State of New York

Official Seal
New York

• The State of New York is the 11th U.S. state.
• New York received statehood on July 26, 1788.
• New York's state capital is Albany.
• New York's state postal abbreviation is NY.

Official Flag
New York

New York's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree

• Official State Bird: Eastern Bluebird
• Official State Bird Latin Name: Sialia sialis
  
  
• Official State Flower: Rose 
• Official State Flower Latin Name: Rosa
• Year: 1955
  
  
• Official State Motto: Excelsior
• Official State Motto Latin Translation: Ever Upward
  
  
• Official State Song: I Love New York
  
  
• Official State Tree: Sugar maple 
• Official State Tree Latin Name: Acer saccharum
• Year: 1956

New York's State Government

• Official State Government: New York
• State Income, Sales, or Corporate Taxes: Department of Taxation and Finance
• Official State Lottery: New York

New York's Public Safety

• State Amber Alert: New York
• U.S. Government: Amber Alert
• State Highway Traffic Reports: New York
• State Sex Offenders Registry: New York
• State Vehicle Registration and Drivers Licenses: Department of Motor Vehicles

New York's Sports

• New York Mets (team website / google map)
• New York Yankees (team website / google map)

• New York Knicks (team website / google map)

• Buffalo Bills (team website / google map)

• Buffalo Sabres (team website / google map)
• New York Islanders (team website / google map)
• New York Rangers (team website / google map)

• New York Liberty (team website / google map)

• Buffalo Bandits (team website / google map)
• Rochester Knighthawks (team website / google map)

• Long Island Lizards (team website / google map)
• Rochester Rattlers (team website / google map)

• Western New York Flash (team website / google map)

• Rochester Lancers (team website / google map)
• Syracuse Scorpions (team website / google map)