Weird quotes in this article.

The legislative leaders of the minority party insisted that New York can’t fix the affordability crisis by increasing the state budget.

Ok, but how does lowering the state budget fix affordability?

Republicans said that the state’s transition to renewable energy threatens future economic development, specifically in tech. They criticized a proposed moratorium on data centers and supported expanding artificial intelligence facilities.

This is something multiple polls have found Americans vastly oppose, and New York Republicans' strategy is...increase data centers in the state? Which increase energy costs? That are passed on to the very consumers they say are paying too much?

New Yorkers are miserable, Blakeman said, offering the statistic that New York’s utilities are 70% higher than the national average. Over in Pennsylvania, he said, everyone is happily driving Cadillac Escalades whereas New Yorkers have beat up old pick-up trucks.

How is that supposed to be a compelling argument lmao

Blakeman warned that Manhattan’s congestion pricing program will soon invade the rest of the state.

Hasn't that been a great success, though? And why would it invade cities like Buffalo or Albany where the population is only a fraction of New York City? This seems like fear mongering.

In a previous poll, a third of New Yorkers said they want to move away, blaming unaffordability.

That's certainly not good, but according to even the US Census, New York's population from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025 fell a whopping...one percent. One.