make Michael Rubens Bloomberg our Governor.
01/31/2008 6:19AM
Keep our cash
We don't secede, just stop sending Albany our cash. Afterwards, we kick them out.
01/31/2008 10:12AM
Starve them
I agree, If we stop giving them our cash, the upstate region will starve. They will beg to join our state.
01/31/2008 2:35PM
Starve them Really?
Ok do not send us your cash and we will not have to send you any power from Niagara Falls!!
01/31/2008 3:54PM
NYC's State Name
The Empire State!
01/31/2008 4:38PM
Your Plan Backfires
If you keep the power from the falls, how's that going to insure that you don't starve? You will need the cash from the sale of the power. Face it, You need us, we don't need you.
01/31/2008 4:47PM
You need a spell checker
You need a spell checker.
01/31/2008 7:40PM
It's Inevitable
It's inevitable, New York City will become a state Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester are welcome to join us.
04/08/2008 7:56PM
the real truth
manhattan,queens, brooklyn, the bronx, westchester, nassau, and suffolk counties should secede and call themselves New Amsterdam. Staten Island should become part of New Jersey.
05/21/2008 1:41PM
Unofficial response from Upstate
Don't let the door hit you in the dupa on the way out.
07/17/2009 5:29AM
Norman Mailer
proposed secession and keeping the New York name. The rest of the state can be named after Buffalo.
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