This is the way almost all New Yorkers feel too. Most people north and west of Westchester County would prefer if all of the NYC & Long Island area was a separate state. The people in rural New York have almost nothing in common with people living in NYC.
> This is the way almost all New Yorkers feel too. Most people north and west of Westchester County would prefer if all of the NYC & Long Island area was a separate state.
There is a secession movement in New York State.
http://www.newamsterdamny.org/