If NYC were to secede from NY state what would Staten Island's plan be?

RB TexLa

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Thu Jan-31-08 01:37 PM
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Poll question: If NYC were to secede from NY state what would Staten Island's plan be?

Inspired by this post http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2797766&mesg_id=2797766

I don't think NYC will secede or should. I wonder why they didn't try to start this process in the mid 1970s?????

But if the city were to secede what does SI do?

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lurky

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Thu Jan-31-08 01:50 PM
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1. It could be a separate city within

the state of New York City. That would satisfy the SI secessionists and the NYC secessionists.

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madinmaryland

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Thu Jan-31-08 01:54 PM
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2. What about Long Island?

Where would it go? It's bigger than both Rhode Island and Delaware!

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RB TexLa

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Thu Jan-31-08 01:58 PM
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3. Long Island wouldn't be affected, it would be part of New York state just like now

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madinmaryland

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Thu Jan-31-08 02:50 PM
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4. But to get from Long Island to New York State, you would have to go through

New York City State! And who would you pay your tolls to?

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RB TexLa

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Thu Jan-31-08 03:24 PM
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6. Do you think NYC state wouldn't let people from Long Island drive through?

you would pay tolls to whoever is charging tolls.

Am I missing something? Do you think you don't have to pay tolls when you drive in a different state or something? I don't understand what concern you are expressing.

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madinmaryland

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Thu Jan-31-08 03:26 PM
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7. NYC State would become more expensive to drive through than Delaware!

:rofl:

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jlake

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Thu Jan-31-08 02:52 PM
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5. If any of this were to happen, it would make most sense for SI to become part of NJ.

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JerseygirlCT

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Thu Jan-31-08 03:41 PM
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8. Seems to me on trips home that a significant portion of Staten Island

has already made the move to Jersey.

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JerseygirlCT

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Thu Jan-31-08 03:41 PM
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9. Isn't it part of the city, anyway? nt

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