!!NEW YORK!!

1. !!NEW YORK!! BY; GOT MILK

2. THE CAPITAL IS……… • Albany • AT ROUGHLY 150 MILES NORTH OF NEW YORK CITY, ALBANY SITS ON THE WEST BANK OF THE HUDSON RIVER, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTH OF ITS CONFLUENCE WITH THE MOHAWK RIVER.

3. THE POPULATION IS…… • 18,976,457 • New York is the most populous cities in the United States, and the center of the New York Metropolitan area, which is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world

4. THE GOVERNOR IS….. • David Paterson • (born May 20, 1954) is the 55th and current governor of New York. He is the first governor of New York of African American heritage and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. State

5. ENTERED THE UNION IN…… • July 26, 1788 • New York was the 11th state to enter the United States of America.

6. THE MOTTO IS….. • Excelsior (Ever Upward) • Origin of EXCELSIOR • trade name, from Latin, higher, comparative of excelsus high, from past participle of excellere • First Known Use: 1868

7. THE NICKNAME IS……. • Empire state • In the nineteenth century the word "empire" was often used in this country to suggest economic growth and progress. New York gained that sobriquet because of its great wealth and natural resources.

8. THE FLOWER IS…….. • Rose • Some indication of the origin of the rose, both in time and in country, is probably given in its name. This, undoubtedly, comes to us through the Latin from the Greek "rodon," a word which is now agreed to be, in the wider sense, Oriental, not Greek. But to which of the two great families of language it belongs is less certain.

9. THE BIRD IS……. • Bluebird • The bluebird is well named, for he wears a coat of the purest, richest, and most gorgeous blue on back, wings, and tail; no North American bird better deserves the name, for no other flashes before our admiring eyes so much brilliant blue.

10. THE SONG IS……. • I Love New York • The song, "I Love New York," was donated by Steve Karmen, who composed scores of stick-in-your-head jingles for products like Budweiser and Hershey bars.

11. SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS ARE….. • New York Knicks (Men's Basketball); New York Liberty (Women's Basketball); • Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, New York Giants (Football); • New York Yankees, New York Mets (Baseball); • New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres (Hockey); • Red Bulls (Soccer)

12. THE ORIGIAN OF THE NAME IS…. • In honor of the English Duke of York • In 1664, James, the Duke of York, received control of New Netherland. The name of the colony was changed to New York in honor of the Duke.

13. THE MAJOR INDUSTRIES ARE….. • Manufacturing • Foreign Trade • Commercial and Financial Transactions • Book and Magazine Publishing • Theatrical Productions, • Cattle, Poultry, Fruits and Vegetables, Corn, Wine

14. SOME HISTORICAL SITES ARE….. • Castle Clinton, Fort Stanwix • Franklin D. Roosevelt's House in Hyde Park, Theodore Roosevelt's Houses in Oyster Bay and New York City • Grant's Tomb • Federal Hall in New York City • Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga Battlefield

15. SOME POINTS OF INTEREST ARE…. • Statue of Liberty National Monument • Niagara Falls • the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown • the United Nations • and many world famous museums and parks

16. THE BOARDERING STATES ARE… • New Jersey • Pennsylvania • Connecticut • Massachusetts • Vermont • and Rhode Island (water border).

17. THE POPULAR CUISINE IS…. • The Apple muffin • As of 1987 the apple muffin has been the official food of the state of New York