New York City Twitter Account Takes a Random Shot at Cleveland

A view of the Manhattan skyline and Statue of Liberty on June 15, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

The official City of New York Twitter account took a random shot at Cleveland on Friday night.

“A gloomy day in New York City is still better than a sunny day in Cleveland,” the tweet read.

A gloomy day in New York City is still better than a sunny day in Cleveland. pic.twitter.com/pJC6hDdMvz

— City of New York (@nycgov) July 2, 2021

It’s not clear what exactly spurred this on (is it related to this?), but Twitter had a field day with this out-of-nowhere potshot:

If I worked for the Cleveland tourist bureau I would see this tweet as a huge win. New York City has announced they see The Cleve as a rival. https://t.co/6kNGdZBeiM

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) July 3, 2021

My brother's home in Cleveland has a pool, so this under appropriate weather conditions this isn't true. https://t.co/JvbHtdObwa

— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) July 2, 2021

This is one of the worst tweets ever. https://t.co/gS5WjkjHh6

— Janice Dean (@JaniceDean) July 2, 2021

NYC woke up today and chose violence https://t.co/NGJlOM6rhA

— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) July 3, 2021

i’d argue the NYC government should invest more in fact-checking election results than throwing shade https://t.co/gsJUTnGpaQ

— Taniel (@Taniel) July 3, 2021

doesn’t NYC have a sewer utility for this kind of crap https://t.co/piprdFzC9Q

— NE Ohio Regional Sewer District (@neorsd) July 3, 2021

Exceptionally poor taste https://t.co/duoEk78nKA

— Evan Siegfried (@evansiegfried) July 3, 2021

?

— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) July 3, 2021

Why is NYC’s Twitter account just taking random shots at Cleveland? https://t.co/24hJ2aSKW6

— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) July 3, 2021

So weird that New Yorkers have a reputation for being dicks. https://t.co/bJzm0h5DHP

— Matt Welch (@MattWelch) July 3, 2021