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1. New York -- New York State
   New York is a major agricultural producer, ranking among the top five states for agricultural products including dairy, apples, cherries, cabbage, potatoes, onions, maple syrup and many others. 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 US$3.4 billion in agricultural products in 2001. The south shore of Lake Ontario provides the right mix of soils and microclimate for many apple, cherry, plum, pear and peach orchards. Apples are ... grown in the Hudson Valley and near Lake Champlain. The south shore of Lake Erie and the southern Finger Lakes hillsides have many vineyards. New York is the nation's third-largest grape-producing state, behind California, and second largest wine producer by volume.
2. New York -- New York City
   In the 1920s, New York City was a major destination for African Americans during the Great Migration from the American South. By 1916, New York City was home to the largest urban African diaspora in North America. The Harlem Renaissance flourished during the era of Prohibition, coincident with a larger economic boom that saw the skyline develop with the construction of competing skyscrapers. New York City became the most populous city in the world in 1948, overtaking London, which had reigned for over a century. The difficult years of the Great Depression saw the election of reformer Fiorello LaGuardia as mayor and the fall of Tammany Hall after eighty years of political dominance.[24]
3. Insurance New York -- New York Life
   Wartime production and the postwar baby boom revived the insurance industry, and New York Life tailored its products and investments to take advantage of these economic and demographic changes. With the development of group insurance in the first half of the 20th century and the passage of the federal Social Security Act in 1935, people began to buy insurance less for its one-time benefit to surviving family members and more for its lifelong investment security. New York Life introduced its first group insurance policies in 1951 and expanded its coverage in group and personal policies to include accidents and sickness as well as death. Two years later it offered the employee protection plan, a combination of individual life and group sickness coverage designed for small businesses. The success of its group plans sustained New York Life's remarkable growth since World War II. In 1974 it created a pension department and began selling employee protection insurance, another policy plan popular with small businesses.
4. New York -- New York's Hotel Pennsylvania
   NEW YORK, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Having recently begun renovations to the property, New York's Hotel Pennsylvania, The World's Most Popular Hotel(R), will complete its planned $7 million renovation in 2008. As it prepares for the New Year, the Hotel continues renovations and upgrades to enhance its commitment to offering true accommodation value to its guests.
5. Mortgage New York -- New York City
   New York City, at the mouth of the Hudson River, is the largest city in the United States and one of the most important and exciting cities in the world. Originally explored in 1609 by Henry Hudson of the Dutch East India Company, it was settled five years later by the Dutch and called New Amsterdam. According to legend, Peter Minuet purchased the island of Manhattan for $28 worth of beads and trinkets. The settlement was claimed in 1664 by Great Britain and after the Revolutionary War by the United States, eventually becoming the capital of the country. By the turn of the 19th century, New York Stock Exchange was founded and the city overtook Philadelphia as the most populous city in the country. The development of railroads and the Erie Canal made New York the natural gateway to the Midwest, bringing additional prosperity and growth.
6. Upstate New York -- New York State
   Susan B. Anthony to Amy Post, December 2, 1866 A New York State Constitutional Convention was held in June, 1867. During the last months of 1866 and the beginning of 1867, Anthony and Stanton organized a series of meetings throughout the state "to adopt measures to engraft the principle of universal suffrage upon the constitution of the state." With this letter Anthony enclosed a press release announcing the meeting to be held in Rochester on December 11, 1866. Speakers were to include Stanton, Lucy Stone, Charles Lenox Remond, and Frederick Douglass. Notice that working women were offered free tickets.
7. New York -- New York Stock Exchange
   NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Bank of New York Mellon, a global leader in asset management and securities servicing, has been selected by ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola") as the depositary bank for its American depositary receipt ("ADR") program. Each ADR represents two ordinary shares. The ADRs are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SOL."
8. Insurance New York -- New York State
   On June 19, 2007, the New York State Insurance Department issued an Office of General Counsel opinion on whether it was permissible for a third-party facilitator to charge a fee for credit card payment services. In that opinion, the NYSID said no, based upon New York Attorney General Opinion No. 2006-F2. This week, the NYSID has reversed its previous position, issuing a new opinion stating that a third-party credit card service provider, who is not the “seller” of insurance, may charge a fee for these services.
9. Upstate New York -- New York City
   IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Growing up in New York City, Anthony Sanchez remembers a childhood with little access or exposure to nature. Not until age 13, when he was enrolled in a parochial school in upstate New York, did Sanchez have an opportunity to immerse himself in a non-urban environment. He felt a connection to the natural world that he never realized was possible. In 1991, the experience inspired Sanchez to co-found the Eagle Eye Institute in the hope that other urban children from low-income urban areas could ... experience nature. Now, Sanchez has been identified as one of the nation's top 40 heroes and is in the running to be named "America's Greatest Hometown Hero" in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards -- an annual, nationwide search for real-life heroes across America.
10. Action in New York -- New York State
    Governor Spitzer is expected to be a “green” governor, as he outlined the steps he plans to take in terms of environmental action in New York State. He discussed two major initiatives: expansion of the “Bottle Bill” and an improved Environmental Protection Fund (EPF). The Bottle Bill expansion would bring in funds for the EPF through the return of recyclable items. His environmental message ... focused on the development of a new office on climate change, as well as adding over 150 staff positions related to the environment. Please click here to learn about the RJV position on environmental action.

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