New York New York, a state in the

New York

New York, a state in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Québec on the north and by Lake Ontario and Lake Erie on the northwest and west. Pennsylvania lies west and south of New York, and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean lie to the south. On the east the state is bordered by Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. New York, commonly known as New York City, is the largest city. The official symbols of New York include the state flag, bird, flower, tree.

New York State Flag

New York State Bird: Bluebird

New York State Flower: Rose

New York State Tree: Sugar Maple

New York is called “ Empire State ” and “ Excelsior ” and “ Knickerbocker State” The capital is Albany. The motto is “Ever upward” The largest cities are: New York, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse.

Metropolitan Opera Hause

Hudson River

Central Park, New York City These skyscrapers border Central Park, in midtown Manhattan, New York City. The park provides one of the few remaining green spaces in the city’s dense urban landscape. It is a popular location for outdoor concerts and athletic events, including competitive foot races and recreational softball.

Saratoga Springs One of the main summer attractions at Saratoga Springs in eastern New York is horse racing. The Saratoga Race Course, completed in 1864, is the country’s oldest thoroughbred racetrack still in use.

State Capitol, New York Albany became the capital of New York in 1797, succeeding Kingston, Poughkeepsie, and New York City. The State Capitol, completed in 1899, sits at one end of the city’s modern Empire State Plaza. A succession of architects contributed to the building’s 32-year construction project, and the result shows an interesting amalgam of French, Italian, and Romanesque influences