r/newyork

Just moved back to the city and I wonder why we still have stickers that go on the windshield for as long as I can remember. New Jersey and Connecticut don’t do this AFAIK.

I will start this by saying…. I said what I said.

As an independent voter, I spent years analyzing both parties: democrats and republicans.

Republicans feel defeated, and so they want to win. Therefore, each time democrats hold the thrown, Republicans will hate them no matter if they’re doing something good for the people.

New York wants independence from NYC. And realistically, it’s impossible for that to happen. Thousands of New York residents work and own businesses in NYC, and if you disqualify New York City (as many wish they can do), it would create a disastrous downfall for all those around the big-five-boroughs.

Kathy Hochul and no politician would ever do that.

The hate between older generations based on party lines is disgusting. And young adults, like myself, are the reason why politicians like Mayor Zohran Mamdani won in New York City. We are sick and tired of you destroying your own lives based on politics.

Like some of you want Blakeman to win - how serious can you be? He will not make your life better or worse. And he cannot upheld New York City and take away powers from any government official. In fact, he would work with them to make the city and state better.

But some of you are so hardcore tied into hate that you think Blakeman winning NYC will see the end of Zohran Mamdani, end of crime, end of taxes, and a bunch of other unrealistic ideas, like banning scooters. It’s NYC, it’s NYS, you cannot BAN scooters. And Blakeman is giving you false promises.

Kathy Hochul is not a bad governor. And it hurts many of your feelings to see that more and more people actually agree she’s working hard to put New York City & New York in the right place. If Blakeman was in her position, there’s not much he would do that would be drastically differently. The main difference is conservatives would think they’re winning again.

On be half of young adults, please stop destroying your lives because a democrat is in office. And stop destroying your livelihood because a conservative wants to win NY.

First off, Blakeman cannot win governor without flipping NYC red. And Kathy Hochul is highly respected in New York City and in some parts of Long Island.

This is my unpopular opinion!