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    The history of New York begins around 10,000 B.C. when the first people arrived. By 1100 A.D. two main cultures had become dominant as the Iroquoian and...
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    The trafficking of enslaved Africans to what became New York began as part of the Dutch slave trade. The Dutch West India Company trafficked eleven enslaved...
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    New York, sometimes called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders New Jersey and Pennsylvania...
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  • of the State of New York establishes the structure of the government of the State of New York, and enumerates the basic rights of the citizens of New...
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  • a timeline of the history of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. 1524 – Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European to see New York Harbor arrives...
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    attorney general of New York is the chief legal officer of the U.S. state of New York and head of the Department of Law of the state government. The office...
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    in the U.S. state of New York. The first 12 were created immediately after the British took over the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam; two of these counties...
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    governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government...
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    The State University of New York (SUNY, /ˈsuːni/, SOO-nee) is a system of public colleges and universities in the State of New York. It is one of the...
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    practiced in New York, with over 2.2 million followers in New York State; and with approximately 1.6 million adherents in New York City as of 2022, represents...
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    The New York State Police (NYSP) is the state police of the U.S. state of New York; it is part of the New York State Executive Department and employs over...
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    The written history of New York City began with the first European explorer, the Italian Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524. European settlement began with...
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    The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150...
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  • History of New York may refer to: History of New York (state), about the history of the State of New York History of New York City, about the history...
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  • New York state public-benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations, with boards of directors appointed by elected officials...
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    The New York State Museum is a research-backed institution in Albany, New York, United States. It is located on Madison Avenue, attached to the south side...
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    The coat of arms of the state of New York was formally adopted in 1778, and appears as a component of the state's flag and seal. The shield displays a...
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    New York, plus five coterminous town-villages, villages that are coterminous with their town. At the time of the 2010 United States Census, the state...
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    Upstate New York is a geographic region consisting of the area of New York State that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area....
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    The New York metropolitan area, broadly referred to as the Tri-State area and often also called Greater New York, is the largest metropolitan area in the...
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    administrative divisions of New York are the various units of government that provide local services in the U.S. State of New York. The state is divided into boroughs...
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    New York, often called New York City or simply NYC, is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one...
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  • highlighted in pink. New York State Senate Majority Leader of the New York State Senate New York State Assembly List of New York State Legislature members expelled...
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    Capital punishment was outlawed in New York after the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, declared in 2004 that as currently practiced...
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    The New York State Legislature consists of the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York: the New York State Senate and...
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    The New York State Capitol, the seat of the New York state government, is located in Albany, the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. The capitol...
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    The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777...
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    This is a list of New York State Historic Markers by county. There are over 2800 historical markers in New York State. The program was started in 1926...
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    The University of the State of New York (USNY, /ˈjuːzniː/) is the state of New York's governmental umbrella organization for both public and private institutions...
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  • The following is a list of public and private institutions of higher education in the state of New York. SUNY University Centers Binghamton University...
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