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New York (IPA: /nuː jɔɹk/) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States of America. With 62 counties, it is the country's third most populous state. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and shares a water border with Rhode Island as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Its five largest cities are New York City (also the largest city in the United States), Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse.

New York City is known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a transportation and manufacturing center.

New York was inhabited by Algonquian, Iroquois, and Lenape indigenous people at the time Dutch and French nationals moved into the region in the very early 17th century. First claimed by Henry Hudson in 1609, the region came to have Dutch forts in Fort Orange, present day Albany, NY, in 1614 and was colonized by the Dutch in 1624, at both Albany and Manhattan; it later fell to British annexation in 1664. About one third of all of the battles of the Revolutionary War took place in New York. The state ratified the United States Constitution in 1788, the 11th state to do so; its own constitution was enacted in 1777.

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Located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States of America, New York state was one of the original 13 British colonies. Often overshadowed by its eponymous megacity, the state has incredible historical sites throughout the north. Outside of its densely populated southeast corner, New York is largely agricultural. It is a major producer of dairy products (3rd in the nation after California and Wisconsin), is the nation's most prolific grower of cabbage, and has an expanding wine industry. New York is bordered by the states of Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec, and Ontario.

Regions

Some people say that New York has two regions: New York City, and "Upstate", i.e., everything else. In fact New York is a large state with a number of distinct regions.
  • The Catskills
  • Thousand Islands -- more than just salad dressing
  • Long Island
  • Finger Lakes -- pretty lakes, breathtaking gorges and fantastic wine tours.
  • The Adirondacks
  • The Hudson Valley
  • The Mohawk Valley (Central New York)
  • Western New York
  • Southern Tier


    • Cities

  • Albany - The state capital
  • Bainbridge - Little upstate town with several antique shops
  • Binghamton
  • Buffalo
  • Cooperstown -- Historic town and home of National Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Ithaca -- a small town with an attitude
  • Montgomery
  • New York City - The Big Apple
  • Niagara Falls
  • Plattsburgh - "ville de lac"
  • Rochester
  • Saranac Lake - "America's Emerald Village"
  • Saratoga Springs - "The Spa City"
  • Syracuse
  • Utica
  • Woodstock


    • Other destinations

  • Elizabethtown
  • Essex -- Charming Federal period town on the shores of Lake Champlain.
  • Keene
  • Keene Valley -- Great rock and ice climbing.
  • Keeseville
  • Lake Placid -- Former host to the Winter Olympics, it's now a charming, but pricey tourist town.
  • Lake George -- Vacation spot in upstate New York situated on a lake.
  • Moriah
  • Peru
  • Port Henry
  • Saranac Lake -- All American City.
  • West Point
  • Westport
  • Willsboro


    • Get in

    The most popular type of way to getting in New York is by plane and you can find many flights from different airports.

    See

  • The Niagara Falls themselves. (yeah, eventhough they're in new zealand, idiot!!)


    • Do

    Nestled among the glacial valleys of the Finger Lakes, only a few miles from Canandaigua lake, is a thriving regional hand crafts community: the Rochester Folk Art Guild. The guild has been producing fine art for over 35 years. It hosts a small crafts gallery; as well as the ceramics, woodworking, sewing and weaving workshops located there. 1445 Upper Hill Rd, Middlesex, +1 585 554-5317, .

    Eat

    Like a pig, as always - you could eat yourself to death on those portions!!

    Drink

    As if your not going to wake up the next day

    Stay safe

    People should probably be more worried about you than you are about them!!

    Get out

    You boring git!


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