Wrong response! Ted Cruz should march into New York, give a Tea Party speech breaking every left-wing tabu in sight, and then, getting eyeball-to-eyeball with Cuomo, say “I’ll leave when I get damn good and ready!”
On a related topic, 1835 New York City had many "Texas Committees" where those interested in the cause of Texas independence met to hear about recent events in Texas and contribute to the cause. The papers of the day are filled with notices that read "Defend the Texians!"
I imagine many young New York men emigrated at that time.