What If New York Left USA?

You wake up, catch the train into Manhattan, and New York isn't part of the United States anymore. Overnight, almost 20 million people become citizens of a brand new country, with an economy roughly the size of Canada's. Wall Street, the United Nations, the Statue of Liberty and West Point are all suddenly outside America. Follow Danny, an electrician from Queens, and his family through day one, week three, year one and five years later. What happens to the stock market, the gold under the Federal Reserve, the commute from New Jersey, the subway, Social Security, the Yankees, and American politics? Could this actually happen? No. A state can't legally leave on its own. But this is what it would look like if it did. ▎ 0:00 Meet Danny ▎ 1:07 Day 1: The Opening Bell Never Rings ▎ 2:23 New York's History of Almost Leaving ▎ 3:04 Day 2: West Point and Washington Panic ▎ 4:05 Week 3: Borders at the Lincoln Tunnel ▎ 5:41 3 Months: Canada, Water and Up ▎ 6:58 6 Months: The Deal Is Signed ▎ 8:15 1 Year: America Without New Yo ▎ 9:18 5 Years Later ▎ 10:21 Could This Really Happen? Which state should we do next? Let me know in the comments. #WhatIf #NewYork #NYC #USA #Geography #AlternateHistory #Politics #NewYorkCity #Hypothetical #Secession #WallStreet #USPolitics #America #MapVideo