[Torie]

I think you are letting ideology intrude. I myself don't mind living among liberals - in fact I quite like it. Variety is the spice of life. Having said that, I live where liberals are almost non existent, and I miss them. The ghettos of Yonkers and Mt Vernon are atypical of the county, but then you know that already.

[Clemenza]

Come over to my corner of Brooklyn. Most people here are middle-of-the-road, but are WAY OUTNUMBERED by the Dem-Socialists in the rest of the borough.

As somebody who has lived in downstate NY for most of his life, I can safely say that you can fit all the true conservatives into a phone booth. The so-called CONSERVATIVE party is going to endorse Dem-Socialist lite Pataki for governor again. Try talking to an average downstater about gun control and spending and you will see my point.

Then again, NYC remains for me THE GREATEST PLACE ON EARTH. One of the few places left where you can WALK to shopping, bars, restaurants, etc. Mock me if you wish, but it is the only place I've ever felt truly at home, with the exception of the god-awful politics statewide.