Should Long Island Secede From New York and, With Congressional Approval, Becomes Its Own State?

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Yes

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With nearly 8 million people, Long Islanders make up 40% of the state's population.

As its own state, it would rank 13th in population, just behind Washington and just ahead of Arizona. It would have either 9 or 10 Representatives, likely a 7-2 or 8-2 split in favor of Democrats. The party would also be favored for the two U.S. Senate seats.

The boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens would split off from New York City and become their own cities in the new state.

Queens would rank as the fifth-most-populous city in the U.S., after Los Angeles, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Houston.

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

I used to live there. Periodically, the question of forming a new state would come up, but it was the people who lived upstate who wanted to secede and form a new state, because they felt that too much of their tax money was going toward programs in the NYC area.

beckyromero · 36-40, F

@DrWatson

Yes... and now that resentment has shifted to Long Island, the more east you go the stronger the sentiment.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@beckyromero Interesting!

fun4us2b · M

@DrWatson LI is not NYC

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@fun4us2b I never said it was. I said "the NYC area". And in the context of my comment, I was referring to the divide between "Westchester and South" versus the rest of the state.