The hook is all the way down his gullet. When the other states open up and his own people start driving a hundred miles each way to spend their money in other states, or are still trapped at home in NY while the rest of America thrives, it will be then end of his political career.
The bad news is that New Yorkers, having tasted Freedom, might move to those saner states and begin infecting them with the very leftist voting practices that made NY a commie swamp to begin with.
“When the other states open up and his own people start driving ...”
Which is exactly why he will end up going along with President Trump. Set up like a bowling pin. He could have questioned Trump’s power to do it, while keeping the appearance of independence, and giving the appearance of keeping his options open. Well, actually, he couldn’t do that. He couldn’t help himself.