{"id":452295,"date":"2022-05-25T00:56:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T21:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/flight-to-florida-is-still-accelerating-despite-ny-covid-19-reopening-push\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T00:56:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T21:56:45","slug":"flight-to-florida-is-still-accelerating-despite-ny-covid-19-reopening-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/flight-to-florida-is-still-accelerating-despite-ny-covid-19-reopening-push\/","title":{"rendered":"#Flight to Florida is still accelerating despite NY COVID-19 reopening push"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e71240cd4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/flight-to-florida-is-still-accelerating-despite-ny-covid-19-reopening-push\/#%E2%80%9CFlight_to_Florida_is_still_accelerating_despite_NY_COVID-19_reopening_push%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Flight to Florida is still accelerating despite NY COVID-19 reopening push&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFlight_to_Florida_is_still_accelerating_despite_NY_COVID-19_reopening_push%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Flight to Florida is still accelerating despite NY COVID-19 reopening push&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>New York has fully reopened after the strict restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic \u2014 but migration from the Empire State to Florida has accelerated this year, according to new data.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 21,546 New Yorkers sw<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed their driver\u2019s licenses for the Sunshine State version during the first four months of this year \u2014 a 12% increase from the same period in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 totals are 55% higher than the first four months of the last pre-pandemic year of 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams has speculated that the Florida exodus would wane \u2014 and that some evacuees would return \u2014 once the city reopened.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-294.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York residents\" class=\"wp-image-22396330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-294.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-294.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-294.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>There 61,728 New York residents who moved to Florida in 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hizzoner has addressed the Florida drain directly and even launched billboards in the state to coax erstwhile Gothamites back to their city of origin.<\/p>\n<p>But the end of COVID-19 restrictions and the return of full-time schooling have so far failed to stem the outward tide to cities like Miami, Palm Beach and Jacksonville, according to data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 61,728 New York state residents switched to Florida licenses last year \u2014 a figure that will be surpassed in 2022 if current trends persist.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-295.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Eric Adams\" class=\"wp-image-22396331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-295.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-295.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-295.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Mayor Eric Adams expects New Yorkers to come back eventually. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-293.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"South Beach\" class=\"wp-image-22396329\" width=\"619\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-293.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1236 1238w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-293.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=927 928w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-293.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=619 619w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-293.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-293.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\"\/><figcaption>There has been a 12% increase in NYers moving to Florida from 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some observers have argued that quality of life woes have taken root in New York in place of the coronavirus and are continuing to drive flight.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Palm Beach County took in the most New York defectors this year so far with 2,935, followed by Broward County at 1,946 and Miami-Dade at 1,777.<\/p>\n<p>Migration from New Jersey to Florida has also increased this year by 9%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-292.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"West Palm Beach\" class=\"wp-image-22396327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-292.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-292.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/ny-florida-flight-292.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A total of 21,546 New Yorkers replaced their driver\u2019s licenses for the Florida version during the first four months this year. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A total of 10,580 Garden State residents have turned in their licenses compared to 9,664 during the same span in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the tristate, official Connecticut departures to Florida this year are up by 4%, going from 3,950 in the first four months of 2021 to 4,119 this year.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 9,645 California residents have become formal Floridians in 2022, a marked 18% hike over the same span last year when 8,166 made the move.<\/p>\n<p>After New York, New Jersey, and California, Pennsylvania has had the most outbound migration to Florida this year so far with 8,412 license swaps followed by Illinois with 8,149.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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