Long Islanders won’t like the sound of this.
Hundreds of people have signed a petition to rename the Long Island Sound the “Gulf of Connecticut” in favor of New York’s northern neighbor.
Inspired by President Trump’s recent change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, the call for the change comes as the nation “has long ignored the greatness of CONNECTICUT!” William Yoxall wrote on his Change.org page, which now has close to 750 signatures.
“Such as being the pizza capital of the WORLD!!!” Yoxall said, a nod to the loopy Connecticut lawmakers who symbolically declared their state the “Pizza Capital of the U.S.” last year — much to the mockery of New Yorkers and the rest of the world.
“Long Island isn’t even that long; I’ve seen way bigger, and Connecticut is just such a beautiful state,” Yoxall added in his attack on New York’s famed roughly 120-mile-wide island.
While the post was semi-satirical — it referenced “beautiful Bridgeport,” a city ranked as one of the worst places to live in 2019 — the signees were quite serious.
“As a Connecticut resident, I am so passionate about this topic,” user Amelia commented. “We deserve to have recognition for our great state.”
A Connecticut native and content creator known online as Quwanswish posted to Instagram, “Let’s get behind this right now…that’s our water.”
The enthused members of the Constitution State seemed to care little that the Long Island Sound touches the shores of The Bronx and Westchester County — both in New York — while laying between Long Island Connecticut.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont made a splash in the debate by publishing a photo of a map to X and crossing out the words “Long Island Sound” and suggesting “Connecticut Sound.”
He tagged New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in the post, which was liked nearly 3,000 times.
But critics piled on in a New York minute.
“Hey, bartender, can i get a Gulf of Connecticut ice tea,” one person facetiously replied online, in reference to the renowned cocktail.
Another user on X had a more diplomatic suggestion.
“That is the Pizza Sound. Something both states can agree upon,” the writer quipped.
