My family is from Syracuse New York. We are an old farming family.
Syracuse is the city in the country seat of NY right?
Yeah, up in the North east corner of the U.S.
it is also the 5th most populous city in NY
wow, I did not know that! I though New York city would have been to top. 
it is an economic and educational hub in central NY
Yeah, they have many great schools. :)
with convention sites, with a downtown convention complex. Syracuse was named after the classical Greek city Syracuse ("Siracusa" in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily.
The city has functioned as a major crossroads over the last two centuries, first between the Erie Canal and its branch canals, then of the railway network. Today, Syracuse is at the intersection of Interstates 81 and 90. Its airport is the largest in the region. Syracuse is home to Syracuse University,
New York State Route 298
New York State Route 298 (NY 298) is an east–west state highway located entirely within Onondaga County, New York, in the United States. It runs in a generally northeast direction for from an interchange with Interstate 690 (I-690) in the city of Syracuse to an intersection with NY 31 near the shores of Oneida Lake. Along its course it has exits with all four Interstate Highways in the area. Most of NY 298 was originally designated as part