Difference between revisions of "New York State"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | '''New York State''' consists of two parts: | + | {{wp-also}} |
| + | |||
| + | '''New York State''' is the insignificant administrative subdivision in which Columbia is located. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Geography== | ||
| + | |||
| + | New York State consists of two parts: | ||
*Downstate, including [[New York City]] (meaning us), [[Long Island]], and the lower Hudson Valley counties, especially [[Westchester]] and [[Rockland]] | *Downstate, including [[New York City]] (meaning us), [[Long Island]], and the lower Hudson Valley counties, especially [[Westchester]] and [[Rockland]] | ||
*Upstate, a vast wilderness containing decaying cities like Buffalo and third-tier universities such as [[Cornell]] | *Upstate, a vast wilderness containing decaying cities like Buffalo and third-tier universities such as [[Cornell]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | Your only experience upstate could well be one of the [[COOP]] programs. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Government== | ||
The government of the state is incredulously located in a dump called Albany, which is far away and poorly accessible from Manhattan. As such, it often imposes insensibly burdensome taxes and regulations on the people from which it is so estranged. | The government of the state is incredulously located in a dump called Albany, which is far away and poorly accessible from Manhattan. As such, it often imposes insensibly burdensome taxes and regulations on the people from which it is so estranged. | ||
Thankfully, however, the state is more often than not blessed with the benign oversight of a Columbia-educated [[Governor of New York|Governor]]. | Thankfully, however, the state is more often than not blessed with the benign oversight of a Columbia-educated [[Governor of New York|Governor]]. | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
[[Category:Places]] | [[Category:Places]] | ||
Revision as of 01:15, 13 March 2008
New York State is the insignificant administrative subdivision in which Columbia is located.
Geography
New York State consists of two parts:
- Downstate, including New York City (meaning us), Long Island, and the lower Hudson Valley counties, especially Westchester and Rockland
- Upstate, a vast wilderness containing decaying cities like Buffalo and third-tier universities such as Cornell
Your only experience upstate could well be one of the COOP programs.
Government
The government of the state is incredulously located in a dump called Albany, which is far away and poorly accessible from Manhattan. As such, it often imposes insensibly burdensome taxes and regulations on the people from which it is so estranged.
Thankfully, however, the state is more often than not blessed with the benign oversight of a Columbia-educated Governor.
