The Empire State
- State Site: Official Web Site of the State of New York
- Capital City:
- Kingston, Poughkeepsie and New York City temporary, 1777-1797. Albany, since 1797.
- Albany
- Capitol:
- Abbreviations:
- Postal: NY
- Traditional: N.Y.
- Admission to Union:
- Adoption Records: New York Adoption Records
- Ancestry / Genealogy:
- Apartments: New York Apartments
- Area:
- Area Codes: New York Area Codes
- Biographies: Notable New Yorkers
- Bird:
- Birth Records: Birth Certificates
- Border States:
- Citizens: New York Citizens
- Climate: Climatology For New York
- Constitution: New York Constitution, 11th state to enter the Union.
- County Profile: New York Counties
- Courts: New York State Unified Court System
- Current Events: New York News
- Death Records: Death Certificates
- Department of: State Agency Listing
- Driving: Driver Services and Information
- Economy:
- Manufacturing: New York is a leading manufacturing state producing a variety of
goods from pharmaceuticals to machinery to computer chips. Ranking first is the manufacture of chemicals
(Pharmaceuticals, photographic chemicals, film and paper), though the popularity of digital photography
is taking its toll. Other important chemical products are industrial chemicals, soaps, paint, plastics and agricultural
pesticides and fertillizer. Second, behind production of chemicals, is the manufacture of machinery
including industrial equipment, photographic and photocopying equipment and refrigeration equipment.
Computer and electronic products rank third in the manufacturing industry. The important products in
this sector are computer components and microchips, communications equipment, surveillance equipment and
navigation equipment.
- Agriculture: Livestock and livestock products account for about 2/3 of New York's
agricultural income. Leading the way in this sector is the production of milk. New York is a
leading producer. Beef cattle and retired dairy cattle are also important. Other livestock products
are eggs, poultry, hogs and sheep. New York is a leading fruit and vegetable producer in the eastern
part of the country. Vegetable farms produce cabbages, cucumbers, green peas, onions, snap beans, squash,
sweet corn and tomatoes. The state's leading fruit crops are apples, followed by grapes. New York is a
leading apple producing state. Other important fruit crops are cherries and peaches. The big
field crops are hay and corn, used as feed for New York's livestock. The important greenhouse products
of the state are flowers. Other agricultural products are maple syrup, oats, potatoes, soybeans and
wheat.
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- Services: Finance, insurance and real estate comprise New York's most important
service industry group and New York City is the prime driver in this area. New York City is the nation's
leading financial center, home to the New York Stock Exchange. Leading finance, insurance and real estate
companies are headquartered in New York. Some of the world's highest property values are found on
Manhatten Island. Ranking second in the services industry is the community, business and personal
services group that includes private health care, accounting firms, management consulting firms, law
firms, advertising agencies, entertainment companies and personnel agencies. Large law firms and
advertising agencies are found in New York. The wholesale (clothing, grain, groceries, jewelry,
petroleum) and retail (automobile dealerships, food stores, restaurants) trade sector ranks third
in the services industry.
- Mining: New York's most important mined products are stone (limestone crushed for
road construction), salt and sand and gravel. New York is the only state that produces wollastonite, used
in heat-resistent ceramics and as filler for paints. New York ranks among the leading producers of garnets
and zinc in the country. Other mined products include clays, lead, natural gas, peat, silver and talc.
- Flag:
- Fishing:
- Flower:
- Genealogical Resources:
- Geographic Center: New York Geography
- Governor:
- Highest Point: Mount Marcy, 5,344 feet above sea level.
- Highway Markers: New York
- History:
- Hunting:
- Judiciary: New York State Unified Court System
- Largest Cities: 10 Largest Cities
- Legislature:
- Library: New York State Library
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| New York License Plate |
- License Plates: New York
- Lottery: New York State Lottery
- Lowest Point: Atlantic Ocean, sea level.
- Maps: New York Maps
- Marriage: New York Marriage Certificates
- Media:
- Motor Vehicles: Department of Motor Vehicles
- Motto:
- Museums: New York Museums
- National Forests:
- National Parks: National Parks in New York
- Natural Resources: New York's fertile soil, mineral varieties and abundant water supplies are
its important natural resources. Lead, talc and zinc can be found in the Adirondacks and the St. Lawrence Lowland
along with industrial garnets used in watches and for sandpaper. Petroleum and natural gas are found in the
western parts of the state. Clay, used in brick and cement manufacturing, sand, gravel, and stone, used in
construction are found in the state. Granite, limestone and sandstone are valuable resources. Major salt and
gypsum deposits are found in the central and western parts of the state. New York's ample supplies of water
serve homes, factories, farms, travel and recreational activity. A massive amount of hydroelectric power is
generated by the Niagara and St. Lawrence Rivers.
- Newspapers: New York
- Nickname: for New York
- Non-transients: Find A Grave
- Online Services: Citizen Guide
- Origin of State's name: New York
- Political Cartoons: PoliticalCartoons.com
- Population:
- Representatives:
- Road Side America: New York
- Senior Citizens: New York State Office for the Aging
- Song: (None)
- State Parks: New York State Parks
- State Quarter: New York
- Symbols: New York Symbols
- Tax Forms:
- Topography: State Topography Image: New York
- Travel:
- Tree:
- Unclaimed Funds: Unclaimed Property
- Veteran Affairs: Division of Veterans' Affairs
- Vital Records: New York Vital Records
- Voting: State Board of Elections
- Weather:
- Web Cams: New York Webcams
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