What is Upstate New York?
{{Distinguish|North Country (New York)|text=[[North Country (New York)]]}}[[File:Upstatenewyorkinblue.svg|Upstate New York is in blue|thumb|right|180px]] '''Upstate New York''' is the part of the state of [[New York (state)|New York]] that is north or west of the [[New York metropolitan area]]. ==Geography== Upstate cities include [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]] and [[Utica, New York|Utica]]. [[Rural area]]s of New York are also upstate. These include the [[Adirondack Mountains]] and the Mohawk Valley. Culturally, upstate New York is quite different than New York City. ==Politics== The people who live in upstate New York came from different places than the people who live in New York City. Also, upstate New York is more [[moderate]] politically, with rural counties voting more [[conservative]] and urban counties more liberal, contrasted with the mostly liberal New York City. ==Attractions== Attractions in Upstate New York include: *Corning Museum of Glass, [[Corning, New York|Corning]] *Culinary Institute of America, [[Hyde Park, New York|Hyde Park]] *International Boxing Hall of Fame, [[Canastota, New York|Canastota]] *[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]], [[Cooperstown, New York|Cooperstown]] *[[Niagara Falls]], [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]] *[[Women's Rights National Historical Park]], National Women's Hall of Fame, [[Seneca Falls, New York|Seneca Falls]] {{New York}} {{us-geo-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Geography of New York (state)]]