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New York (pronounce /n(j)uːˈjɔɹk//) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States, and 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.

Trivia about new york

  • Since 1776, it has been the only U.S. state to be the most populous state for more than a century
  • The last time the Democratic & Republican nominees had once been governor of the same state, this was the state
  • The largest single accumulation of gold known, about $90 billion from several countries, is found in this U.S. state
  • This state & its capital were named for 2 dukedoms held by the same British man
  • Though not elected to the position, a man from this state became the 1st blind governor & the 4th black governor in the U.S.
  • Of the 17 state governors who became president, the most from any state, 4, were from this one
  • This state's senator Alfonse D'Amato was defeated in 1998 by Democratic congressman Chuck Schumer
  • The Empire apple was developed in this state from the Delicious & McIntosh
  • New auto license plates of this state now show the Statue of Liberty
  • This city was the first in the U.S. to have more than 1 TV station in operation
  • On July 9, 1776 this state's legislature met in White Plains & ratified the Declaration of Independence
  • The Empire State
  • Al Smith,Mario Cuomo
  • The British took New Netherland & New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664 & renamed them both this
  • Catskill State Park
  • Jerry Seinfeld &Jerry Stiller
  • John V. Lindsay was mayor of this city in the turbulent '60s & '70s, first as a Republican & then as a Democrat
  • This city is the brightest area along the East Coast
  • Attica! & Southport Correctional Facility!
  • New Jersey,New Hampshire,New York
  • Mario Cuomo & Thomas Dewey were both governors of this state
  • Under the Treaty of Breda, the Dutch gave up New Netherland, which the British renamed this
  • Canada's Ontario province shares the Thousand Islands with this U.S. state
  • The "Knickerbocker State"
  • Columbia University is the oldest institution of higher learning in this state
  • Established in 1885, Niagara Reservation at Prospect Point in this state is the USA's oldest state park
  • Carolyn McCarthy, widowed by a commuter train gunman, supports gun control as a congresswoman from this state
  • This city's subway system, made up of the IRT, BMT & IND, has 238 route miles & 469 stations
  • In April 1789 Washington left Mount Vernon, going to this city to head the new governent
  • In 2009 the woman pictured here ended her service to this state
  • Woolworth,Barnes & Noble,Saks
  • Until surpassed by California & Texas, it was the most populous state
  • In 1976 Billy Joel was in this city's "state of mind"
  • George Pataki
  • It's the state featured on the quarter here
  • J. Max Bond Jr., who helped design the National September 11 Memorial, was a 1980-86 member of this city's Planning Commission
  • The Islanders & the Rangers both have this place in their names
  • Chautauqua,Cayuga,Columbia
  • In 1880 this state became the first whose population exceeded 5 million
  • When Jimi Hendrix played "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock, he was strumming in this state
  • Its name does not have a Native American origin
  • The ghost of impresario David Belasco is said to haunt the theatre named for him on West 44th St. in this city
  • Just south of Rochester in this state, Letchworth State Park is home to the "Grand Canyon of the East"
  • David Paterson
  • ...The middle name of Jock Whitney, millionaire art collector & publisher of this city's Herald Tribune
  • Skidmore,Barnard,Sarah Lawrence
  • During the Revolutionary War, Poughkeepsie was the temporary capital of this state
  • Algonquin Peak in this state is also known as Mount MacIntyre
  • Of N.Y., N.J., or N.M., the one, according to the World Almanac, with the most poultry
  • Fire Island Light,Buffalo Light
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from beside a Blue Angels plane.) During a visit to this city in 1946 the Blue Angels took their name from a nightclub found there
  • City that was home to the USA's first boat club & organized baseball team, both named Knickerbocker
  • Ex-rocker John Hall (of the band Orleans, not & Oates) now reps this states's 19th, including Peekskill
  • In this state's senate, Van Buren was a leader of the "Bucktails", a faction opposed to DeWitt Clinton
  • It has used "Empire State" & the more formal "The Empire State"
  • This state didn't keepsie Poughkeepsie as its capital for very long
  • This Northern state had draft riots in July 1863 even as its industrial output exceeded that of the entire South
  • A gift from France unveiled in 1886
  • "Start spreading the news", Ol' Blue Eyes made it here
  • Appropriately, the Empire apple was introduced in this U.S. state in 1966
  • Billy Joel: "____ State Of Mind"
  • "Friends"
  • Under the Treaty of Breda, the Dutch gave up New Netherland to the British, who renamed it this in 1664
  • According to the 1880 census, it was the first state with a population exceeding 5 million
  • "The Empire State..."
  • & they thought alligators were bad! In 1984's "C.H.U.D." zombies haunt this city's sewer system
  • One of the USA's 500 largest businesses by revenue is this state's lottery, based in Schenectady
  • In office from 1995:George Pataki
  • This city has the largest Hispanic, Asian & African-American populations in the U.S.
  • Although many believe Gibson was born in Australia, he was actually born on January 3, 1956, in Peekskill in this state
  • Mario Puzo
  • A major promoter of the Erie Canal, De Witt Clinton was governor of this state in 1825 when it was opened
  • "I love" this city, America's biggest metropolis--doesn't everyone?
  • A song in "Porgy & Bess" is titled "There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For" this city
  • Its highest point is 5,344-foot Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks
  • New Amsterdam
  • The boneless top loin muscle is called Kansas City steak or by this name of the state
  • In 1997, Kurt Russell & Season Hubley will try to "escape" from this city turned prison
  • "Excelsior"
  • The first U.S. presidential oath was taken in this state
  • Numerous Revolutionary War battles were fought in this state
  • State once represented by James Buckley & Jacob Javits
  • George Clinton
  • Beginning service in 1832, this city's first streetcar ran along Bowery Street
  • The Love Canal in this state, a toxic waste dump site in the '40s & '50s, was declared a disaster area on Aug. 7, 1978
  • The WNBA'sLiberty
  • In 2001 it became the first U.S. state to ban hand-held phone use while driving
  • Black Knights,Orangemen
  • Oneida & St. Regis Mohawk
  • A "lockout" is an identifier like "Joe Smith, WTI Radio, Schenectady," this state
  • Poughkeepsie
  • Herman Melville
  • Developed from the McIntosh & delicious, the empire is a variety of apple developed in this state
  • Oneida county, Idaho was named for the lake Oneida area in this state from which many of the early settlers emigrated
  • 12 miles south of Oneida & 26 miles southwest of Utica
  • Knickerbockers
  • 1931:"Sidewalks of ___"
  • "Excelsior" ("Ever Upward")
  • Besides the Democrats & Republicans, this state also has 2 parties named Liberal & Conservative
  • Apparently bored with his old conquests, in the 1998 version, Godzilla is intent on destroying this metropolis
  • Washington State produces more apples than any other state; this state where the Empire apple developed is 2nd
  • Utica in this state chose its name in 1798 by drawing it out of a hat
  • Jay McInerney's "Bright Lights, Big City"
  • Herman Badillo, the first Puerto Rican elected to the House, was elected by this state in 1970
  • Oswego,Onondaga,Oneida
  • Watkins Glen International
  • Before his time on the national stage, Seward was born in, attended Union College in & was governor of this state
  • Hamilton Fish, Enos T. Throop & George Pataki have served as governors of this state
  • Eek! Watch out for monsters at the House of Frankenstein Wax Museum in Lake George in this state
  • It's the only state in the United States whose name ends in a "K"
  • Thomas Dewey, 1943-1954
  • Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Congressman Jose Serrano represents a district in this Eastern state
  • Boss Tweed
  • Opened in 1802, the U.S. Army's military academy is at West Point in this state
  • The Revolutionary War's Battle of Bennington was not fought in Vermont, but in this neighboring state
  • "Castle"
  • John Hurt reprised the role of Quentin Crisp for 2009's "An Englishman in" this U.S. city
  • Lake Peekskill
  • Governor Al Smith of this state signed a repeal of the state's Prohibition Enforcement Act, angering the feds
  • On April 17 this state enjoys Verrazano Day
  • In 1910 O. Henry died in this "Bagdad on the Subway", the setting for many of his stories
  • Martin & Hannah Van Buren, on Feb. 21, 1807
  • Charles Rangel,Sherwood Boehlert,Carolyn McCarthy

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