How? The state assembly vote was an unanimous "yay". In the senate, only two state senators voted against, but they were actually from "upstate". Blaming "upstate folks making decisions for New York" makes no sense here.

https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A0487...

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S4091