New York is like California. Its a one-party, bloated, socialist state. Everything is set-up, massaged and manipulated for one result.
“The Party”...
Never underestimate the ability of “progressives” to drag down anything they don’t agree with. They endure lower standards of living, like Socialist countries do, if it keeps their opposition out of power. “The more you suffer, the more it shows you really care (and how virtuous “Progressives “ are)