{"id":180821,"date":"2025-08-27T22:19:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180821\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:19:13","slug":"sean-hannity-says-he-left-new-york-city-because-he-got-too-many-mean-looks-from-people-at-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180821\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Hannity says he left New York City because he got too many mean looks from people at restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your support helps us to tell the story<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it&#8217;s investigating the financials of Elon Musk&#8217;s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, &#8216;The A Word&#8217;, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-1uza6dc-0 cKWiEj\">The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"sc-1uza6dc-1 huxBsk\">Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n<p>Fox News\u2019<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/sean-hannity\"> Sean Hannity<\/a> said he left <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/new-york-city\">New York City<\/a> for the Sunshine State because he got too many mean looks from people at restaurants, among other personal reasons. <\/p>\n<p>Hannity, a prominent figure on the conservative network and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-fox-hannity-ainsley-earhardt-relationship-b2810393.html\">ally of President Donald Trump<\/a>, announced in January 2024 that he packed his bags and moved to \u201cthe free state of Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am out. I am done. I\u2019m finished,\u201d Hannity said on his iHeartRadio show he hosts in addition to his primetime Fox News show, Hannity.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent interview with former New York City Mayor <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/bill-de-blasio\">Bill De Blasio<\/a>, Hannity talked more about why he left the Big Apple, known for its large Democratic population.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2188444865.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fox News\u2019 Sean Hannity said he left New York City for the Sunshine State because he got too many mean looks from people at restaurants, among other personal reasons\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Fox News\u2019 Sean Hannity said he left New York City for the Sunshine State because he got too many mean looks from people at restaurants, among other personal reasons (Theo Wargo\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI left New York. You know why I left New York? High taxes, quality of life, crime,\u201d he said on Hannity, per <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/fox-news-star-sean-hannity-left-new-york-because-people-hated-me\/\">The Daily Beast<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The New York City Police Department <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/nypd\/news\/pr013\/nypd-record-low-shooting-incidents-shooting-victims-the-first-seven-months-the\">announced<\/a> earlier this month, July marked the tenth straight month of declines in major crime categories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a hard time going to a restaurant in New York City because people would stare at me, and hated me, and they had daggers in their eyes,\u201d Hannity added. <\/p>\n<p>The Fox News host said he is \u201cloved down here\u201d in the Republican-led state of Florida, where he has representatives who \u201cshare my values.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know why New Yorkers are so intolerant, but that was my life in New York, so I left,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hannity continued: \u201cLike so many Americans, I left New York for good, and am now in the state with, let\u2019s see: warmer weather, law and order, better education, more freedom, better quality of life\u2014and guess what? No state income tax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/TrumpHannity.jpeg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hannity, a prominent figure on the conservative network and strong supporter of President Donald Trump, announced in January 2024 that he had packed his bags and moved to Florida\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Hannity, a prominent figure on the conservative network and strong supporter of President Donald Trump, announced in January 2024 that he had packed his bags and moved to Florida (Michael M. Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Florida is one of eight states that have no state income tax. The other states are Alaska, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming, according to tax filing website <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-affiliate=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/esimedia_t58ukgmjkf95_theindependent?q=http%3A%2F%2Fgo.redirectingat.com%2F%3Fid%3D44681X1458326%26articleId%3Db2815354%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fturbotax.intuit.com%252Ftax-tips%252Ffun-facts%252F9-states-with-no-income-tax%252Fc9RZgthD3%26sref%3D%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsean-hannity-new-york-city-moved-florida-b2815354.html&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fsean-hannity-new-york-city-moved-florida-b2815354.html&amp;article_id=2815354&amp;author=Rachel+Dobkin&amp;tag=Sean+Hannity%2CNew+York+City%2CFlorida%2CBill+de+Blasio&amp;section=World&amp;category=Americas&amp;sub_category=N%2FA&amp;updated_time=2025-08-27T21%3A33%3A40.000Z&amp;utm_content=N%2FA&amp;utm_campaign=news-body&amp;utm_term=B-1&amp;utm_medium=N%2FA&amp;ref=N%2FA&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;fbclid=N%2FA&amp;gclid=N%2FA\">TurboTax<\/a>. New Hampshire only taxes interest and dividend income. <\/p>\n<p>Out of the nearly 12.4 million registered voters in New York state, 47.38 percent are Democrats and 22.79 percent are Republicans, according to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/independentvoterproject.org\/\">Independent Voter Project<\/a>, a non-partisan, non-profit organization.<\/p>\n<p>There are nearly 15 million registered voters in Florida, 38.31 percent are Republicans and 31.55 percent are Democrats, according to the non-profit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":180822,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-180821","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-newyork","12":"tag-newyorkcity","13":"tag-ny","14":"tag-nyc","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115103056985929633","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}