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The coaches association plans to make some changes and bring it back next year, in some form. Possibilities include pitting New York stars against a team from Connecticut, or using an east-west format with all New York players, whether the downstate schools participate or not.
As New York City grew as a cultural and economic power, the mutual disregard between the geographic areas and governmental bodies of the state and city increased. Issues of immigration and race are also factors. Historically, upstaters have tended to be white, native-born, and Protestant; New York City residents are often descendents of immigrants, Jewish and Catholic.
An upstate delegate to the Constitutional convention called New York City "a sewer of ignorance and corruption flowing in from foreign lands. But much of the battle is over money and power, and many city politicians have felt that the state government sucks up the city's wealth. George Washington Plunkitt, a turn of the century Tammany Hall district lea der once railed, "in this state the Republican government makes no pretense at all.
Come along with your carving knives and have a slice. With this history, it is no wonder legislative issues have divided the city and the state again and again. In the midst of the recent economic boom, many upstate counties have not enjoyed the same sort of success as New York City. According to a recent study that tracked job growth from , New York has the second highest average wage among all states. That growth, however, has been primarily concentrated in the downstate region.
If upstate was a separate state, its job growth for the period would have ranked second to last among all states. There is also a prevailing upstate sentiment that the state government favors New York City by providing its residents with a disproportionate amount of tax dollars to support social programs. But statistics point otherwise. The Center for Governmental Research released a recent report that showed that New York City "contributes significantly more in revenue than it receives in state funds.
Likewise, the upstate area, with the exception of Rochester County, receives much more than their share of state spending. Most states encounter political tension between urban and rural areas.
But in New York, it is compounded by the fact that the city has more in common with world cities like London, Tokyo, or Paris, than to Buffalo or Albany. They think city, not state. But in comparison to upstate and the suburbs, New York City with its 7. The upstate population is approximately 7 million and the suburban population is 3.
In general elections, upstate voters represent about 45 percent of the vote, while the city only carries about 30 percent, with the suburbs taking the remaining 25 percent. But even so, some upstate New Yorkers are convinced that the state government only serves the interests of the city.
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