New York - NY

State No 11, State Date July 26, 1788, Capital Albany, Population 18,976,457; 3rd, 12/00, Area Codes 212 315 347 516 518 607 631 646 716 718 845 914 917, Nickname Empire State, Motto Excelsior, Origin Named after England's Duke of York, Bird Bluebird, Flower Rose, Tree Sugar maple, Area 54475 sq.mi., 27th Land 47224 sq.mi., 30th Water 7251 sq.mi., 8th Coastline 127 mi., 14th Shoreline 1,850 mi., 13th Great Lakes 3,901 sq.mi., 3rd, Colleges Universities Adelphi University. Baruch College. Berkeley College. Fordham University Institute of American Language and Culture. Fulton-Montgomery Community Coll., State Univ. of New York. Hudson Valley Community College. Kaplan Aspect English Programs - Manhattan. Long Island University. Mohawk Valley Community College, State University of New York. New York University American Language Institute. New York University Spring in New York. Pace University. Pace Universit. Rochester Institute of Technology. School of Visual Arts. State Univ. of New York, Buffalo. State Univ. of New York, College of Technology at Alfred. State Univ. of New York, Geneseo. State Univ. of New York, New Paltz. State Univ. of New York, Oneonta. State Univ. of New York, Oswego. State Univ. of New York, Plattsburgh. State Univ. of New York, Rockland Community College. State University of New York, Institute of Technology. Stony Brook University.,  Agriculture Dairy products, cattle and other livestock, vegetables, nursery stock, apples., Industry Printing and publishing, scientific instruments, electric equipment, machinery, chemical products, tourism., Tourism Empire State Building, Central Park Zoo, Coney Island Amusement Park, Enchanted Forest/Water Safari, Biking, Hiking, Beaches, National Forests Finger Lakes National Forest., Song I love New York, State Parks Adirondack State Park. Allegany State Park. Battle Island State Park. Bear Mountain State Park. Bear Swamp State Forest. Beaver Island State Park. Beaver Island State Park Marina. Beebe Hill State Forest. Belmont Lake State Park. Bethpage State Park. Black Creek State Forest. Blauvelt State Park. [more...]