{{USState
|name=New York
|flag=NewyorkflagFlag of New York.gifpng
|motto="Excelsior"
|nick=The Empire State
|capital=Albany
|language=None
|governor=David A. PatersonKathy Hochul
|gparty=Democrat
|senator1=Hillary Rodham Clinton|s1party=Democrat|senator2=Charles Schumer Kirsten Gillibrand
|s2party=Democrat
|s2phone=(202) 224-4451|s2email=no contact info|senator1=Charles Schumer |s1party=Democrat|s1phone=(202) 224-6542|s1email=http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contact.cfm Contact|population=20,000,000 (2020)
|date=July 26, 1788 (11th)
}}
'''New York''' was the 11th state to join , one of the original [[United States of Colonial America|13 colonies]]; it , became a state in 1776 and was the 11th state to ratify the Constitution on July 26, 1788. In common use, "New York" most often refers to [[New York City]], the financial, news and cultural capital of the [[U.S.]]
==History==[[Image:Statue The state Constitution of Liberty.jpg|left]]The first [[Europe]]ans to settle in what is now New York were , like all of the other 50 states, acknowledges [[DutchGod]], establishing or our Creator or the first permanent community in 1624 calling it New Netherland''Sovereign Ruler of the Universe''. It says::''We The [[British]] conquered People of the colony in 1664 and renamed it State of New York , grateful to Almighty God for our Freedom, in honor of the [[Duke of York]]order to secure its blessings, DO ESTABLISH THIS CONSTITUTION.''
The colony was ruled by Great Britain for just over a century when New York declared its independence on July 9==Elected Officials== ===Federal===*Sen. [[Charles Schumer]] (D) (unseated [[Al D'Amato]], 17761998)*Sen. A year later[[Kirsten Gillibrand]] (D)*Rep. [[Lee Zeldin]] [R, on April 20thNY–01]*Rep. [[Andrew Garbarino]] [R, 1777NY–02]*Rep. [[Thomas Suozzi]] [D, NY–03]*Rep. [[Kathleen Rice]] [D, NY–04]*Rep. [[Gregory Meeks]] [D, NY–05]*Rep. [[Grace Meng]] [D, NY–06]*Rep. [[Nydia Velazquez]] [D, NY–07]*Rep. [[Hakeem Jeffries]] [D, NY–08]*Rep. [[Yvette Clarke]] [D, NY–09]*Rep. [[Jerrold Nadler]] [D, NY–10]*Rep. [[Nicole Malliotakis]] [R, NY–11]*Rep. [[Carolyn Maloney]] [D, NY–12]*Rep. [[Adriano Espaillat]] [D, NY–13]*Rep. [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] [D, NY–14]*Rep. [[Ritchie Torres]] [D, NY–15]*Rep. [[Jamaal Bowman]] [D, NY–16]*Rep. [[Mondaire Jones]] [D, NY–17]*Rep. [[Sean Maloney]] [D, NY–18]*Rep. [[Antonio Delgado]] [D, NY–19]*Rep. [[Paul Tonko]] [D, NY–20]*Rep. [[Elise Stefanik]] [R, NY–21]*Rep. [[Claudia Tenney]] [R, NY-22]*Rep. [[Tom Reed]] [R, NY–23]*Rep. [[John Katko]] [R, NY–24]*Rep. [[Joseph D. Morelle]] [D, NY–25]*Rep. [[Brian Higgins]] [D, NY–26]*Rep. [[Chris Jacobs]] [R, NY–27] ===Statewide===*Governor [[Kathy Hochul]] (D)*Lt. Governor [[Brian Benjamin]] (D)*Attorney General [[Leitita James]] (D)*Secretary of State [[Rossana Rosado]] (D)*State Comptroller [[Thomas DiNapoli]] (D) ==History==see [[History of New York adopted its first constitution.State]]
==Facts==
[[File:Liberty2.jpg|thumb|Statue of Liberty.]]* Nickname: The Empire StateBig Apple.
* State Capital: [[Albany]].
* Total area: 54,471.144 square miles (47,223.839 land and 7,247.305 inland water).
* Population: Based on the 2000 census – 18,976,457; 3rd most populous US state after California and Texas. Much of this population lives in New York City. "Upstate" New York has most of the land area in the state.
* State Song: "I Love New York"
* [[State flower|State Flower]]: [[Rose]]
*There are four mountain ranges in New York State: Adirondack, Catskill, Shawangunk and Taconic.
*The highest point in New York State is Mount Marcy in Essex County in the Adirondacks - 5,344 feet above sea level.
*The State has 70,000 miles of rivers and streams, 127 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline, 9,767 miles of shoreline which includes 8,778 miles of lake shoreline.
==Major Cities==
* [[New York City]] (largest both in its state and the U.S.).* [[Albany]](capital)
* [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
* [[New York City]]
* [[Rochester]]
* [[Schenectady]]
==Politics==
New York City is noted for being a liberal statethe center of American liberalism. Its two Senators currently in "Upstate" is much more conservative and the [[110th United States Congress]] suburbs are:* Senator [[Charles Schumer]] (D)* Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] (D)split. Democrats control the State Senate and the State Assembly, with around a 2/3 majority.
In 1980 the state elected 17 Republicans to the House; in 2010 it elected only eight. However, due to population loss, New York only had 29 seats in 2010 compared to 39 in 1980 so the change isn't as dramatic as it seems at first glance. ==Miscellaneous==New York is the home and birthplace of five American presidents, [[Martin Van Buren]], [[Millard Filmore]], [[Theodore Roosevelt]], [[Franklin Roosevelt]], and [[Donald Trump]]. ==External Linkslinks==
*[http://www.iloveny.com/ Official New York State Tourism Web Site]
*[http://www.ny.gov/governor/ New York State]
==Further reading==
* Blond, Becca, and China Williams. ''Lonely Planet New York State'' (2004) [https://www.amazon.com/Lonely-Planet-New-York-State/dp/1741041252/ref=sr_1_8/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1189477988&sr=1-8 excerpt and online search from Amazon.com], a guide book.
* Eisenstadt, Peter, Laura-Eve Moss, and Carole F. Huxley, eds. ''The Encyclopedia Of New York State'' (2005) 1900 pages of articles by experts. The best starting point.
* Jackson, Kenneth, ed. ''The Encyclopedia of New York City'' (1995), [https://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-New-York-City/dp/0300055366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240594479&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
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