BY: ALEX HALLIDAY

New York

History

New York was first visited by Giovanni Verrazano in 1529. It was considered a state, though, in 1788.

Nickname

New York’s nickname is the empire state because it has the biggest building AND city in the U.S.

Capitol

The capitol of New York is Albany.

Symbols

Click icon to add pictureThere are several symbols for New York but I’m just going to name a few:

• Roses

• Bluebirds

Beavers

o Sugar oak

o Apples

Geography

New York is bordered by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Canada, and the Atlantic ocean. It is south of Canada, and in the northeastern part of the USA.

Places To Visit

Here are a couple of famous places that you can visit:

Empire State BuildingStatue Of LibertyManhattan Albany

Fun Facts

Every year, New York buys fruit and vegetables from New Jersey

The New York’s baseball team is named the Yankee’s

Famous People

Adam SandlerLady GagaMichael JordanRobert Downy Jr.James Maslow50 Cent

Weather

The hottest ever degrees in NY is 106 degrees f.

The coldest ever temperature in NY is -52 degrees f.

Population

The population in 2003 was 18,044,112.

The motto

The motto of NY is excelsior.

Bibliography

www.ducksters.comApollo (New Jersey)The world encyclopediawww.enchantedlearning.com