Quick Facts
Capital City:
Albany
Population: 19,306,183
Top Industry:
Agriculture
Total Area: 54,520
square miles
New
York State can be roughly divided
into a southern half and a northern half. Each of these regions are
quite different from each other. The southern region is home to New
York City and many smaller cities. Northern New York State, often
referred to as Upstate New York, while more rural, is home to many
important cities, including the state's capital of Albany.
Cities
in Southern New York State
New
York City
New
York City is not only the largest
state in New York, but it is also the largest city in the United
States. Some regard it as one of the world's most important cities
as it is home to the United Nations, the New York Stock Exchange, and
the headquarters of many international companies. Known as the Big
Apple, New York is well-known for its theatre district and tourism
industry.
White
Plains
A
suburb of New York City, White Plains
is just north of Yonkers, located near the Connecticut border. White
Plains has a population just over 53,000.
Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie
is home to a major plant
of IBM. The city is just east of the Hudson River, several miles
north of I-84.
I-84
and I-87 are two of the major
interstates that run through southern New York.
Cities in Upstate New York
Albany
New
York's capital, Albany, is near
the borders of Massachusetts and Vermont. The city is west of the
Hudson River. I-87 continues north from Albany to the Canadian
border.
Rochester
Well
known as the home of
Kodak headquarters, Rochester is just south of Lake Ontario, in the
Finger Lakes region of New York.
Buffalo
Near
the Canadian border, Buffalo is a
gateway city to Niagara Falls, just off Lake Erie. Buffalo is the
second largest city in the state, after New York City, with a
population of around 300,000. Buffalo relies heavily upon the
automobile industry.
I-90
connects the cities of Albany,
Rochester, and Buffalo.
