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New York is a state in the Northeastern United States and is the 27 th-most extensive, fourth-most populous, and seventh-most densely populated U. S. state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the west and north.
Facts about NY State • • Date of statehood: State capital: Largest City: Population: July 26, 1778 Albany New York City 17, 700, 000 people
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Oficcial Symbols: Motto: Excelsior (Ever upward) Nickname The Empire State Slogan "I Love New York"
Butterfly Mammal Bird Fruit Red-spotted purple/white admiral Eastern bluebird Beaver Apple Insect Tree Bush Flower Ladybug Sugar maple Lilac bush Rose
The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing. Gennaro Lombardi opened the first United States pizzeria in 1895 in New York City.
The Erie Canal, built across New York State in the 1820 s, opened the Midwest to development and helped New York City become a worldwide trading center. The Genesee River is one of the few rivers in the world that flows south to north.
European settlers who brought seeds to New York introduced apples in the 1600 s. New York was the first state to require license plates on cars.
The first capital of the United States was New York City. In 1789 George Washington took his oath as president on the balcony at Federal Hall. Jell-O, marshmallows, French’s Mustard, and gold teeth were all developed in Rochester.
The Federal Reserve Bank on New York’s Wall Street contains vaults that are located 80 feet beneath the bank and hold about 25 percent of the world’s gold bullion. Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France, given to America in 1886 The statue of liberty is really copper but the salt water from the ocean made it green. Lady Liberty wears a size 879 shoe. She has a 35 -foot waistline. Visitors have to climb 354 stairs to reach the statue’s crown. There are 25 windows in the crown. Although you cannot see Lady Liberty’s feet clearly she is in fact standing among a broken shackle and chains, with her right foot raised, depicting her moving forward away from oppression and slavery.
Famous New Yorkers LADY GAGA Scarlett Johansson Songwriter, singer, television actress Actress, model, and singer SYLVESTER STALLONE actor, screenwriter, producer, and director
Famous New Yorkers John Davison Rockefeller Jacqueline Kennedy William Morgan business magnate and philanthropist the wife of the 35 th President of the USA, John F. Kennedy the inventor of volleyball
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