My very much younger sister left Long Island about 2 years ago, and now lives in N. Carolina with husband and young son.
They went to a wedding in New York maybe 6 months ago, and are now certain why they left New York - - -
I understand; it is becoming very Third World here. Not just the people, but because the money has run out everything is deteriorating. Stop signs are overgrown with low-hanging branches (think about that!), road surfaces are horrible, and nothing is maintained (but our swollen ranks of public employees get paid!)...