Hannity Recounts How ‘Hard’ Life Was In New York

Fox News host Sean Hannity revealed just how hostile life in New York City became for him because of his conservative politics, contrasting his new life in Florida with his former home during an exchange with far-left former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Speaking Tuesday about Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani—an avowed socialist—Hannity said he was glad to have left the Big Apple behind.

“Look, I’m perfectly fine with Mamdani winning,” Hannity said. *“You wanna know why? Because it’s not gonna impact my life. I left New York. You know why I left New York? High taxes, quality of life, crime.

“I 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. You know what? I’m loved down here in Florida. Now, I don’t know why New Yorkers are so intolerant, but that was my life in New York. So I left.”*

Hannity officially announced his move in January of last year, telling listeners he was now broadcasting from “the free state of Florida.” At the time, he declared: “I am out. I am done. I’m finished. New York, New York, goodbye. Florida, Florida. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. But it’s great to be here.”

Meanwhile, Mamdani’s stunning rise has put Democrats on edge. The 33-year-old Ugandan-born assemblyman from Queens—who identifies as a democratic socialist—defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and nine other candidates in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary earlier this month. His decisive victory has sent shockwaves through the Democratic establishment and positioned him to become the city’s first Muslim mayor.

But the political aftershocks extend beyond City Hall. Mamdani’s allies in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are now reportedly preparing primary challenges against top Democrats in Congress, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Reps. Jerry Nadler, Dan Goldman, Ritchie Torres, and Yvette Clarke.

Jeffries’ team has already signaled an aggressive pushback. A senior adviser warned that any attempt to unseat the House Democratic leader will face a “forceful and unrelenting” response.

Still, the DSA insists Mamdani’s victory is only the beginning. “This movement is bigger than one person, election, city, or organization,” the group declared, urging supporters to join its chapters nationwide.

Some local far-left leaders are openly questioning Jeffries’ leadership. New York DSA co-chair Gustavo Gordillo told CNN: “His leadership has left a vacuum that organizations like DSA are filling. I think that is more important right now.”

State Sen. Jabari Brisport, a fellow socialist who represents overlapping territory with Jeffries in Brooklyn, claimed the congressman is “rapidly growing out of touch with an insurgent and growing progressive base within his own district that he should pay more attention to.”

The bottom line: while conservatives like Hannity have fled New York’s hostile climate, the city’s Democratic Party is racing further left—pitting radical socialists against establishment Democrats in a struggle for power.