SCOTUS was facing a two-week deadline for Florida to certify the election, and a week had already passed. The election had to be certified so that Gore could contest it before the safe-harbor deadline for the Electoral College.
In New York, SCOTUS can move at a slower pace. Trump can try for an expedited appeal in New York first. If New York slow-walks it, then Trump can go to SCOTUS.
-PJ
Thanks for the explanation , I am sure that New York will slow walk this. I had forgotten that it was down to a one week deadline in Florida.