https://marco.org/2009/12/02/im-proud-to-say-that-i-live-in-new-york-i-love
I’m proud to say that I live in New York. I love it here, and wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.
But that’s despite the state government, not because of it. The New York state government has always been dysfunctional and ineffective. This is tragic, but unsurprising. I don’t think anyone familiar with the New York legislature expected it to pass.