New York lost almost 1% of its population in 2023, thanks to progressive nonsense

New York State leads the country again when it comes to expelling the citizens — In 2023, almost 1% of the population left, more than 180,000 people.

That’s most of the population of any state.

Yes, this figure is “better” than the 2022 figure, in which there was a net emigration of more than 244,000.

But New York has been losing residents for a long time and the latest figure shows that the hemorrhage of the COVID era does not stop.

And also that it was not only Because of the state’s insane, draconian, and useless pandemic policies that closed schools and ruined businesses, those policies no longer exist.

So what is driving people out now?

Let’s start with crime: it is widespread in New York State, despite the governor Hochul’s trash stats offer to deny it.

Look no further than the case of Monique Fort, who robbed a little boy and assaulted his mother in the Bronx. Despite 14, yes, 14! – previous arrests, a judge let her go, which practically guarantees that she will seriously harm or kill someone.

Then there’s the immigration crisis: Hundreds of thousands of immigrants have poured into the state thanks to the Harris-Biden border disaster, presenting a fiscal nightmare and a tidal wave of social problems.

But the progressives in charge of state and local government refuse to take meaningful action.

That are How do Empire State leftists spend their time?

Making sure Gotham residents have time off work to cry for your pets – at least if a bill from ultra-left Councilman Shaun Abreu becomes law.

And wage war on cars, like socialist Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, all the time. racking up traffic tickets for running red lights and illegal parking.

New York’s elected officials have gone far beyond simply being indifferent to the needs and desires of the public.

Now they are completely in “open contempt” territory.

And guess what? New Yorkers across the state are taking the hint and hitting the road.