Help Name The 51st State

City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. is calling for New York City to secede from the state of New York and become the 51st state in the Union. If his campaign succeeds, the civic entity formerly known as New York City will need a new name.

Help decide what that name will be. Submit your suggestions and join the Gazette opinion poll. All publishable suggestions will be considered and listed in forthcoming issues of the Gazette.

Send your entries to:

Name The Newest State Poll

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Long Island City, New York 11101

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