2. New York has two
nicknames, the Big Apple and
the Empire State.
STATE NICKNAMES
3. The state motto is Excelsior, which
means Ever Upward.
STATE MOTTO& ORIGIN OF STATE NAME
New York was named after the English
Duke of York and Albany in 1664 when
the region called New Amsterdam was
taken from the Dutch.
JAMES STEWART
4. People from New York are
traditionally called New
Yorkers.
New York is ranked 27th in size
and 3rd in population. There
are 19,378,102 people in New
York.
N A M E F O R R E S I D E N T S & T O TA L
P O P U L AT I O N A N D R A N K
5. B O R D E R I N G S TAT E S O R C O U N T R I E S &
C A P I TA L C I T Y & O T H E R L A RG E C I T I E S
Canada is the only country that boarders New
York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Vermont, an
d Massachusetts are all states that border New
York. The Capital of New York is Albany. The
largest city is New York City.
6. The New York State flag features the state arms on a
field of deep blue sky with a bright yellow sun with two
sailboats in a lake. There are two women on either side of
the lake. On top of the lake there is a globe with an eagle
on it. At the bottom it says the state motto, Excelsior.
The state flower is a rose.
The state tree is a sugar maple tree.
The state bird is a blue bird.
The New York state bug is a nine spotted lady bug.
The state animal is beaver.
The state gem is a wine red garnett.
STATE SYMBOLS
7. New York's leading industry is
agriculture. Milk is New York’s leading
agricultural product and is produced all
across the state. Milk sales account for
over half of the total agricultural receipts.
New York ranks fourth for milk and dairy
production in the U.S.
New York produces a variety of field
crops in support of its dairy. Leading
crops are, cabbage, sweet corn, and
Onions.
AGRICULTURE &INDUSTRY
8. Niagara Falls is one of the most
distinguishing geographical
features that New York has.
New York also features the
Adirondack and Catskill
mountains, the Hudson River
and the Finger Lakes.
GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
9. The governor of New York is
Andrew Cuomo. Other famous
people from New York include:
Michael Jordan, Teddy
Roosevelt, Norman
Rockwell, Herman Melville, and
Shirley Chisholm.
FAMOUS NEW YORKERS
10. The most famous event in New York
history is the terrorist attacks on
September 11, 2001. On this day in
history terrorists flew airplanes into
the twin towers in New York City
killing 2,753 people.
FAMOUS/HISTORIC EVENT
11. THR EE AW ESOME THINGS TO SEE A ND
DO IN NEW YOR K
I would like to visit the statue of Liberty because I
have never been and I think it would be fun to visit with
my family.
I would also like to visit the Empire State building
because it is the most famous skyscraper in the world.
I also think I would like to visit the Brooklyn Bridge
because it is one of the most famous landmarks in New
York.
