My thoughts: NY is a beautiful state. I don't mind snow. I get snowed in a lot on the mountain top I live on. I don't care and I think snow is beautiful. That's all I can say for NY.
My thoughts on Fl. It might not be a fair comparison, because I lived there. love salt water fishing. The fresh water fish taste nasty. You have to carry a hand gun if you want to go in the Ocala forest, because of the vagrant street people. You need to learn a second language to live there because some people refuse to speak English. Too many roaches, fire ants, mosquitoes, hurricanes, tornados, home invasions, regulations, insane drivers and killer nematodes. If you don't have dogs to feed the gators, they also like marshmallows.