
Sitemap to all pages covering the state of New York. Contributions and photography for the N.Y. guides from Alex Nitzman, Andy Field, Brent Ivy, Carter Buchanan, Ian Ligget, Justin Cozart and Nicole Beck.
Photo Guides
Interstates
Interstate 78
Interstate 81
Interstate 84
Interstate 86
Interstate 87
Interstate 88
Interstate 90
Interstate 95
Interstate 99
Interstate 278
Interstate 478
Interstate 678
Interstate 878 – Nassau Expressway
Interstate 481
Interstate 781
Interstate 684
Interstate 287
Interstate 587
Interstate 787
Interstate 190
Interstate 290
Interstate 390
Interstate 490
Interstate 590
Interstate 690
Interstate 790
Interstate 890
Interstate 990
Interstate 295
Interstate 495
Interstate 695
State Routes
NY Route 5
NY Route 7
NY Route 9A
NY Route 15
NY Route 15A
NY Route 21
NY Route 25
NY Route 25A
NY Route 27
NY Route 28
NY Route 31
NY Route 36
NY Route 38
NY Route 39
NY Route 63
NY Route 90
NY Route 104
NY Route 204 – Airport Expressway
NY Route 245
NY Route 256
NY Route 263
NY Route 266
NY Route 286
NY Route 390
NY Route 408
NY Route 436
NY Route 440 – West Shore Expressway
NY Route 481
NY Route 531 – Spencerport Expressway
NY Route 590
NY Route 690
NY Route 695
NY Route 878 – Rockaway Boulevard
NY Route 895 – Sheridan Boulevard
Population Statistics
State Population: | |||||
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20,201,249 | |||||
Metropolitan Populations: | |||||
New York-Newark- Jersey City |
20,140,470 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga | 1,166,902 | Rochester | 1,090,135 |
Albany-Schenectady- Troy |
899,262 | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh- Middletown |
697,221 | Syracuse | 662,057 |
Utica-Rome | 292,264 | Binghamton | 247,138 | Kingston | 181,851 |
Top County Populations: | |||||
Kings | 2,736,074 | Queens | 2,405,464 | New York | 1,694,251 |
Suffolk | 1,525,920 | Bronx | 1,472,654 | Nassau | 1,395,774 |
Westchester | 1,004,457 | Erie | 954,236 | Monroe | 759,443 |
Top City Populations: | |||||
New York City | 8,253,213 | Buffalo | 254,479 | Rochester | 205,225 |
Yonkers | 200,040 | Syracuse | 141,229 | Albany | 95,429 |
New Rochelle | 80,973 | Mount Vernon | 66,775 | Schenectady | 65,231 |
Sources: 2020 U.S. Census Data (metro populations and counties), 2020 U.S. Census Estimate (cities) |
About New York
- Capital:
Albany
- Nickname: The Empire State
- State Flower: Rose
- State Bird: Eastern Bluebird
- State Tree: Sugar Maple
- Total Interstate Mileage: 1,730.34
- Land Area: 47,126 square miles
- Highest Point: Mount Marcy in Essex County: 5,344 feet
- Lowest Point: Sea level
- Number of Counties: 62
- Statehood: 11th State, July 26, 1788
Major League Sports Franchises:
- Buffalo Bills (NFL)
- Buffalo Sabres (NFL)
- New York Islanders (NHL)
- New York Knicks (NBA)
- New York Mets (MLB)
- Brooklyn Nets (NBA), relocated from New Jersey for the 2012-13 season
- New York Rangers (NHL)
- New York Yankees (MLB)
- Brooklyn Dodgers, relocated to Los Angeles by 1958.
- Buffalo Braves, relocated to San Diego in 1978 and renamed the Clippers.
- Rochester Royals, relocated to Cincinnati in 1957.
- New York Giants, relocated to San Francisco by 1958.
Updated March 2, 2023.