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Coventina

(28,905 posts)
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:27 AM Nov 5

Asking for a "friend"...Fox News is reporting that hundreds of New Yorkers

are making their plans to flee to Florida this morning, afraid of the Islamic/Communist takeover.

(I saw the headline in my Google news feed, but didn't click on it, as I will not give Fox News any clicks).

Does this mean housing in NYC will become more affordable?

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Asking for a "friend"...Fox News is reporting that hundreds of New Yorkers (Original Post) Coventina Nov 5 OP
LOL Mamdani already solving the housing crisis! leftstreet Nov 5 #1
It also means that the mercuryblues Nov 5 #2
Except for me... JPK Nov 5 #39
And me! Ligyron Nov 5 #46
And me. Lochloosa Thursday #107
Now you know why they have a stand your ground law. mercuryblues Nov 5 #49
Here in Denver popsdenver Nov 5 #83
Moving to Colorado ms.pamela Nov 5 #87
Tell them the Yellowstone Caldera is about to blow & maybe they'll stay. CrispyQ Thursday #115
Oh, so sorry. soldierant Thursday #105
New York is a city of over 8 million people. Hundreds of people are leaving and coming each day in NYC. patphil Nov 5 #3
Literally thousands move in and out daily Prairie Gates Nov 5 #7
There's a Sondheim song about that. hoosierspud Nov 5 #34
Florida is full of former New Yorkers, a few hundred more to replace the ones who died won't hurt. sop Nov 5 #18
Shhhh...don't confuse faux viewers not fooled Nov 5 #45
Hunnerds !! Tetrachloride Nov 5 #53
They will hate Florida, so let them go obamanut2012 Nov 5 #4
lol I know of a few republicans Tree Lady Nov 5 #13
Yes but Traildogbob Nov 5 #60
Hear Hear! OldBaldy1701E Nov 5 #82
Been here Traildogbob Nov 5 #89
Oh cool. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #113
They really don't know any real New Yorkers Sanity Claws Nov 5 #5
Did Sean Hannity ever leave New York? Prairie Gates Nov 5 #6
Yep. Almost two years ago. progressoid Nov 5 #28
Goooooood Prairie Gates Nov 5 #29
good way to avoid income tax JT45242 Nov 5 #37
just because a state doesn't have income tax Skittles Nov 5 #81
Taxes ms.pamela Nov 5 #88
At least you can get insurance for your house rpannier Thursday #108
Maybe Hannity will follow in... COL Mustard Nov 5 #85
He wanted to be closer to his Best Bud Donnie for their midnight chats. Marie Marie Nov 5 #99
Hundreds, if not thousands, are leaving NYC to winter in Florida. Sogo Nov 5 #8
Im told people are fleeing California in droves Johonny Nov 5 #9
Gov Polis (CO) posted a FB meme about prices going up & he was swarmed with right wingers CrispyQ Nov 5 #38
Those were AI bots and they never reply to anyone FakeNoose Nov 5 #63
Gas prices here have gone down compared to last year MichMan Thursday #111
Adios Maga(t)s.... democratsruletheday Nov 5 #10
OMG "Fox News is Reporting" BOSSHOG Nov 5 #11
Even fewer votes for Stefanik in 2026. 👏 BlueKota Nov 5 #12
Stefanik is future toast Zambero Nov 5 #48
Who is gonna notice? DFW Nov 5 #14
Hundreds of New Yorkers are always planning to flee to Florida. MineralMan Nov 5 #15
This is a good thing. Corral them all in one sorry state. I hear there are plenty of houses for sale since Vinca Nov 5 #16
They need to go further south than that, to Argentina. Blue Full Moon Nov 5 #17
And just a little further South to where their cold hearts belong. GreenWave Nov 5 #71
It seems even before he takes office, he's improving the city. NNadir Nov 5 #19
300 people would be 0.00003448 of NYC TheBlackAdder Nov 5 #20
I would urge Faux News to move its studios to near Mar a Lago. Sneederbunk Nov 5 #21
Someplace with lots of alligators Wicked Blue Nov 5 #31
Helmet Hair Hannity already did. rubbersole Nov 5 #40
Or slightly northwest of there, dead center in the swamp would be perfect FakeNoose Nov 5 #64
Mamdani had already made NYC a better place orangecrush Nov 5 #22
Can anything on FQX noise be believed as true and factual ? KS Toronado Nov 5 #23
Tell those repukes fleeing NYC there is Texas. republianmushroom Nov 5 #24
Ugh, no. It's already bad enough here. mwmisses4289 Nov 5 #35
Sorry, but, It may get worst. republianmushroom Nov 5 #36
Come for the Sunshine, stay for the Polio. 617Blue Nov 5 #25
OMG!!! Hundreds are expected to leave a city of 8.4 million!!! Grim Chieftain Nov 5 #26
We'll make it..... electric_blue68 Nov 5 #95
Wow. Hundreds. Mblaze Nov 5 #27
If they can even get any. Ligyron Nov 5 #50
Have they never heard of Snow Birds? C_U_L8R Nov 5 #30
Then there is natural attrition. Wonder how many people in New York die of natural causes weekly. Attilatheblond Nov 5 #65
Even here in Michigan the snowbirds are starting to leave. llmart Nov 5 #75
They are probably magas don't let the door hit you on the way out kimbutgar Nov 5 #32
Does that mean I can have their stuff? Warpy Nov 5 #33
Just don't touch the nazi stuff. rubbersole Nov 5 #44
Uh huh Icanthinkformyself Nov 5 #41
All I have to say is Ray Bruns Nov 5 #42
It was a pathetic attempt by News Corp to gaslight us. Initech Nov 5 #43
"Hundreds" .... live love laugh Nov 5 #47
Hey, that could be 0.01% tclambert Nov 5 #73
Not to mention they were probably already planning a move anyway. live love laugh Nov 5 #78
I think enough Californians should colonize BadgerMom Nov 5 #51
I think Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota should be merged into a single state... hunter Nov 5 #68
Rofl! Not! Joinfortmill Nov 5 #52
Please flee to Florida! ZDU Nov 5 #54
I don't make it a habit to watch Fox, but I just had to switch the dial last night to see the maga tears. ificandream Nov 5 #55
emptywheel LessAspin Nov 5 #56
Didn't Dershowitz promise he would kill himself Conjuay Thursday #110
Trump wrote the story didn't he? Someone spell checked it. twodogsbarking Nov 5 #57
Sending the bigots nwduke Nov 5 #58
Are they planning to take the "free buses"? ToxMarz Nov 5 #59
It certainly means crime will be going down relayerbob Nov 5 #61
Anyone "fleeing" to Florida would be a major plus for NYC!!! wolfie001 Nov 5 #62
Might free up some housing Mz Pip Nov 5 #66
Well, they can't come to Texas. hamsterjill Nov 5 #67
Hundreds? Oh wow, that's... nothing. CaptainTruth Nov 5 #69
Florida needs to do something to replace all the Canadians who no longer come in the winter... Sancho Nov 5 #70
I feel like Hundred of new yorkers quakerboy Nov 5 #72
There's eight million stories in the naked city. Iggo Nov 5 #92
The other half million are too boring for even a story. quakerboy Nov 5 #98
Well, bye. Wednesdays Nov 5 #74
It's the regular 'snowbird' migration. They just are calling it something else. woodsprite Nov 5 #76
"Hundreds" of people leave New York City every day of the week. And they're fleeing to Florida? Scrivener7 Nov 5 #77
Brazilians of New Yorkers are leaving! yellowcanine Nov 5 #79
LOL Skittles Nov 5 #80
Fox is to News Journalism what Greg Gutfeld is to comedy. Botany Nov 5 #84
If thet is their timms139 Nov 5 #86
Good, maybe rents will come down pfitz59 Nov 5 #90
Hundreds? Is that, like, a lot? Iggo Nov 5 #91
Fox News should stop with the lies, the mistruths etc etc vapor2 Nov 5 #93
Meanwhile, recent polling says one quarter of those living in Florida are considering moving: thucythucy Nov 5 #94
It means the snowbirds are going to Florida radical noodle Nov 5 #96
Some wealthy will get a second home and declare it as their primary residence. Dorian Gray Nov 5 #97
And Faux knows this how? pfitz59 Thursday #100
As they do every other year once it gets cold. tavernier Thursday #101
After they make all their money I'm NY, they move to Florida to retire, because of the cold weather. Many keep Raftergirl Thursday #102
Doubtful RandySF Thursday #103
Sounds like some Fox News. GoodRaisin Thursday #104
OMFG!!! What have we done?!! :/ C Moon Thursday #106
on average over 1k new yorkers move to florida each week moonshinegnomie Thursday #109
Good SocialDemocrat61 Thursday #112
Tens of thousands of New Yorkers flee to Florida EVERY winter. BComplex Thursday #114
they said the same thing about Obama and Roosevelt Playingmantis Thursday #116
8.48 million people live in NYC. What is the % of Emile Thursday #117
The Fox playbook is running out of pages. Martin68 Thursday #118
Your post brightened my day Ohioboy Thursday #119
So rare the slum landlords Akakoji Thursday #120
Hundred Leaving... The Conductor Friday #121
Haul your asses out of town, mofos. NY will be oasis Friday #122

popsdenver

(980 posts)
83. Here in Denver
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 05:45 PM
Nov 5

we are being inundated with people migrating here from Florida, Texas, and California........It is no longer tourist season where we see a lot of out of state license plates, and it seems every five or ten plates ......is one from those three states......

ms.pamela

(66 posts)
87. Moving to Colorado
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 06:18 PM
Nov 5

My neighbors are moving to Colorado in about a year, I live in Washington State. Maybe to get away from the 1000-foot tsunami if the Cascadia fault goes.

CrispyQ

(40,447 posts)
115. Tell them the Yellowstone Caldera is about to blow & maybe they'll stay.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:09 AM
Thursday


There are too many people...everywhere!

patphil

(8,483 posts)
3. New York is a city of over 8 million people. Hundreds of people are leaving and coming each day in NYC.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:32 AM
Nov 5

sop

(16,849 posts)
18. Florida is full of former New Yorkers, a few hundred more to replace the ones who died won't hurt.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 12:01 PM
Nov 5

Tree Lady

(12,899 posts)
13. lol I know of a few republicans
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:46 AM
Nov 5

Who wanted to leave CA but didn't because really they love the weather, the comfort of things that liberals have in their states.

Traildogbob

(12,141 posts)
60. Yes but
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 01:40 PM
Nov 5

Like many non native Floridians, they will become those fucking Half Back assholes and land here in WNC. Among their cult base, all the toothless MAGA Meth heads. But even those Gun humpers hate New Yorker’s, except the one, and he is spiraling down a whirlpool, taking the food stamps away. Now how are they suppose to cook without the needed groceries.

OldBaldy1701E

(9,487 posts)
113. Oh cool.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 07:46 AM
Thursday

You were 'moving in' about the same time I first visited the town! (Which is what it was back then.)

Years later, I had some good fiends who lived in the very huge and old hospital (I think that is what it originally was) at Montford and Watauga. We used to run around tripping our balls off in Montford Park. We would also do the walk during the Christmas holidays because that area used to really go for it with the decorations.

JT45242

(3,732 posts)
37. good way to avoid income tax
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 12:56 PM
Nov 5

That's the only reason I could think of to move from a state with better schools, no hurricanes, and competent government to the home of "florida man" stories

Skittles

(168,613 posts)
81. just because a state doesn't have income tax
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 04:27 PM
Nov 5

doesn't mean they don't ding you in a hundred other ways

ms.pamela

(66 posts)
88. Taxes
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 06:21 PM
Nov 5

Yes, sales, property and gas taxes are higher here in Washington because we don't have an income tax.

rpannier

(24,811 posts)
108. At least you can get insurance for your house
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 06:52 AM
Thursday

Floridians have an almost impossible time getting it -- and if they do it's outrageous

Johonny

(25,053 posts)
9. Im told people are fleeing California in droves
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:42 AM
Nov 5

But my morning commute does not reflect that. Nor housing prices etc . . .

CrispyQ

(40,447 posts)
38. Gov Polis (CO) posted a FB meme about prices going up & he was swarmed with right wingers
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 12:57 PM
Nov 5

claiming their gas, heating, & grocery prices are all down. People responded, "Where are you shopping? I'd love to save money!" but no one ever revealed where the great prices were. They don't just lie to us, they lie to themselves.

FakeNoose

(39,444 posts)
63. Those were AI bots and they never reply to anyone
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 01:48 PM
Nov 5

They're only programmed to post anti-Dem, anti-liberal statements (mostly lies of course) and then they leave.

MichMan

(16,263 posts)
111. Gas prices here have gone down compared to last year
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 07:18 AM
Thursday

Last time I filled up it was around $2.55 per gallon, although the governor will soon be raising the gas tax.

BOSSHOG

(44,111 posts)
11. OMG "Fox News is Reporting"
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:44 AM
Nov 5

It must be Important. It must be the truth. It must be puke inducing.

Love ya Coventina, just reacting to anything Fox.

DFW

(59,342 posts)
14. Who is gonna notice?
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:46 AM
Nov 5

You could remove a few hundred people from the Lexington Avenue Express (6 Train) during rush hour, and no one would even notice.

I hope they are all elderly people who will lose their health coverage, and not realize it until they move into their damp, moldy condo, only to discover to their horror that they are surrounded by more Hispanics than the ever thought possible in NC.

MineralMan

(150,208 posts)
15. Hundreds of New Yorkers are always planning to flee to Florida.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:54 AM
Nov 5

No, it doesn't mean NYC will be more affordable.

Vinca

(53,006 posts)
16. This is a good thing. Corral them all in one sorry state. I hear there are plenty of houses for sale since
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 11:54 AM
Nov 5

people can't buy insurance coverage for their homes down there and Canadians are going elsewhere in the winter.

C_U_L8R

(48,521 posts)
30. Have they never heard of Snow Birds?
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 12:39 PM
Nov 5

It’s an annual migration.

Apparently, the folks at Fox News don’t get out in the real world very much.

Attilatheblond

(7,781 posts)
65. Then there is natural attrition. Wonder how many people in New York die of natural causes weekly.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 01:57 PM
Nov 5

llmart

(17,067 posts)
75. Even here in Michigan the snowbirds are starting to leave.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 02:29 PM
Nov 5

It happens every year. Faux News is more pathetic than usual.

kimbutgar

(26,471 posts)
32. They are probably magas don't let the door hit you on the way out
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 12:43 PM
Nov 5

Go to Florida where you’ll pay more for homeowner insurance, have your children educated by non experienced teachers, eat food that’s not safe and enjoy those extreme weather events.

And let the door slam you hard on the way out !

Icanthinkformyself

(339 posts)
41. Uh huh
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 01:00 PM
Nov 5

According to RW pundits, Dinkins chased millions of rich white people out when he was elected (didn't happen). When Rudy Tooty was installed the claim giddily made by the right was it would chase millions of hippie types (liberals, of course) from NYC. Didn't happen then. Every time the corporate media/Wall Street suck ups scream "Chaos is coming" it happens only when their type are in charge.

BadgerMom

(3,368 posts)
51. I think enough Californians should colonize
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 01:11 PM
Nov 5

Wyoming, North and South Dakota to vote in a half dozen Dem Senators. 😉

hunter

(40,170 posts)
68. I think Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota should be merged into a single state...
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 01:59 PM
Nov 5

... with two senators.

ificandream

(11,545 posts)
55. I don't make it a habit to watch Fox, but I just had to switch the dial last night to see the maga tears.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 01:21 PM
Nov 5

The guy that was on there ... I didn't see his name on the screen while I was there ... "Moslem Communist" (or something close ... definitely Communist) were the first two words I heard. My God. Can we put these people on a rocket and shoot them into outer space or something?

Conjuay

(2,787 posts)
110. Didn't Dershowitz promise he would kill himself
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 07:17 AM
Thursday

If Mamdani got elected?

No obituary so far...

nwduke

(464 posts)
58. Sending the bigots
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 01:26 PM
Nov 5

and hate filled people to Mar a Lago where they’ll fit right in with their idol! Good riddance!

Sancho

(9,169 posts)
70. Florida needs to do something to replace all the Canadians who no longer come in the winter...
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 02:09 PM
Nov 5

quakerboy

(14,657 posts)
72. I feel like Hundred of new yorkers
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 02:20 PM
Nov 5

Are probably doing almost literally anything you can imagine on any given day.

Getting married. Building a boat. Stealing some countries crown jewels. Watching the 3 stooges. Literally anything. Theres a LOT of new yorkers.

Scrivener7

(57,772 posts)
77. "Hundreds" of people leave New York City every day of the week. And they're fleeing to Florida?
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 03:30 PM
Nov 5

Enjoy your mumps! And good riddance.

Botany

(75,852 posts)
84. Fox is to News Journalism what Greg Gutfeld is to comedy.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 06:16 PM
Nov 5

But people who view Fox regularly for their news are are already brain dead as to facts.

BTW nothing says Communism like Wall Street which the last time I checked is in N.Y.
State.

timms139

(440 posts)
86. If thet is their
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 06:18 PM
Nov 5

reason they are pure brainwashed MAGA anyway . Hundreds less uninformed voters to deal with .

Dorian Gray

(13,842 posts)
97. Some wealthy will get a second home and declare it as their primary residence.
Wed Nov 5, 2025, 10:19 PM
Nov 5

But... that's what the wealthy have always been doing.

Yawn.

tavernier

(14,075 posts)
101. As they do every other year once it gets cold.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 01:51 AM
Thursday

Many stay to celebrate Thanksgiving with northern family and then load up the car (that hasn’t been driven since they returned in April) and hit the highway. It’s important for them to do this since they have to come down yearly to tell us how to run things.

Raftergirl

(1,758 posts)
102. After they make all their money I'm NY, they move to Florida to retire, because of the cold weather. Many keep
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 02:07 AM
Thursday

a home here for summer season. They live in Florida enough months of the year to become residents so can register to vote. Everyone I know who has done this registered to vote as Democrats, as they were always Democrats. .They don’t change their politics. I’ve heard many try to justify moving to. Florida to make Florida more blue, but there just isn’t enough of them and they are concentrated in the two predominately D counties of Broward and Plam Beach. Very few go to the red parts of the state. Midwesterner are more likely to move to the Panhandle and west coast- which is much more heavily R.

My extended family has been doing this for years. My grandparents did it in the ‘40’s!

My parents have had a place in Florida since the 70’s. My mother was a snowbird and my dad flew back and forth from NY to FL every weekend. When he finally retired they were snowbirds for about 10 years until they finally sold their place up north and lived all year in Florida. My mom, who is 96, is still there. She can’t take the cold anymore at all, so we are go see her instead of her coming here for a month or so in the summer.

Many of my friends are now residents of Florida, but still come home to NY from about June-Oct/Nov. .

BComplex

(9,670 posts)
114. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers flee to Florida EVERY winter.
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 08:26 AM
Thursday

New York couldn't be so lucky as to be rid of them for good. They're called "snow birds".

Akakoji

(449 posts)
120. So rare the slum landlords
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 10:57 AM
Thursday

are leaving for Florida so late in the season. Only until they give up the properties and lands they’ve been profiting off of for generations will their snow birding matter.

The Conductor

(193 posts)
121. Hundred Leaving...
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 06:11 PM
Friday

Let's work that out... Some people can use "hundreds" to represent up to 2,000 (e.g. nineteen hundred xx), and the population of New York City is 8.8 million. That makes the population change equal to around 0.023%. In weight, that would be roughly the difference in performance your typical SUV would have between having a full tank and having burned 2 ounces of fuel. Would you notice the difference?

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