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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: A country of North America, north of Mexico, south of Canada. [e]
- Colonial America [r]: The eastern United States and parts of Canada from the time of European settlement to the time of the American Revolution. [e]
Subtopics
Principal cities
- Albany, New York [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Buffalo, New York [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Elmira, New York [r]: Add brief definition or description
- New York City [r]: The largest city in the United States of America and a world center of finance, commerce, communications, and the arts. [e]
- Niagara Falls, New York [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Rochester, New York [r]: A city in New York State on Lake Ontario. [e]
- Syracuse, New York [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Utica, New York [r]: A city in upstate New York. [e]
Politics and government
- Hillary Clinton [r]: U.S. Secretary of State since January 2009; Democratic Party contender for the presidential nomination, 2008; former First Lady (born 1947). [e]
State government
U.S. Senate
- Kirsten Gillibrand [r]: U.S. Senator (D-New York), appointed to Hillary Clinton's vacancy; U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations [e]
- Charles Schumer [r]: Senator, D-New York, Senate Committee on Finance; U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary; Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; Congressional Internet Caucus [e]
U.S. House of Representatives
- Gary Ackerman [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); Vice-Chair, House Foreign Affairs Committee; 2008 0% rating from American Conservative Union and 100% from Americans for Democratic Action; U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea; Congressional Internet Caucus [e]
- Michael Arcuri [r]: New Democrat Coalition; Congressional Caucus on Bosnia [e]
- Timothy Bishop [r]: U.S. Representative, (D-New York), U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor; Transportation and Infrastructure; Budget Committee; former Provost, Southampton College [e]
- Yvette Clarke [r]: U.S. Representative, (D-New York); U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor; Congressional Progressive Caucus; Whip, Congressional Black Caucus; 0% "true liberal" 2008 rating from American Conservative Union [e]
- Joseph Crowley [r]: Chair, New Democrat Coalition; Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, (D-New York); Congressional Indian Caucus; Associate member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus; Congressional Internet Caucus [e]
- Eliot Engel [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); House Energy and Commerce Committee; House Foreign Affairs Committee Member, New Democrat Coalition; Congressional Caucus on Bosnia; 0% American Conservative Union "true liberal" rating [e]
- Kirsten Gillibrand [r]: U.S. Senator (D-New York), appointed to Hillary Clinton's vacancy; U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations [e] U.S. Senator replacing Hillary Clinton; previously U.S. Representative (D-New York)
- John Hall [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); Congressional Progressive Caucus [e]
- Brian Higgins [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); New Democrat Coalition; Congressional Native American Caucus [e]
- Maurice Hinchey [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); 2002 vote against Iraq War and Out of Iraq Caucus; Congressional Progressive Caucus; Congressional Native American Caucus; Congressional Internet Caucus [e]
- Steve Israel [r]: Democratic representative for the Second District of New York; member of House Armed Services Committee; member, New Democrat Coalition; Founder and chair of the Democratic Study Group on National Security; assistant Democratic Whip; advisor, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs; 0% "true liberal" 2008 rating from American Conservative Union; Congressional Caucus on Bosnia [e]
- Peter King [r]: U.S. Representative (R-New York) [e]
- Christopher Lee [r]: U.S. Representative, (R-New York) House Financial Services Committee; Republican Study Committee [e]
- Nita Lowey [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); House Appropriations Committee; Congressional Native American Caucus; Congressional India Caucus [e]
- Dan Maffei [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York) 25th; House Judiciary Committee; House Financial Services Committee; New Democrat Coalition [e]
- Carolyn Maloney [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); House Financial Services Committee; Congressional Progressive Caucus; Out of Iraq Caucus; Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking [e]
- Eric Massa [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York), U.S. House Armed Services Committee; voted against H.R. 3962 health bill [e]
- Carolyn McCarthy [r]: U.S. Representative, (D-New York), U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor; New Democrat Coalition [e]
- John McHugh [r]: U.S. Secretary of the Army (2009-); formerly U.S. Representative (R-New York) [e]
- Michael McMahon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Gregory Meeks [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); House Financial Services Committee; 2002 vote against Iraq War; House Foreign Relations Committee; Dialogue Caucus; Middle East Economic Partnership Caucus; Malaysia Caucus; Congressional Services Caucus; New Democrat Coalition; Congressional Native American Caucus; 2008 90% rating from Americans for Democratic Action and 0% from American Conservative Union; Congressional Internet Caucus [e]
- Scott Murphy [r]: U.S. House of Representatives (D-New York); U.S. House Armed Services Committee and Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee; voted against H.R. 3962 health bill [e]
- Jerrold Nadler [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York) 8th; House Judiciary Committee; Congressional Internet Caucus; "no" on Iraq War 2002; Congressional Progressive Caucus; 2008 95% rating from Americans for Democratic Action and 0% from American Conservative Union [e]
- Bill Owens [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York) replacing John McHugh [e]
- Charles Rangel [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); honorary president, Americans for Democratic Action; 0% "true liberal" 2008 rating from American Conservative Union [e]
- Jose Serrano [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Louise Slaughter [r]: Microbiologist and U.S. Representative (D-New York); Chairwoman House Committee on Rules; Democratic Steering and Policy Committee; Co-chair, Congressional Arts Caucus and Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus; Congressional Native American Caucus; Congressional Internet Caucus; Congressional Human Rights Caucus; 2008 0% American Conservative Union and 95% Americans for Democratic Action ratings; "no" on 2002 Iraq War [e]
- Paul Tonko [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ed Towns [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York) [e]
- Nydia Velazquez [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); House Financial Services Committee; 0% 2008 rating from American Conservative Union and 100% from Americans for Democratic Action; chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus [e]
- Anthony Weiner [r]: U.S. Representative (D-New York); 9th; House Judiciary Committee; Congressional Caucus on Bosnia; Congressional Internet Caucus [e]
Social, cultural, and educational
- To include 4 yr colleges and universities, also museums, zoos, etc
Industry and agriculture
- Principal crops and farming-related articles, industrial products, etc
Geographical and geological features
- Adirondack Mountains [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Hudson River [r]: The most important river in New York State. [e]
- Lake Ontario [r]: One of the North American Great Lakes. [e]
- Long Island [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Thousand Islands [r]: An archipelago of islands in the Saint Lawrence River, stretching for approximately 80 kilometres (50 miles) downstream from Kingston, Ontario. [e]
Noteworthy places
- Examples: Hoover Dam
People
Federal
- Institutions and installations such as military (West Point), research facilities (Los Alamos), National Paks, Wilderness areas
New York state history
Other related topics
- Washington Irving [r]: (1783-1859) American writer, considered the first American man of letters, best known for his short stories, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. [e]
- Rip Van Winkle [r]: Short story by Washington Irving, first published in 1819, about a man who falls asleep and only re-awakens 20 years later to a completely changed world. [e]
Associated U.S. states and Canadian provinces
Native American
- Tribes, reservations, etc
