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Location of New York in the United States. Gun laws in New York regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the U.S. state of New York, outside of New York City which has separate licensing regulations. New York's gun laws are among the most restrictive in the United States. [1] New York Civil Rights Law art. II, § 4 ...
The fugitives included Deborah Squash and her husband Harvey, slaves of George Washington, who escaped from his plantation in Virginia and reached freedom in New York. [9] In 1781, the state of New York offered slaveholders a financial incentive to assign their slaves to the military, with the promise of freedom at war's end for the slaves.
Albany (/ ˈ ɔː l b ə n i / ⓘ AWL-bə-nee) is the capital and oldest city in the U.S. state of New York, and the seat of and most populous city in Albany County.It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River.
Syracuse (/ ˈ s ɪr ə k j uː z, ˈ s ɛr-,-k j uː s / SIRR-ə-kewz, SERR-, -kewss) [3] [4] [5] is a city in, and the county seat of, Onondaga County, New York, United States.With a population of 148,620 and a metropolitan area of 662,057, [6] it is the fifth-most populated city and 13th-most populated municipality in the state of New York.
This is a list of notable corporations headquartered, current and historically, in New York City, New York. The table is arranged alphabetically by company, but can also be sorted by industry. The table is arranged alphabetically by company, but can also be sorted by industry.
New York State Railways was a subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad that controlled several large city streetcar and electric interurban systems in upstate New York. It included the city transit lines in Rochester , Syracuse , Utica , Oneida and Rome , plus various interurban lines connecting those cities.
Papermaking from ground-wood pulp began in New York in 1869, with the establishment of the Hudson River Pulp & Paper Company in Corinth and also with the work of Illustrious Remington and his sons in Watertown. The innovation and success of the Remingtons spurred further development of the industry in the state.
21 – Clintondale Fire Company; 22 – Connelly, New York Hasbrouck Engine Company #1; 23 – Cottekill Fire Department; 24 – Cragsmoor Fire Company; 25 – East Kingston Fire Company (2 Sta.'s) 26 – Ellenville Fire Department (4 Sta.'s) 27 – Esopus Fire Company; 28 – Gardiner Fire Department (2 Sta.'s) 29 – Glasco Fire Company; 30 ...