Why Staten Island seceding from NYC makes sense — for multiple reasonsBy Howard Husock
Published Sep. 5, 2023
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis is right that Staten Island is not likely to succeed in seceding from the city of New York.
The borough needs the approval of both the City Council and the state Legislature — neither of which agreed to the idea even after Staten Islanders voted to split off from Gotham in a 1993 referendum, which passed with 65% support.
But Malliotakis is also right that secession makes good sense — and not just as a means to keep migrant camps out of the borough, the issue of the moment.
Smaller government, closer to the people, gives voters greater control over how their tax dollars are used, how their schools are run and what gets built in their neighborhoods.
And it limits the power of special-interest groups like public-sector unions.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/09/05/why-staten-island-seceding-from-nyc-makes-sense/
