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New York is a state in the Northeastern United States bordering New England, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Canada. It ratified the Constitution and joined the Union in 1788 as the 11th state; Albany is its capital and New York City, the nation's largest city, lies at its southern tip. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Albany 1
Population
20,002,427 1
2025 estimate from New York's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
141,298 1
Admission Year
1788 1
Admitted to the Union July 26, 1788 (11th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
43 degrees north 1
Longitude
76 degrees west 1
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Adjacent To

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Albany, Cities

Albany is in the U.S. state of New York.

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Ithaca, Cities
Source Ithaca, New York (Wikipedia)
New York City, Cities

New York City is located in the U.S. state of New York.

Source New York City (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

New York is a state of the United States.

Source New York (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Albany, Cities

Albany is the capital of New York.

Source Albany (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

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republished in the New York newspapers between June 14 and August 16, 1788

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Source Bakelite (Wikipedia)Leadtier 3
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It was developed by chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909.

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Source Union Pacific Big Boy (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Union Pacific Big Boy is a type of simple articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive manufactured by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in Schenectady, New York, between 1941 and 1944 and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in revenue service until July 1959.

Location Of

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New York City, New York, U.S.

Site Of

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After converting to Islam in prison, in 1967 he began preaching to African-Americans in Brooklyn, New York, during the black power movement.

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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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Dresden, New York, U.S.

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Source Binghamton University (Wikipedia)Lead, location
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is a public research university in Greater Binghamton, New York, United States

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in Troy, New York, United States

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private golf course in Garden City, New York, on Long Island

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based in Elmont, New York

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They played at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York

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based in Rochester, New York

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plays its home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York

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The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east–west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie.

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Source National Synchrotron Light Source II - WikipediaLead paragraph
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at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York

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Source New York City Water Supply System - WikipediaLead paragraph
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supplies fresh water to New York City

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Located at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, New York

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Found There

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Source Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (Wikipedia)Distribution
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in the eastern United States from New York to Florida
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1. New York (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Albany
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 20002427
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    141,298
  • Article text
    During the American Revolutionary War, a group of colonists eventually succeeded in establishing independence, and the state ratified the then new United States Constitution in 1788.
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 43, lon -76
  • Introduction
    New York, also called New York state, is a state located in the Northeastern United States.
  • Adjacent To: Pennsylvania, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
    Bordering New England to its east, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, and Canada to its north
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Wikidata: New York
Wikidata Q1384, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
New York City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: New York City, Lead section, state fact
Quote, Associated With: New York City, Lead section, state fact
It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors.
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Ithaca, New York (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Ithaca, Infobox, State
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New York
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Connecticut (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Connecticut, Lead section, borders New York
Quote, Adjacent To: Connecticut, Lead section, borders New York
It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south.
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Massachusetts (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Massachusetts, Lead section, borders New York
Quote, Adjacent To: Massachusetts, Lead section, borders New York
It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to its south, New Hampshire and Vermont to its north, and New York to its west.
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New Jersey (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: New Jersey, Lead section, borders New York
Quote, Adjacent To: New Jersey, Lead section, borders New York
it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware.
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Vermont (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Vermont, Lead section, borders New York
Quote, Adjacent To: Vermont, Lead section, borders New York
It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north.
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