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Moving to New York

New York became the 11^th state on July 26^th 1788. New York is commonly known as "The Empire State", a reference to the states wealth and prosperity.

Origin of states name: The name New York comes from the British Duke of York.

Population: The population of New York is in excess of 18.9 million people based on the last census figures of 2000.

Capital city

The state capital of New York is Albany and the state is surrounded by other states including Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Rhode Island or which it shares a water border. New York also has a border with Canada and a long coastline facing the Atlantic Ocean.

Driving

Driver's license information, applications, testing requirements, Driver's manuals and testing locations can all be found on the New York Department of Motor Vehicles website.

http://www.nydmv.state.ny.us/license.htm

Economy: New York is known as one of three US dairy states, Wisconsin and California being the other two. Dairy farming is thus a big contributor to the economy. New York City and state has many corporate Headquarters so the state has a high number of people working in management positions management. Publishing, food processing, chemicals production and electronic production are big contributors to the economy.

State Bird: The state bird of New York is the Bluebird or Sialia WilsonII. The bluebird has a beautiful singing voice and can be found throughout the country although it prefers the warmer climate more to the south.

State Flower: The state flower is the Rose, all varieties and colors.

State Song: The state sons is "I love New York" by S. Karmen which sings the praises of this unique state.

New York – Interesting Facts

• New York City has over 700 miles of subway track and over 4 million people travel on the subway each day.
• The infamous Woodstock music festival of the 1960's was held in New York State.
• New York City is known throughout the world as the "Big Apple" which is a reference to making it big.
• Early settler brought the apple seed to New York in the 17^th century.
• New York city was the original capital of the United States.

New York Famous People

Many famous people were born and raised in New York and many famous people call New York their home today. This includes actors, athletes, authors, politicians and entertainers. Arguably the most famous natives were the four NY-born US Presidents: Martin Van Buren the 8^th President, Millard Fillmore the 13^th, Theodore Roosevelt the 26th and Franklin D. Roosevelt the 32^nd. Other famous natives include actress/singer Barbra Streisand.

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