{{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:split. Democrats control the State Senate and the State Assembly, with around a 2/3 majority.* Senator [[Charles Schumer]] (D)* Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] (D)ItIn 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's Governor is:* Governor [[David At as dramatic as it seems at first glance. Paterson]] (D)
==Miscellaneous==
New York is the home and birthplace of three five American presidents, [[Martin Van Buren]], [[Millard Filmore]], [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and , [[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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