“The New York Post owes Utica and Oneida County better journalism,” he said. According to Oneida County Tourism, visitors generated approximately $2.1 billion in direct tourism sales in Oneida County during 2024. “If the New York Post wants to write about Utica and Oneida County, I welcome the coverage,” he said. Buried underneath the insults and the questionable narrative, the New York Post may have stumbled onto one of Utica's biggest advantages. And maybe, in the end, this New York Post story can serve as something other than an insult.