Albany, Saratoga County, Rensselaer County, and the Hudson Valley, collectively recognized as eastern New York’s Tech Valley, have experienced significant growth in the computer hardware side of the high-technology industry, with great strides in the nanotechnology sector, digital electronics design, and water- and electricity-dependent integrated microchip circuit manufacturing, involving companies including IBM and its Thomas J. Watson Research Center, and the three foreign-owned firms, GlobalFoundries, Samsung, and Taiwan Semiconductor, among others.
Creative industries, which are concerned with generating and distributing knowledge and information, such as new media, digital media, film and television production, advertising, fashion, design, and architecture, account for a growing share of employment, with New York City possessing a strong competitive advantage in these industries.
I Love New York (stylized I ❤ NY) is a slogan, a logo and a song that are the basis of an advertising campaign and has been used since 1977 to promote tourism in the state of New York, including New York City.
The Broadway League reported that Broadway shows sold approximately US$1.27 billion worth of tickets in the 2013–2014 season.
New York exports a wide variety of goods such as prepared foods, computers and electronics, cut diamonds, and other commodities.
New York is the nation’s third-largest grape producing state, and second-largest wine producer by volume, behind California.
New York is a major agricultural producer overall, ranking among the top five states for agricultural products including maple syrup, apples, cherries, cabbage, dairy products, onions, and potatoes. The state is the largest producer of cabbage in the U.S. The state has about a quarter of its land in farms and produced $3.4 billion in agricultural products in 2001.
Transportation:
In addition to the well-known New York City Subway system – which is confined within New York City – four suburban commuter railroad systems enter and leave the city: the Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, Port Authority Trans-Hudson, and five of New Jersey Transit’s rail lines. Other cities and towns in New York have urban and regional public transportation.
Portions of the transportation system are intermodal, allowing travelers to switch easily from one mode of transportation to another. One of the most notable examples is AirTrain JFK which allows rail passengers to travel directly to terminals at John F. Kennedy International Airport as well as to the underground New York City Subway system.
New York State contains 16 airports with varying degrees of commercial service with the two largest being LaGuardia for domestic services and John F. Kennedy International Airport for both domestic and international services. Both of these airports are located in New York City proper.
The Flag:
The flag of the state of New York is the coat of arms on a solid blue background. The state seal of New York is the coat of arms surrounded by the words “The Great Seal of the State of New York.” The legislature changed the field of the flag from buff to blue by a law enacted on April 2, 1901.