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| Official language(s) | None | ||||||||||
| Demonym | New Yorker | ||||||||||
| Capital | Albany | ||||||||||
| Largest city | New York City | ||||||||||
| Largest metro area | New York metropolitan area | ||||||||||
| Area | Ranked 27th in the US | ||||||||||
| - Total | 54,556 sq mi (141,299 km²) |
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| - Width | 285 miles (455 km) | ||||||||||
| - Length | 330 miles (530 km) | ||||||||||
| - % water | 13. The Flag of the State of New York is the state's coat of arms on a blue background The Seal of New York is almost the same as the flag, but in a seal. This is a list of US state nicknames, including officially adopted Nicknames and other traditional nicknames for individual states of the United States. Here is a list of state Mottos for the states of the United States of America. The United States does not have an Official language; however the majority of the population speaks English as a native language (about 82% A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Washington DC has been the capital of the United States since 1800 Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. This is a list of the largest cities of US states by population The City of New York Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced The New York metropolitan area, often referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the most populous Metropolitan area in the United States and is also one Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. This is a complete list of the states of the United States and its major territories ordered by total area, land area, and water area The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 3 | ||||||||||
| - Latitude | 40° 30′ N to 45° 1′ N | ||||||||||
| - Longitude | 71° 51′ W to 79° 46′ W | ||||||||||
| Population | Ranked 3rd in the US | ||||||||||
| - Total | 18,976,457 | ||||||||||
| - Density | 401. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology This is a list of states of the United States by population (with inhabited non-state jurisdictions included for comparison as of July 1, 2007, according to the This article is a list of the 50 US States ordered by Population density. 92/sq mi 155. 18/km² (6th in the US) |
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| - Highest point | Mount Marcy[2] 5,344 ft (1,629 m) |
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| - Mean | 1,000 ft (305 m) | ||||||||||
| - Lowest point | Atlantic Ocean[2] 0 ft (0 m) |
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| Admission to Union | July 26, 1788 (11th) | ||||||||||
| Governor | David Paterson (D) | ||||||||||
| Lieutenant Governor | Joseph Bruno (R) (acting) | ||||||||||
| U.S. Senators | Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) |
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| Congressional Delegation | List | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | ||||||||||
| Abbreviations | NY US-NY | ||||||||||
| Website | www.ny.gov | ||||||||||
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New York City, which is both the largest city in the state and in the United States, is known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center. The City of New York Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor It was named after the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland. For the nursery rhyme see The Grand Old Duke of York. The title Duke of York is a title of Nobility in the British Peerage James II of England and Ireland James VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 &ndash 16 September 1701 was King of England, King of Scots, Later that same year James England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
New York was inhabited by the Algonquin, Iroquois, and Lenape Native American groups at the time Dutch and French nationals moved into the region in the early 17th century. The Algonquins (or Algonkins) are an aboriginal North American people speaking Algonquin, an Anishinaabe language. The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the "League of Peace and Power" the "Five Nations" the "Six Nations" or the "People of the Longhouse The shannon (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans were in the 17th century organized bands of Native American peoples with shared cultural and linguistic Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( First claimed by Henry Hudson in 1609, the region came to have Dutch forts in Fort Orange, near the site of the present-day capital of Albany in 1614 and was colonized by the Dutch in 1624, at both Albany and Manhattan; it later fell to British annexation in 1664. Henry Hudson' (1570 &ndash 1611 was an English Sea explorer and Navigator in the early 17th century Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Fort Orange (Fort Oranje was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York About one third of all of the battles of the Revolutionary War took place in New York. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" New York became an independent state on July 9, 1776 and enacted its constitution in 1777. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The state ratified the United States Constitution on July 26, 1788 to become the 11th state. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap According to the US Department of Commerce, it is also the state of choice for foreign visitors, leading both Florida and California in tourism. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
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Geography
New York covers 54,556 square miles (141,299 km²) and ranks as 27th largest state by size. The Geography of New York State varies widely While the state is best known for New York City 's urban atmosphere especially Manhattan 's skyscrapers most [3] The Great Appalachian Valley dominates eastern New York, while Lake Champlain is the chief northern feature of the valley, which also includes the Hudson River flowing southward to the Atlantic Ocean. The Great Valley, also called the Great Appalachian Valley or Great Valley Region, is one of the major landform features of eastern North America. Lake Champlain (French lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater Lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami The rugged Adirondack Mountains, with vast tracts of wilderness, lie west of the valley. The Adirondack Mountains are a Mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin Most of the southern part of the state is on the Allegheny plateau, which rises from the southeast to the Catskill Mountains. The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills) a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany The western section of the state is drained by the Allegheny River and rivers of the Susquehanna and Delaware systems. The Allegheny River is a principal Tributary of the Ohio River and is located in the Eastern United States. The Susquehanna River (originally "Sasquesahanough" per the 1612 John Smith map is a River located in the northeastern United States. The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The Delaware River Basin Compact, signed in 1961 by New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the federal government, regulates the utilization of water of the Delaware system. The highest elevation in New York is Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks. [2]
New York's borders touch (clockwise from the west) two Great Lakes (Erie and Ontario, which are connected by the Niagara River); the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in Canada; Lake Champlain; three New England states (Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut); the Atlantic Ocean, and two Mid-Atlantic states (New Jersey and Pennsylvania). Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. The Niagara River flows to the north from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Lake Champlain (French lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater Lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern In addition, Rhode Island shares a water border with New York. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States
Contrasting with New York City's urban atmosphere, the vast majority of the state is dominated by farms, forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes. The City of New York New York's Adirondack Park is the largest state park in the United States. The Adirondack Park is a publicly-protected area located in northeast New York. It is larger than the Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Glacier and Olympic National Parks combined. New York established the first state park in the United States at Niagra Falls in 1885. Niagara Falls, on the Niagara River as it flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is a popular attraction. The Niagara Falls are massive Waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario The Hudson River begins with Lake Tear of the Clouds and flows south through the eastern part of the state without draining Lakes George or Champlain. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami Lake Tear of the Clouds ( is a small tarn, in Essex County New York, on the southwest slope of Mount Marcy; it is both the highest lake in the state and Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long narrow Lake at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, northern New York Lake Champlain (French lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater Lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States Lake George empties at its north end into Lake Champlain, whose northern end extends into Canada, where it drains into the Richelieu and then the St. Lawrence Rivers. The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It flows from Lake Champlain about 171 km (106 miles north ending into the St Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway Four of New York City's five boroughs are on the three islands at the mouth of the Hudson River: Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island. In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches
"Upstate" and "Downstate" are common terms used to distinguish New York State counties north of suburban Westchester and Rockland counties, on the one hand, from the New York City metropolitan area on th other. Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. Westchester County is a primarily Suburban county located in the U Rockland County is a County located in the US state of New York, 12 miles north-northwest of New York City. Upstate New York typically includes the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains, the Shawangunk Ridge, the Finger Lakes and the Great Lakes in the west; and Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Oneida Lake in the northeast; and rivers such as the Delaware, Genesee, Mohawk, and Susquehanna. The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills) a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany The Adirondack Mountains are a Mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin The Shawangunk Ridge (also known as the Shawangunk Mountains, or The Gunks; pronounced by some locals as "SHONG-gum" (/ˈʃɑŋgʌm/ is a ridge of mountains The Finger Lakes are a chain of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York that are a popular tourist destination The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. Lake Champlain (French lac Champlain) is a natural freshwater Lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long narrow Lake at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, northern New York Oneida Lake is the largest lake entirely within New York (798 square miles The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The Genesee River's ( Čunehstí•yu• in Tuscarora) name is derived from the Seneca tribe word meaning good valley or pleasant valley The Mohawk River is a long River in the US state of New York. The Susquehanna River (originally "Sasquesahanough" per the 1612 John Smith map is a River located in the northeastern United States. Central New York is the region centered around Syracuse and Utica, regions west of Syracuse are "Western New York" (i. e. Rochester and Buffalo), Binghamton, Elmira and west along the Pennsylvania line is the "Southern Tier," and "The North Country" is the region between the Adirondacks and the Canadian border, from the Watertown area to Plattsburgh. Residents of neighboring states and provinces may use the term "New York State" to refer to Upstate New York, to distinguish the region from New York City.
Climate
New York has a humid continental climate. The humid continental climate is a Climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between [4] Weather in New York is heavily influenced by two continental air masses: a warm, humid one from the southwest and a cold, dry one from the northwest. A cool, humid airflow from the North Atlantic also has an effect on weather in the state, albeit to a lesser extent than the continental ones. [4] Many continental frontal boundaries move across New York, and storm systems moving north along the coast often affect the southern areas of the state. [4]
The winters are long and cold in the Plateau Divisions of the state. In the majority of winter seasons, a temperature of −13 °F (−25 °C) or lower can be expected in the northern highlands (Northern Plateau) and 5 °F (−15 °C) or colder in the southwestern and east-central highlands (Southern Plateau). The Adirondack region records from 35 to 45 days with below zero temperatures in normal to severe winters. Much of Upstate New York, particularly Western and Central New York, are typically affected by lake-effect snows. This usually results in high yearly snowfall totals in these regions. Winters are also long and cold in both Western and Central New York, though not as cold as the Adirondack region. The New York City metro area in comparison to the rest of the state is milder in the winter. Thanks in part to geography (its proximity to the Atlantic and being shielded to the north and west by hillier terrain), the New York metro area usually sees far less snow than the rest of the state. Lake-effect snow rarely affects the New York metro area, except for its extreme northwestern suburbs. Winters also tend to be noticeably shorter here than the rest of the state.
The summer climate is cool in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and higher elevations of the Southern Plateau. The New York City area and lower portions of the Hudson Valley have rather warm summers by comparison, with some periods of high, uncomfortable humidity. The remainder of New York State enjoys pleasantly warm summers, marred by only occasional, brief intervals of sultry conditions. Summer daytime temperatures usually range from the upper 70s to mid 80s °F (25 to 30 °C) over much of the State, producing an atmospheric environment favorable to many athletic, recreational, and other outdoor activities.
New York ranks 46th among the 50 states in the amount of greenhouse gases generated per person. Greenhouse gases are gaseous constituents of the atmosphere bothnatural and anthropogenic that absorb and emit radiation at specific wavelengths within the spectrum of thermal infrared This efficiency is primarily due to the state's relatively higher rate of mass transit use. [5]
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Albany | 31/13 | 34/16 | 44/25 | 57/36 | 70/46 | 78/55 | 82/60 | 80/58 | 71/50 | 60/39 | 48/31 | 36/20 |
| Binghamton | 28/15 | 31/17 | 41/25 | 53/35 | 66/46 | 73/54 | 78/59 | 76/57 | 68/50 | 57/40 | 44/31 | 33/21 |
| Buffalo | 31/18 | 33/19 | 42/26 | 54/36 | 66/48 | 75/57 | 80/62 | 78/60 | 70/53 | 59/43 | 47/34 | 36/24 |
| Long Beach | 39/23 | 40/24 | 48/31 | 58/40 | 69/49 | 77/60 | 83/66 | 82/64 | 75/57 | 64/45 | 54/36 | 44/28 |
| New York | 38/26 | 41/28 | 50/35 | 61/44 | 71/54 | 79/63 | 84/69 | 82/68 | 75/60 | 64/50 | 53/41 | 43/32 |
| Rochester | 31/17 | 33/17 | 43/25 | 55/35 | 68/46 | 77/55 | 81/60 | 79/59 | 71/51 | 60/41 | 47/33 | 36/23 |
| Syracuse | 31/14 | 34/16 | 43/24 | 56/35 | 68/46 | 77/55 | 82/60 | 80/59 | 71/51 | 60/40 | 47/32 | 36/21 |
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New York has an overall temperate climate. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Binghamton, known as The Parlor City is a City located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Long Beach is a city in Nassau County, New York on a Barrier island off the South Shore of Long Island and one of only The City of New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 In places like Smithtown on Long Island, the climate is warmer than somewhere up north like Ticonderoga, where both the latitude and altitude is higher. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches In Smithtown, the average high July temperature is 83 degrees fahrenheit,[6] while in Ticonderoga the average high in July is 81 degrees fahrenheit. [7]
State parks
- See also: List of New York state parks
New York has many state parks and two major forest preserves. Adirondack Park, roughly the size of the state of Vermont and the largest state park in the United States, was established in 1892 and given state constitutional protection in 1894. The Adirondack Park is a publicly-protected area located in northeast New York. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The thinking that led to the creation of the Park first appeared in George Perkins Marsh's Man and Nature, published in 1864. George Perkins Marsh ( March 15, 1801 &ndash July 23, 1882) an American Diplomat and Philologist, is considered Man and Nature is a book written by George Perkins Marsh in 1864. Marsh argued that deforestation could lead to desertification; referring to the clearing of once-lush lands surrounding the Mediterranean, he asserted "the operation of causes set in action by man has brought the face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon. "
The Catskill Park was protected in legislation passed in 1885,[8] which declared that its land was to be conserved and never put up for sale or lease. The Catskill Park is in the Catskill Mountains in New York in the United States. Consisting of 700,000 acres (2,800 km²) of land,[8] the park is a habitat for bobcats, minks and fishers. There are some 400 black bears living in the region. The state operates numerous campgrounds and there are over 300 miles (480 km) of multi-use trails in the Park.
The Montauk Point State Park boasts the famous Montauk Lighthouse, commissioned by President George Washington, which is a major tourist attraction and is located in the township of East Hampton, Suffolk County. Montauk Point State Park is located in the hamlet of Montauk at the eastern tip of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. The Montauk Point Light is a Lighthouse, located in Montauk Point State Park at the easternmost point of Long Island. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the East Hampton is a town located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York and is the easternmost town on the South Shore of Long Island Suffolk County is a county located in the US state of New York. Hither Hills park offers camping and is a popular destination with surfcasting sport fishermen. Hither Hills State Park is a State park located on the southern shore near the eastern tip of Long Island in Suffolk County New York in the USA
History
During the 17th century, Dutch trading posts established for the purchase of pelts from the Iroquois and other tribes expanded into the colony of New Netherlands. The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the "League of Peace and Power" the "Five Nations" the "Six Nations" or the "People of the Longhouse New Netherland (Dutch Nieuw-Nederland, Latin Novum Belgium or Nova Belgica) 1614–1674 is the name of the former Dutch territory on the eastern coast The first of these trading posts were Fort Nassau (1614, near present-day Albany); Fort Orange (1624, on the Hudson River just south of nowadays city of Albany (to replace the already mentioned Fort Nassau), developing into settlement Beverwijck (1647), and into nowadays Albany); Fort Amsterdam (1625, to develop into the town New Amsterdam which is present-day New York City); and Esopus, (1653, now Kingston). Fort Nassau (North was a Dutch fort constructed on an island in the Hudson River near present day Albany in 1614. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Fort Orange (Fort Oranje was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami The name Fort Nassau was used by the Dutch in the 17th century for several fortifications mostly trading stations named for the House of Orange-Nassau. Beverwyck was a fur-trading community north of Fort Orange on the Hudson River in New Netherland that was to become Albany New York when the Fort Amsterdam (subsequently named Fort James, Fort Willem Hendrick, Fort James (again Fort William, Fort Anne and Fort George) New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City. The City of New York Kingston is a City in Ulster County, New York, United States. The British captured the colony during the Second Anglo-Dutch War and governed it as the Province of New York. The Second Anglo-Dutch War was fought between England and the United Provinces from 4 March, 1665 until 31 July, 1667. The Province of New York (1664-1776 (Provincie New York resulted from the capture of the Dutch Republic colony of Provincie Nieuw-Nederland by the Agitation for independence during the 1770s brought the American Revolution. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
New York endorsed the Declaration of Independence on July 9, 1776. The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a [9] The New York state constitution was framed by a convention which assembled at White Plains, New York on July 10, 1776, and after repeated adjournments and changes of location, terminated its labors at Kingston, New York on Sunday evening, April 20, 1777, when the new constitution was adopted with but one dissenting vote. Alternative meaning Constitutional convention (political custom A constitutional convention is a gathering for the purpose of writing a new The City of White Plains is the County seat of Westchester County New York. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Kingston is a City in Ulster County, New York, United States. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was not submitted to the people for ratification. It was drafted by John Jay. John Jay (December 12 1745 – May 17 1829 was an American Politician, Statesman, revolutionary, Diplomat, a Supreme Court On 30 July 1777, George Clinton was inaugurated as the first Governor of New York at Kingston. This page is for the US Vice President For others of that name see George Clinton. The Governor of New York is the head of the Executive branch of New York 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military
The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga provided the cannon and gunpowder necessary to force a British withdrawal from the Siege of Boston in 1775. The capture of Fort Ticonderoga was an event early in the American Revolutionary War. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 Background Prior to 1775 the British had imposed taxes onto the Americans which they did not take kindly to The first major battle of the American Revolutionary War after independence was declared - and the largest battle of the entire war - was fought in New York at the Battle of Long Island (a. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Background On March 17 1776 the British fleet retreated to Halifax Nova Scotia to refit after the end of the year-long Siege of Boston. k. a Battle of Brooklyn) in 1776, and the first of two major British armies were captured by the Continental Army at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, influencing France to ally with the revolutionaries. The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America Background See also Saratoga campaign The British plan and Howe's blunder The original conception of the campaign had been for Burgoyne with some eight This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The withdrawal of General George Washington from Manhattan Island was followed by the British making New York City their military and political base of operations in North America for the duration of the conflict, and consequently the center of attention for Washington's intelligence network. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Like many Wars much of the American Revolutionary War was fought by means other than the armies of George Washington, Howe, John Burgoyne The notorious British prison ships of Wallabout Bay saw more American combatants die of intentional neglect than were killed in combat in every battle of the war, combined. A prison ship, historically sometimes called a prison hulk, is a vessel used as a Prison, often to hold convicts awaiting transportation to penal colonies Wallabout Bay is small body of water in Upper New York Bay along the northwest shore of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, between the present Early career Jersey was built during a time of peace in Britain. Four of the Iroquois nations fought on the side of the British. The Iroquois Confederacy (also known as the "League of Peace and Power" the "Five Nations" the "Six Nations" or the "People of the Longhouse They were defeated in the Sullivan Expedition of 1779. Background When the American Revolutionary War began British officials as well as the colonial Continental Congress sought the allegiance (or at least the neutrality [10] Suffering privations, many members moved to Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Most, absent or present, lost their land after the war. Some of the land purchases are the subject of modern-day claims by the individual tribes. [11] As per the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, and approved by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784, formally the last vestige of British authority in the former Thirteen Colonies - their troops in New York City - departed in 1783, which was long afterwards celebrated as Evacuation Day. The Thirteen Colonies were part of what became known as British America, a name that was used by Great Britain until the Treaty of Paris (1783 recognized the Following the American Revolution, Evacuation Day on November 25 marks the day in 1783 when the last vestige of British authority in the [12]
New York state was one of the original thirteen colonies that became the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It was the 11th state to ratify the United States Constitution, on July 26, 1788. The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap [13]
Transportation in western New York was difficult before canals were built in the early part of the nineteenth century. The Hudson and Mohawk Rivers could be navigated only as far as Central New York. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami The Mohawk River is a long River in the US state of New York. While the St. Lawrence River could be navigated to Lake Ontario, the way westward to the other Great Lakes was blocked by Niagara Falls, and so the only route to western New York was over land. Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. The Niagara Falls are massive Waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border separating the Canadian province of Ontario Governor DeWitt Clinton strongly advocated building a canal to connect the Hudson River with Lake Erie, and thus all the Great Lakes. DeWitt Clinton ( March 2, 1769 Little Britain New York February 11, 1828 Albany New York) was an early American politician Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. Work commenced in 1817, and the Erie Canal was finished in 1825. The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes [14] The canal opened up vast areas of New York to commerce and settlement, and enabled port cities such as Buffalo to grow and prosper. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State.
The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor on October 28, 1886. Ellis Island opened as the primary immigration depot in the U. S. in 1892.
- See also: New York State Constitutions
Demographics
Population
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. According to the US Census Bureau, as of 2006 New York was the third largest state in population after California and Texas, with an estimated population of | %± | |
| 1790 | 340,120 |
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| 1800 | 589,051 | 73. 2% | |
| 1810 | 959,049 | 62. 8% | |
| 1820 | 1,372,851 | 43. 1% | |
| 1830 | 1,918,608 | 39. 8% | |
| 1840 | 2,428,921 | 26. 6% | |
| 1850 | 3,097,394 | 27. 5% | |
| 1860 | 3,880,735 | 25. 3% | |
| 1870 | 4,382,759 | 12. 9% | |
| 1880 | 5,082,871 | 16. 0% | |
| 1890 | 5,997,853 | 18. 0% | |
| 1900 | 7,268,894 | 21. 2% | |
| 1910 | 9,113,614 | 25. 4% | |
| 1920 | 10,385,227 | 14. 0% | |
| 1930 | 12,588,066 | 21. 2% | |
| 1940 | 13,479,142 | 7. 1% | |
| 1950 | 14,830,192 | 10. 0% | |
| 1960 | 16,782,304 | 13. 2% | |
| 1970 | 18,236,967 | 8. 7% | |
| 1980 | 17,558,072 | -3. 7% | |
| 1990 | 17,990,455 | 2. 5% | |
| 2000 | 18,976,457 | 5. 5% | |
| Est. 2007 | 19,297,729 | 1. 7% | |
As of 2006, New York was the third largest state in population after California and Texas, with an estimated population of 19,306,183. [15] This represents an increase of 329,362, or 1. 7%, since the year 2000; it includes a natural increase since the last census of 601,779 people (1,576,125 births minus 974,346 deaths) and a decrease due to net migration of 422,481 people out of the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 820,388 people, and migration within the country produced a net loss of about 800,213. American immigration ( emigration to the United States of America) refers to the movement of non-residents to the United States.
In spite of the open land in the state, New York's population is very urban, with 92% of residents living in an urban area. [16]
New York is a slow growing state with a large rate of migration to other states. In 2000 and 2005, more people moved from New York to Florida than from any one state to another. [17] New York state is a leading destination for international immigration, however. The center of population of New York is located in Orange County, in the town of Deerpark. In Demographics, the center of population of a region is the geographical point nearest to all the inhabitants of that region on average Orange County is a County located in the US state of New York. Deerpark is a Town in Orange County, New York, United States. [18] New York City and its eight suburban counties (excluding those in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania) have a combined population of 13,209,006 people, or 68. 42% of the state's population. [19]
Racial and ancestral makeup
The major ancestry groups in New York state are African American (15. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 8%), Italian (14. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship 4%), Irish (12. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. 9%), and German (11. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry 1%). [20] According to a 2004 estimate, 20. 4% of the population is foreign-born.
New York is home to the largest Dominican and Jamaican American population in the United States. A Dominican American (also Dominican-York) is an American who has ancestry from the Dominican Republic (not to be mistaken for Dominicans from the Commonwealth Jamaican Americans are Americans of Jamaican heritage or Jamaican-born people who live in the United States of America. The New York City neighborhood of Harlem has historically been a major cultural capital for sub saharan African-Americans and Bedford Stuyvesant is the largest in the United States. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center Bedford-Stuyvesant (pron \ˈstī-və-sənt\ (also known as Bed-Stuy) is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City, USA, borough Queens, also in New York City, is home to the state's largest Asian-American population, and is also the most diverse county in the United States. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian
In the 2000 Census, Italian-Americans make up the largest ancestral group in Staten Island and Long Island, followed by Irish-Americans. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. Albany and southeast-central New York are heavily Irish-American and Italian-American. In Buffalo and western New York, German-Americans are the largest group; in the northern tip of the state, French-Canadians. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry
6. 5% of New York's population were under 5 years of age, 24. 7% under 18, and 12. 9% were 65 or older. Females made up 51. 8% of the population.
New York State has a higher number of Italian-Americans than any other U. S. state.
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 13. 61% of the population aged 5 and over speak Spanish at home, while 2. 04% speak Chinese (including Cantonese and Mandarin), 1. 65% Italian, and 1. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. 23% Russian [4]. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
Religion
Catholics comprise more than 40% of the population in New York. Roman Catholicism in the United States has grown dramatically over the country's history from being a tiny minority faith during the time of the Thirteen Colonies [21] Protestants are 30% of the population, Jews 5%, Muslims 3. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion 5%, Buddhists 1%, and 13% claim no religious affiliation. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices
Cities and towns
- For lists of cities, towns, and counties in New York, see List of cities in New York, List of towns in New York, List of villages in New York, List of counties in New York, List of census-designated places in New York and Administrative divisions of New York. This List of the 62 cities in New York State USA, is an alphabetic list that also gives the primary county in which each city is located As of the 2000 Census, the 62 counties of New York State are subdivided into 932 towns and 62 cities. List of villages in New York, arranged in alphabetical order A Adams ( Jefferson County) Addison There are 62 counties in the State of New York. The first twelve counties in New York were created immediately after the British annexation of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam As of the 2000 census, there are 434 census-designated places (CDPs in New York State. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U
The largest city in the state and the most populous city in the United States is New York City, which comprises five counties, the Bronx, New York (Manhattan), Queens, Kings (Brooklyn), and Richmond (Staten Island). The City of New York New York City is home to more than two-fifths of the state's population. The ten largest cities are:[22]
- New York City (8,274,527)
- Buffalo (279,745)
- Rochester (211,091)
- Yonkers (196,425)
- Syracuse (141,683)
- Albany (93,523)
- New Rochelle (72,967)
- Mount Vernon (67,924)
- Schenectady (61,280)
- Utica (59,336)
The location of these population centers within the state stays remarkably true to the major transportation and trade routes in the early nineteenth century, primarily the Erie Canal and railroads paralleling it. The City of New York Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the US State of New York (behind Rochester, Buffalo, and New York City) and the largest city in Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. New Rochelle ( French: Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in the south-east portion of the U Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County New York. It lies on the border of the New York City Borough of the Bronx. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes Today, Interstate 90 acts as a modern counterpart to commercial water routes. In the US state of New York, Interstate 90 spans from the Pennsylvania border at Ripley to the Massachusetts border
The smallest city is Sherrill, New York, located just west of the Town of Vernon in Oneida County. Sherrill is a City in Oneida County, New York, United States. Vernon is a Town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 5335 at the 2000 census Oneida County is the name of several counties in the United States: Oneida County Idaho Oneida County New York Albany is the state capital, and the Town of Hempstead is the civil township with the largest population. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. The Town of Hempstead is one of the three towns (otherwise known as Civil townships) in Nassau County, New York, United States.
The southern tip of New York State—New York City, its suburbs including Long Island, the southern portion of the Hudson Valley, and most of northern New Jersey—can be considered to form the central core of a "megalopolis", a super-city stretching from the northern suburbs of Boston to the southern suburbs of Washington D.C. in Virginia and therefore occasionally called "BosWash". The geography of New York City is characterized by its coastal position at the meeting of the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean in a naturally Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A megalopolis (or megapolis) is defined as an extensive Metropolitan area or a long chain of roughly continuous metropolitan areas Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Northeastern_United_States#The_Northeast_as_a_megalopolis BosWash (also referred to as BoWash, BosNYwash, the Northeast Corridor, the
Economy
New York's gross state product in 2006 was $1. 02 trillion, ranking third in size behind the larger states of California and Texas. [23] If New York were an independent nation, it would rank as the 16th largest economy in the world behind South Korea. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Its 2005 per capita personal income was $40,072, an increase of 4. 2% from 2004, placing it fifth in the nation behind Maryland, and eighth in the world behind Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world New York's agricultural outputs are dairy products, cattle and other livestock, vegetables, nursery stock, and apples. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture A dairy is a facility for the extraction and processing of animal Milk &mdashmostly from goats or cows, but also from buffalo, Sheep Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however A nursery is a place where Plants are propagated and grown to usable size The apple is the pomaceous Fruit of the apple tree Species Malus domestica in the Rose family Rosaceae. Its industrial outputs are printing and publishing, scientific instruments, electric equipment, machinery, chemical products, and tourism. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view A machine is any device that uses Energy to perform some activity A chemical substance is a Material with a definite chemical composition. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel
A recent review by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found 13 states, including several of the nation's largest, face budget shortfalls for FY2009. New York faces a deficit that could be as large as $4. A budget deficit occurs when an Entity (often a Government) spends more Money than it takes in 3 billion. [24]
New York exports a wide variety of goods such as foodstuffs, commodities, minerals, manufactured goods, cut diamonds, and automobile parts. New York's five largest export markets in 2004 were Canada ($30. 2 billion), United Kingdom ($3. 3 billion), Japan ($2. 6 billion), Israel ($2. 4 billion), and Switzerland ($1. 8 billion). New York's largest imports are oil, gold, aluminum, natural gas, electricity, rough diamonds, and lumber.
Canada is a very important economic partner for the state. 23% of the state's total worldwide exports went to Canada in 2004. Tourism from the north is also a large part of the economy. Canadians spent US$487 million in 2004 while visiting the state.
New York City is the leading center of banking, finance and communication in the United States and is the location of the New York Stock Exchange, the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar volume. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Many of the world's largest corporations are based in the city.
The state also has a large manufacturing sector that includes printing and the production of garments, furs, railroad equipment and bus line vehicles. Many of these industries are concentrated in upstate regions. Albany and the Hudson Valley are major centers of nanotechnology and microchip manufacturing, while the Rochester area is important in photographic equipment and imaging. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States.
New York is a major agricultural producer, ranking among the top five states for agricultural products such as dairy, apples, cherries, cabbage, potatoes, onions, maple syrup and many others. The state is the largest producer of cabbage in the U. S. The state has about a quarter of its land in farms and produced US$3. 4 billion in agricultural products in 2001. The south shore of Lake Ontario provides the right mix of soils and microclimate for many apple, cherry, plum, pear and peach orchards. Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel A microclimate is a local atmospheric zone where the Climate differs from the surrounding area A plum or gage is a stone fruit Tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. A pear is a pomaceous Fruit produced by a tree of Genus Pyrus. The peach ( Prunus persica) is a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach An orchard is an intentional planting of Trees or Shrubs maintained for Food production. Apples are also grown in the Hudson Valley and near Lake Champlain. The south shore of Lake Erie and the southern Finger Lakes hillsides have many vineyards. The Finger Lakes are a chain of lakes in the west-central section of Upstate New York that are a popular tourist destination New York is the nation's third-largest grape-producing state, behind California, and second largest wine producer by volume. In 2004, New York's wine and grape industry brought US$6 billion into the state economy. The state has 30,000 acres (120 km²) of vineyards, 212 wineries, and produced 200 million bottles of wine in 2004. A moderately sized saltwater commercial fishery is located along the Atlantic side of Long Island. The principal catches by value are clams, lobsters, squid, and flounder. These areas have been increasing as environmental protection has led to an increase in ocean wildlife.
Transportation
New York has one of the most extensive and one of the oldest transportation infrastructures in the country. Engineering difficulties because of the terrain of the state and the unique issues of the city brought on by urban crowding have had to be overcome since the state was young. Population expansion of the state generally followed the path of the early waterways, first the Hudson River and then the Erie Canal. The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes Today, railroad lines and the New York State Thruway follow the same general route. The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll Highway in the U The New York State Department of Transportation is often criticized for how they maintain the roads of the state in certain areas and for the fact that the tolls collected along the roadway have long passed their original purpose. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT is responsible for the development and operation of Highways, railroads, Mass transit systems Until 2006, tolls were collected on the Thruway within The City of Buffalo. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. They were dropped late in 2006 during the campaign for Governor (both candidates called for their removal).
In addition to New York City's famous mass transit subway, four suburban commuter railroad systems enter and leave the city, including the Long Island Rail Road, MTA Metro-North, the PATH system and five of NJTransit's rail services. The Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, or MTA Metro-North Railroad, or more commonly Metro-North, is a Suburban commuter rail service The Port Authority Trans-Hudson ( PATH) is a Rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York with New Jersey, and providing service The New Jersey Transit Corporation (usually shortened to New Jersey Transit, NJ Transit or NJT) is a statewide Public transportation system serving Many of the other cities have urban and regional public transportation. Buffalo also has a Subway line, sometimes called a Lightrail System run by the NFTA, and Rochester had a subway system, although it is mostly destroyed. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Only a small part exists under the old Erie Canal Aqueduct.
Portions of the transportation system are intermodal, allowing travelers to easily switch from one mode of transportation to another. One of the most notable examples is AirTrain JFK which allows rail passengers to travel directly to terminals at John F. AirTrain JFK is an 81- Mile (13- km) People mover system in New York City that connects John F Kennedy International Airport.
- See also: Transportation in New York City
Politics and government
Under its present constitution (adopted in 1938), New York is governed by the same three branches that govern all fifty states of the United States: the executive branch, consisting of the Governor of New York and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch, consisting of the bicameral New York State Legislature; and the judicial branch, consisting of the state's highest court, the New York Court of Appeals, and lower courts. In Political science and Constitutional law, the executive is the branch of government responsible for the day-to-day management of the State. The Governor of New York is the head of the Executive branch of New York 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military A legislature is a type of representative Deliberative assembly with the power to create amend and change Laws The law created by a legislature is called Legislation In Government, bicameralism (bi + Latin la ''camera'' chamber is the practice of having two legislative or Parliamentary chambers Thus a bicameral The New York Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of New York. In Law, the judiciary or judicial system is the system of Courts which administer Justice in the name of the sovereign or State New York Court of Appeals is the highest court in the US state of New York. The state has two U. S. senators, 29 members in the United States House of Representatives, and 31 electoral votes in national presidential elections (a drop from its 41 votes during the 1970s). The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Electoral College consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States.
New York's capital is Albany. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. The state's subordinate political units are its 62 counties. A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Other officially incorporated governmental units are towns, cities, and villages. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U New York has more than 4,200 local governments that take one of these forms. About 52% of all revenue raised by local governments in the state is raised solely by the government of New York City, which is the largest municipal government in the United States. The government of New York City is organized under the City Charter and provides for a "strong" mayor-council system. [25]
The state has a strong imbalance of payments with the federal government. New York State receives 82 cents in services for every $1 it sends in taxes to the federal government in Washington. [26] The state ranks near the bottom, in 42nd place, in federal spending per tax dollar. [27]
Many of New York's public services are carried out by public benefit corporations, frequently called authorities or development corporations. A public benefit corporation is a Public Corporation chartered by a State designed to perform some public service Well known public benefit corporations in New York include the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which oversees New York City's public transportation system, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, a bi-state transportation infrastructure agency. New York State public benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations generally with boards appointed by elected officials The Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA) is a Public benefit corporation responsible for Public transportation in the U The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ( PANYNJ) is a bi-state Port district, established in 1921 (as the Port of New York Authority) through
New York's legal system is explicitly based on English common Law. Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive Capital punishment was declared unconstitutional in 2004. Capital punishment of a Felon in the United States, in modern times is employed and in practice only in cases involving murder [28]
Politics
In the last few decades, New York State has generally supported candidates belonging to the Democratic Party in national elections. The Politics of New York State tend to be more Liberal than in most of the rest of the United States (except New England states for Unlike in most states New York electoral law permits Electoral fusion. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won New York State by 18 percentage points in 2004, while Democrat Al Gore won the state by an even larger margin in 2000. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former New York City is a major Democratic stronghold with liberal politics. Many of the state's other urban areas, such as Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse are also Democratic. Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. Rural upstate New York, however, is generally more conservative than the cities and tends to favor Republicans. Heavily populated Suburban areas such as Westchester County and Long Island have swung between the major parties over the past 25 years, but more often support Democrats. Westchester County is a primarily Suburban county located in the U Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches
New York City is the most important source of political fund-raising in the United States for both major parties. Four of the top five zip codes in the nation for political contributions are in Manhattan. The top zip code, 10021 on the Upper East Side, generated the most money for the 2000 presidential campaigns of both George W. Bush and Al Gore. The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former [29]
Education
The University of the State of New York oversees all public primary, middle-level, and secondary education in the state, while the New York City Department of Education manages the public school system in New York City. History The Board of Regents of the USNY was established by statute in 1784 to provide oversight to King's College (today known as Columbia University) a private institution The New York City Department of Education ( NYCDOE) is the branch of municipal government in New York City that manages the city's public school system
At the college level, the statewide public university system is the State University of New York (SUNY). The City University of New York (CUNY) is the public university system of New York City. The City University of New York (CUNY Acronym ˈkjuːni is the public University system of New York City. SUNY schools SUNY Geneseo and Binghamton University are consistently ranked in the top two best values in education in the nation, according to Kiplinger's. The State University of New York at Geneseo —also known as SUNY Geneseo or colloquially Geneseo State University —is located in Geneseo, Livingston The State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY Binghamton or Binghamton University is one of the four university centers in New York State’s system of Binghamton University was ranked as the, "Premier Public University in the Northeast," according to the Fisk Guide to Colleges. The State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY Binghamton or Binghamton University is one of the four university centers in New York State’s system of The SUNY system consists of 64 community colleges, technical colleges, undergraduate colleges and universities. The four university centers are University at Albany, Binghamton University, University at Buffalo and SUNY Stony Brook. The University at Albany State University of New York, commonly known as the University at Albany is a Public university located in the capital of New The State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY Binghamton or Binghamton University is one of the four university centers in New York State’s system of State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB is a Coeducational public research University, which State University of New York at Stony Brook, commonly known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York
In addition there are many notable private universities, including the oldest Catholic institution in the northeast, Fordham University. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Fordham University is a private University in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. New York is home to both Columbia University and Cornell University, making it the only state to contain more than one Ivy League school. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States.
In total, New York State is home to 307 degree granting institutions making it the second in number behind California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Among the most notable and highest ranked institutions are:
- Bard College
- Binghamton University
- Clarkson University
- Colgate University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Fordham University
- Hamilton College
- Ithaca College
- Manhattanville College
- Marist College
- New York University (NYU)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
- University of Rochester
- Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Siena College
- Skidmore College
- SUNY Geneseo
- SUNY New Paltz
- SUNY Stony Brook
- Syracuse University
- Union College
- Vassar College
Sports
New York hosted the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, the Games known for the USA-USSR hockey game dubbed the "Miracle on Ice" in which a group of American college students and amateurs defeated the heavily-favored Soviet national ice hockey team 4-3 and went on to win the gold medal. Bard College, founded in 1860 is a small selective four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The State University of New York at Binghamton (SUNY Binghamton or Binghamton University is one of the four university centers in New York State’s system of Clarkson University is a private university located in Rural Potsdam, New York. Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County New York, USA Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Fordham University is a private University in the United States, with three campuses located in and around New York City. Hamilton College is a private independent liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York. Ithaca College is a private institution of higher education located on the South Hill of Ithaca New York. Manhattanville College is a private Coeducational Liberal arts college located in Purchase, New York, USA. Marist College is a private Liberal arts college of 180 acres (72 ha located on the east bank of the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York, on New York University ( NYU) is a private, Nonsectarian, Coeducational Research University in New York City. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a Nonsectarian private Research University located in Troy, New York The University of Rochester ( U of R UR) is a private, nonsectarian Coeducational Research University located in Rochester Sarah Lawrence is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States. Siena College is an independent Catholic Liberal Arts College situated on US 9 in the suburban community of Loudonville New York Skidmore College is a private liberal arts college located in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States The State University of New York at Geneseo —also known as SUNY Geneseo or colloquially Geneseo State University —is located in Geneseo, Livingston The State University of New York at New Paltz, known as SUNY New Paltz for short is a public University in New Paltz New York. State University of New York at Stony Brook, commonly known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York. Vassar College is a private Coeducational, liberal arts college situated in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. Professional teams Teams which are no longer in New York Defunct College Sports NCAA NAIA The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in February Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. The Lake Placid also hosted the 1932 Winter Olympics. The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 Along with St. Moritz, Switzerland and Innsbruck, Austria, it is one of the three places to have twice hosted the Winter Olympic Games. St Moritz ( German: Sankt Moritz, Romansh: San Murezzan) is an exclusive resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria.
New York is the home of one National Football League team, the Buffalo Bills, (based in the suburb of Orchard Park); Although the New York Giants and New York Jets represent the New York metropolitan area, they play in Giants Stadium, which is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb Orchard Park is a Town in Erie County, New York in the United States. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The New York metropolitan area, often referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the most populous Metropolitan area in the United States and is also one Giants Stadium, is the home Stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams of the NFL, and the Red Bull New East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. New York also has two Major League Baseball teams, the New York Yankees (based in The Bronx), and the New York Mets (based in Queens). The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Three National Hockey League franchises (the New York Rangers in Manhattan, the New York Islanders in Long Island and the Buffalo Sabres) are based in New York. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The New York Islanders are a professional Ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches The Buffalo Sabres are a professional Ice hockey team based in Buffalo New York. A National Basketball Association team, the New York Knicks is based in Manhattan.
Navy vessel namesakes
There have been at least six United States Navy ships named USS New York in honor of the state. Seven United States Navy ships have borne the name USS New York, five of them after the State of New York and one after New York City The keel was laid for the USS New York (LPD 21) on September 10, 2004 and she will be the seventh US Navy ship to be named for the state. Christening New York was christened on March 1, 2008, in a ceremony at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans Louisiana Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The New York's motto will be "Never Forget. "
The USS New York is one of the San Antonio-class of amphibious transport dock ships (LPD stands for Landing Ship Transport, Dock). Design & development The class's increased vehicle and substantial cargo carrying capacity will make it a key element of 21st century Amphibious Ready Groups Expeditionary Strike The ship will be used to transport and land Marines, their equipment and supplies, such as amphibious vehicles and helicopters. It is one of three similar ships being given names that are associated with September 11. The others are the LPD 24 USS Arlington and the LPD 25 USS Somerset.
Twenty-four tons of steel from the World Trade Center were recycled for construction of the ship. The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan Approximately seven tons were used, reverently, to make the bow section of the ship's hull.
According to Naval records, several other ships have carried the name the USS New York. This new ship was given the name the USS New York when former New York governor George Pataki wrote to Secretary of the Navy Gordon England and requested that the Navy use the name to honor the victims of September 11 and to give it to a surface ship that would be used to fight the War on Terror. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York serving three consecutive The United States Secretary of the Navy ( SECNAV) is the Civilian head of the Department of the Navy. Gordon Richard England ( September 15, 1937) is an American Businessman who currently serves as the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense The War on Terrorism (also known as the War on Terror) is the common term for the military political and legal, and ideological conflict and specifically for U This is an exception to the current use of state names for submarines only. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability
The first ship to carry the name USS New York was an armed gondola built by Revolutionary War General Benedict Arnold in 1776. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Benedict Arnold V ( – June 14, 1801) was a General during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental She was burned to avoid capture later in the Revolutionary War.
The second ship named USS New York was a 36-gun frigate built in New York and commissioned in 1800. Service history Caribbean Departing New York on 22 October 1800 the ship sailed for the Caribbean convoying the Brig Amazon and her cargo to For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship She saw service in the Mediterranean in the war against the Barbary Pirates. The Barbary pirates, also sometimes called Ottoman corsairs, were Muslim Pirates and Privateers that operated from North Africa, from She was burned by the British in 1814 while she was in the Washington Navy Yard. The Washington Navy Yard is the former Shipyard and ordnance plant of the United States Navy in Washington D
The third USS New York was one of nine built to discourage a future war with Britain after the war of 1812. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. The threat abated, so she was never launched. Union forces later burned the 74-gun ship of the line to avoid her capture at the start of the American Civil War. During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
Beginning in 1863, a screw sloop was being built that would have carried the name USS New York, but it also never got launched, being sold in 1888. A screw sloop is a Propeller -driven Sloop-of-war. In the 19th century during the introduction of the Steam engine, Ships driven by propellers
The fifth USS New York (ACR 2) was a armored cruiser commissioned in 1893. USS New York (ACR-2 Assigned to the South Atlantic Squadron, New York departed New York Harbor 27 December 1893 for The armored cruiser, or armoured cruiser (see spelling differences) is a type of Cruiser, a naval warship. She was used in the Spanish-American War and was the flagship of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba (July 3, 1898), which destroyed the Spanish fleet. flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels a designation given on account of being either the largest fastest newest most heavily armed or for publicity purposes the most well Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. William Thomas Sampson ( 9 February 1840 &ndash 6 May 1902) was a United States Navy Admiral known for his victory The Battle of Santiago de Cuba, fought between Spain and the United States on July 3 1898, was the largest naval engagement of the Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common She was later renamed the USS Saratoga in 1911 and then renamed again as the USS Rochester in 1917. USS Saratoga may refer to One of several United States Navy ships named after the Battle of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary USS Rochester has been the name of many ships of the United States Navy.
The sixth was the battleship USS New York (BB 34), commissioned in 1914. A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were Service Life Ordered south soon after commissioning New York was Flagship for Rear Admiral Frank F She saw service in both World War I and World War II. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including She participated in atomic testing off the Bikini Islands surviving both an atmospheric explosion and an underwater detonation. Operation Crossroads was a series of Nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States in the summer of 1946 She was used as a target ship in 1948 and was sunk off Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
Finally, the Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine USS New York City (SSN 696) was in service from 1979 until 1997. Characteristics Capabilities According to the US government the top speed of Los Angeles -class submarines is over 25 knots (46 km/h 29 mph [30][31]
See also
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External links
- New York travel guide from Wikitravel
- New York State at the Open Directory Project
- New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation
- State of New York Website
- New York Governor Website
- NYProfiles.com - Profiles of New Yorkers
- I Love New York - official New York State tourism website
- Population of each county
- USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of New York
- US Census Bureau
- New York State Facts
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New York
-proper noun
- A state of the United States of America. Capital: Albany.
- The largest city in New York State, and formerly the capital of the USA.
-adjective
- Of a style, particularly of food, originating in New York.
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