[Beave Meister]

I'm sure it has nothing to do with the new high rate of crime because they've de-funded the police $1 billion and have now ruined the city of New York. And now he expects them to return so he can soak them for higher taxes to pay for his mistakes like his refusal to open the state.

[Pajamajan]

Can't imagine why anyone (especially taxpayers), would want leave NY.🙄

[mrsmith]

Well, don’t forget the ending of the SALT federal tax deduction.
The rest of America used to rebate the ‘rich’ up to 50% ( an estimate) of their New York taxes.

[Cobra64]

Everything this mental-midget does is a disaster. He and DeBlasio must have been spawned by the same diseased prostitute.

[vpintheak]

Unless they are masochists, why would they?

[.44 Special]

“These jobs are goin’ boys,
An they aren’t coming back.”

To your hometown.

NYC is a dying city, just like Seattle. NYC has mile after mile of empty buildings. The loss of industry, business and jobs is a progessive disease. Another delightful result od progressivism.

[PapaBear3625]

What drew affluent people to want to live in NYC?

Night clubs, great restaurants, museums, plays, concerts, being able to network with other rich people at cocktail parties -— all of which are now shut down.

Why live in NYC?

[mewzilla]

Not just the high end taxpayers.

Here’s an interesting little factoid from Upstate: An Upstate owner of an existing $200,000 to $300,000 home can pay thousands more annually in property tax than the owner if an existing $3,000,000 home on Long Island.

In my neck of the woods, the middle class are bugging out, too.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

Law of unintended consequences. Eat it Cuomo!

Here’s hoping that if they were smart enough to become wealthy and smart enough to fell NYC that they are smart enough to leave their liberal politics behind.

[JimRed]

The economic situation in New York is not likely to improve given the tax and regulatory environment and the bonehead social policies of the current rulers. So why would they want to return?

[JimRed]

...the majority of residents moving out of Manhattan, 61 percent, are earning over $100,000.

It takes a $100K income just to live modestly in (most of) Manhattan.