What states have city rivalries in them? (how much, income) - General U.S. - Page 4 - City-Data Forum

KYLE1 · 03-26-2008, 09:37 AM

SoCal vs NorCal

Futcha · 03-26-2008, 09:56 AM

There's actually quite a bit of hostility between Buffalo and New York City.

The Mayor of Buffalo and the Mayor of NYC have bets with each other in sports. Last year when the Buffalo Sabres played the New York Rangers in the NHL playoffs, Mayor Brown of Buffalo bet Bloomberg on the series. If the Sabres won the series, NYC would have to send some New York style pizza to Buffalo and if the Rangers won the seies, Buffalo would have to send some chicken wings down to NYC. Bloomberg basically said 'No, we're too busy winning championships.'

But even outside of sports, Buffalo and New York City have held grudges for quite some time.

Ben Around · 03-26-2008, 10:40 AM

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Many folks in upstate NY are very resentful of the way NYC dominates the state politically. Is that a "rivalry", I'm not sure.

I'm aware of that, but IMHO, it's not a rivalry.

Antipathy is not the same as rivalry.

KYLE1 · 03-26-2008, 11:36 AM

New York would be better off as a city-state like Washington D.C.

New York State would nothing without NYC and it's surrounding Westchester and Long Island.

Ben Around · 03-26-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by KYLE1

New York would be better off as a city-state like Washington D.C.

New York State would nothing without NYC and it's surrounding Westchester and Long Island.

LOL! Tell that to the 7 Million + New Yorkers who live Upstate!

Futcha · 03-26-2008, 11:57 AM

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LOL! Tell that to the 7 Million + New Yorkers who live Upstate!

8 million in the city. 90% of the rest of the state probably lives in Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, and Dutchess Counties.

CHIP72 · 03-26-2008, 04:59 PM

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8 million in the city. 90% of the rest of the state probably lives in Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, and Dutchess Counties.

Uh, no. Even without the NYC metro area, I'd venture to say New York state has at least 6 or 7 million people.

hillside · 03-26-2008, 06:02 PM

i dont think cincinnati or cleveland even think about columbus. and cincinnati and cleveland hate each other about equally, just in different ways.

Katarina Witt · 03-26-2008, 07:00 PM

My ex's family is from upstate NY, near Rochester. My former FIL always thought NY w/o NYC could be quite self sustaining. And there is something to being from New York, the state. My ex was a New Yorker, through and through.

CortlandGirl79 · 03-26-2008, 07:18 PM

One thing i notice about Ohio is how people in Columbus think that the state revolves around them. They act like they are the only city in this state that counts or is worth anything. Thankfully, we up here in the NE corner of the state know better..........well, at least some of us do! haha!