Talk of Staten Island secession is back in the news. Nicole Malliotakis, the Republican congresswoman representing the borough and parts of southern Brooklyn, said that the migrant crisis should prompt Staten Islanders to break away from New York City entirely.
“If you’re not gonna do your job, mayor, then let Staten Island secede,” she said at a rally last week opposing a small shelter for asylum-seekers that city officials opened on the island. “We didn’t vote for your policies. We should not be subjected to your policies, and we’re gonna keep on turning out. Let Staten Island secede.”
To be clear, I think they’re just talking abour seceding from New York state, not the USA which is what Texas was talking about. I think Staten Island is advocating to become their own state, although I might be wrong.
They want to secede from NYC and become their own city with their own mayor.