beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMayor Mamdani Announces Landmark "Click-To-Cancel" Consumer Protection Rules to Ban Subscription Traps and Junk Feeswww.nyc.govexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1560file-text
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minus-squarexistera@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59·2 days agoNew York City is a strange case because his constituency is larger than 38 states. Nearly as many people as all of Switzerland. Los Angeles is huge, too but has a relatively weak mayor because of how the city council is structured.
minus-squarexistera@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·2 days agoNot combined of course, but as of 2025 NYC has a population of about 8.6 million… so there are only 12 US states with a population greater than that. California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, New Jersey, and Virginia (but just barely).
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoMost states don’t actually have that many people. Most of the 300M+ Americans live in the same handful of cities.
New York City is a strange case because his constituency is larger than 38 states. Nearly as many people as all of Switzerland.
Los Angeles is huge, too but has a relatively weak mayor because of how the city council is structured.
38???
(Am American)
Not combined of course, but as of 2025 NYC has a population of about 8.6 million… so there are only 12 US states with a population greater than that.
California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, New Jersey, and Virginia (but just barely).
Most states don’t actually have that many people. Most of the 300M+ Americans live in the same handful of cities.