Current borough president of Brooklyn and the Democrat nominee for the mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has made a pitch for people who moved out of NYC to come back. Here’s how he went about that:
"You will be bored in Florida. You'll never be bored in New York." –@ericadamsfornyc on his pitch for people to move back to NYC
— Erin Durkin (@erinmdurkin) October 20, 2021
You heard it here first: "You're going to be bored in Florida, you'll never be bored in New York." #EricOnNBC
— Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) October 20, 2021
New York City councilmember Mark Levine agrees:
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) October 21, 2021
Originally wasn’t the Dem spin that people weren’t fleeing New York City for other states including Florida?
New York politicians: Everything is fine. No-one left when we shut down the city for a year.
Also New York politicians: Please. We’re begging you to come back. https://t.co/ZSeV8Lu286
— Dave Maclean 🥃 (@GeordieStory) October 21, 2021
Saying the excitement is in NYC and not Florida in the hopes of luring people back to the Big Apple seems like a pretty desperate pitch.
Seriously has the guy ever been to Florida? https://t.co/SAaFwcfn0R
— Jags won a Game Kent (@UCFKent) October 21, 2021
So… he’s never been to Florida? https://t.co/PIOd5rOOPO
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 21, 2021
It makes you wonder.
I must say @ericadamsfornyc is correct. I moved to Fla 11 years ago and I really miss the excitement of major changes to the NYC public ed system every year. Having my kids in A-rated schools that don’t change procedures is 💤💤💤💤💤. https://t.co/zCZAJYQvjx
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) October 21, 2021
New York City can’t even provide basic services like regular trash collection https://t.co/cZmUo3UrmH
— VK (@vjeannek) October 21, 2021
I love NYC. It was one of my favorite places on the planet. Not a NYC hater. But my business takes me there often. It’s a rotting dump and it sucks now. Hobos shooting up heroin and pissing right on the sidewalk. Whole town smells like weed. Need a vax passport to eat. No thanks. https://t.co/9KFtJmdNAV
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) October 21, 2021
I live between Tampa & Orlando so that’s 4 professional sports teams, a ballet, several art museums, Disney, Universal and all that comes with both of those, a beach within an hour, rocket launches, a chain of lakes out my back door, 2 symphonies, any kind of cuisine imaginable https://t.co/pZGzUE75F6
— Just Mindy (@just_mindy) October 21, 2021
People say many things about Florida, but I don't think "boring" is one of them https://t.co/WEDgziVibE
— Maggie Astor (@MaggieAstor) October 21, 2021
Literal plague rats running wild in NYC streets does tend to put the kibosh on boredom. https://t.co/I2QzIAdSlV
— Anthony Abides (@AnthonyAbides) October 21, 2021
The rise in crime under Bill de Blasio has also helped New Yorkers avoid boredom.
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