“I promise, New Yorkers are not trying to yuck your yum with ‘Empire State of Mind,’ but it is NOT our anthem,” reads the post in question. “Please play one of these instead.” The post goes on to cite Ja Rule’s “New York” ( previously used by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani ), Nas ’s “N.Y. State of Mind,” Billy Joel ’s “New York State of Mind” (featured in a new Nike commercial helmed by Josh Safdie ), and more as alternative anthem contenders. The conversation only grew from there, with users on Threads, the X-like platform launched by Meta back in 2023, chiming in with their own picks.…