A real estate developer in South Florida is seeking to lure New Yorkers to the Sunshine State with a facetious website that highlights the economic woes of the Empire State.
The website also has social media-ready meme designed to denigrate New York, with such catchy phrases as “I $ NY” and “Why Do You Think the Dodgers Left?” (Of course, Los Angeles is not part of Miami-Dade County, but the point is taken.)
“No state income tax, no city income tax, no estate tax, a 15-20 percent lower cost of living than New York City and sunshine year-round ”“ what’s not to like?” said Armando Codina, executive chairman of Codina Partners, the real estate investment and development firm behind Downtown Doral. “We heard Governor Cuomo’s frustration over the tax situation and are simply taking a lighthearted poke at the serious tax problem in New York ”“ and other high-taxed states like New Jersey and Connecticut, while pointing out that there is an attractive alternative.”