Demographics:

  • Statehood: 1788
  • Capital: Albany
  • Total Land Area: 47,214 sq. miles
  • Population: 19,541,453 (2009 estimate)
  • Largest Cities:
    • New York, 8,143,197
    • Buffalo, 279,745
    • Rochester, 211,091
    • Yonkers, 196,425
    • Syracuse, 141,683
    • Albany, 93,523
    • New Rochelle, 72,967
    • Mount Vernon, 67,924
    • Schenectady, 61,280
    • Utica, 59,336

Facts:

  • State Bird: Bluebird
  • Song: “I love New York”
  • Flowers: Rose
  • Motto: Excelsior (Ever upward)
  • Nickname: Empire State

State Government Officials

capital region of NY
Capital Region

Counties
Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Washington

State Parks
Saratoga/Capital District


  Congressional Delegation
20th Congressional District

Hon.Chris Gibson
502 Cannon House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20510-3220
Phone:(202)225-5614
www.Gibson.House.Gov
21st Congressional District

Hon. Paul Tonko
422 Cannon House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515-3221
Phone:(202)225-5076
www.Tonko.House.Gov
23rd Congressional District

Hon. Bill Owens
431 Cannon House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515-3223
Phone:(202)225-4611
www.Owens.House.Gov
central region of NY
Central New York

Counties
Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego

State Parks
Central New York District



  Congressional Delegation
24th Congressional District

Hon. Richard Hanna
319 Cannon House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515-3224
Phone:(202)225-3665
www.Hanna.House.Gov
25th Congressional District

Hon. Ann Marie Buerkle
1630 Longworth House Office Building
Washington D.C. 20515-3225
Phone:(202)225-3701
www.Buerkle.House.Gov
fingerlakes region of NY
Finger Lakes Region

Counties
Genessee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Yates, Wayne, Wyoming

State Parks
  • Genesee Region
  • Finger Lakes Region

  •   Congressional Delegation
    24th Congressional District

    Hon. Richard Hanna
    319 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20510-3224
    Phone:(202)225-3665
    www.Hanna.House.Gov
    25th Congressional District

    Hon. Ann Marie Buerkle
    1630 Longworth House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3225
    Phone:(202)225-3701
    www.Buerkle.House.Gov
    26th Congressional District

    Hon. Kathy Hochul
    1711 Longworth HOB
    Washington, DC 20515
    Phone: (202)225-5265
    Fax: (202)225-5910
    http://hochul.house.gov/
    28th Congressional District

    Hon.Louise M. Slaughter
    2469 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515
    Phone:(202)225-3615
    Fax: (202)225-7822
    www.Louise.House.Gov
    29th Congressional District

    Hon. Tom Reed
    1037 Longworth House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3229
    Phone:(202)225-3161
    www.Reed.House.Gov
    hudson valley region of NY
    Hudson Valley

    Counties
    Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester

    State Parks
  • Catskills
  • Taconic
  • Palisades

  •   Congressional Delegation
    17th Congressional District

    Hon. Eliot Engel
    2161 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3217
    Phone:(202)225-2464
    www.Engel.House.Gov
    18th Congressional District

    Hon. Nita Lowey
    2365 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3218
    Phone:(202)225-6506
    www.Lowey.House.Gov
    19th Congressional District

    Hon. Nan Hayworth
    1440 Longworth House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3219
    Phone:(202)225-5441
    www.Hayworth.House.Gov
    20th Congressional District

    Hon.Chris Gibson
    502 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20510-3220
    Phone:(202)225-5614
    www.Gibson.House.Gov
    22nd Congressional District

    Hon. Maurice Hinchey
    2431 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515
    Phone:(202)225-6335
    Fax:(202)226-0774
    www.Hinchey.House.Gov
    long island NY
    Long Island

    Counties
    Nassau, Suffolk

    State Parks
    Long Island



       Congressional Delegation
    1st Congressional District

    Hon. Timothy Bishop
    306 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515
    Phone:(202)225-3826
    www.Timbishop.house.gov
    2nd Congressional District

    Hon. Steve Israel
    2457 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515
    Phone:(202)225-3335
    Fax:(202)225-4669
    www.Israel.House.Gov
    3rd Congressional District

    Hon. Peter King
    339 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515
    Phone:(202)225-7896
    Fax:(202)226-2279
    www.Peteking.House.Gov
    4th Congressional District

    Hon. Carolyn McCarthy
    2346 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3204
    Phone:(202)225-5516
    Fax:(202)225-5758
    Carolynmccarthy.House.Gov
    5th Congressional District

    Hon. Gary Ackerman
    2111 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3205
    Phone:(202)225-2601
    www.Ackerman.House.Gov
    New York City
    New York City

    Counties
    Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Richmond

    State Parks
    New York City



      Congressional Delegation
    6th Congressional District

    Hon.Gregory Meeks
    2234 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3206
    Phone:(202)225-3461
    www.House.Gov/Meeks
    7th Congressional District

    Hon. Joseph Crowley
    2404 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3207
    Phone:(202)225-3965
    www.Crowley.House.Gov
    8th Congressional District

    Hon. Jerrold Nadler
    2334 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515
    Phone:(202)225-5635
    www.Nadler.House.Gov
    9th Congressional District

    Hon. Robert Turner
    2104 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515
    Phone: (202) 225-6616
    Fax: (202) 226-0218
    http://bobturner.house.gov/
    10th Congressional District

    Hon. Edolphus Towns
    2232 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3210
    Phone:(202)225-5936
    www.House.Gov/Towns
    11th Congressional District

    Hon. Yvette Clark
    1029 Longworth House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3211
    Phone:(202)225-6231
    www.Clarke.House.Gov
    12th Congressional District

    Hon. Nydia Velazquez
    2302 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3212
    Phone:(202)225-2361
    www.House.Gov/Velazquez
    13th Congressional District

    Hon. Michael Grimm
    512 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3213
    Phone:(202)225-3371
    www.Grimm.House.Gov
    14th Congressional District

    Hon. Carolyn Maloney
    2332 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3214
    Phone:(202)225-7944
    www.Maloney.House.Gov
    15th Congressional District

    Hon. Charles Rangel
    2354 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3215
    Phone:(202)225-4365
    www.Rangel.House.Gov
    north country region of NY
    North Country

    Counties
    Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence, Warren

    State Parks
  • Adirondacks
  • Thousand islands

  •    Congressional Delegation
    20th Congressional District

    Hon.Chris Gibson
    502 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20510-3220
    Phone:(202)225-5614
    www.Gibson.House.Gov
    23rd Congressional District

    Hon. Bill Owens
    431 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3223
    Phone:(202)225-4611
    www.Owens.House.Gov
    24th Congressional District

    Hon. Richard Hanna
    319 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20510-3224
    Phone:(202)225-3665
    www.Hanna.House.Gov
    southern tier region of NY
    Southern Tier

    Counties
    Allegany, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Ostego, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins

    State Parks
  • Allegany
  • Finger Lakes
  • Central Region
  •    Congressional Delegation
    20th Congressional District

    Hon.Chris Gibson
    502 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20510-3220
    Phone:(202)225-5614
    www.Gibson.House.Gov
    22nd Congressional District

    Hon. Maurice Hinchey
    2431 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515
    Phone:(202)225-6335
    Fax:(202)226-0774
    www.Hinchey.House.Gov
    24th Congressional District

    Hon. Richard Hanna
    319 Cannon House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20510-3224
    Phone:(202)225-3665
    www.Hanna.House.Gov
    29th Congressional District

    Hon. Tom Reed
    1037 Longworth House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3229
    Phone:(202)225-3161
    www.Reed.House.Gov
    western new york
    Western New York

    Counties
    Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara

    State Parks
  • Niagara
  • Allegany


  •    Congressional Delegation
    26th Congressional District

    Hon. Kathy Hochul
    1711 Longworth HOB
    Washington, DC 20515
    Phone: (202)225-5265
    Fax: (202)225-5910
    http://hochul.house.gov/
    27th Congressional District

    Hon.Brian Higgins
    2459 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3227
    Phone:(202)225-3306
    www.Higgins.House.Gov
    28th Congressional District

    Hon.Louise M. Slaughter
    2469 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515
    Phone:(202)225-3615
    Fax: (202)225-7822
    www.Louise.House.Gov
    29th Congressional District

    Hon. Tom Reed
    1037 Longworth House Office Building
    Washington D.C. 20515-3229
    Phone:(202)225-3161
    www.Reed.House.Gov
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