Central+New+York

= WELCOME TO CENTRAL NEW YORK   =

**__ Geography of Central New York  __**
In this region, the Mohawk River meets the Hudson River near 3 cities Albany, Schnectedy, and Troy. This region has a pretty cool place, Howe Caverns. You can take a sweet tour that is an hour and twenty minutes long. According to the united states census bureau albany has a total area of 21.8 sq m (56.6 km)21.4 m (55.5 km) of it is land and 0.5 sq m (1.2 km) of it (2.15%) is water.The pine bush,located on the far edge of the city with Guilderland and Colonie is the only sizable inland pine barrens and sand dunes in the united states and home to many endangered species including the Karner Blue butterfly.Four lakes exist within city limits,including Buckingham lake,Rensselaer lake,Tivoli lake,and Washington park lake.The greater albany area(capital region,new york)is bordered by three mountain ranges,the green mountains,the adirondack mountains,catskill mountains. Albany has a humid continental claimate,with cold,snowy winter,and hot,wet summers.Snowfall is singnificant,with annually about 63 inches,but much less than the lake-effect areas to the north and west.Summers in albany can contain stretches of excessive heat and humidity,with temperatures above 90'F (32'C)and dew point near the Mohawk valley.Tornadoes are rare

**__ History of Central New York    __**
Albany is the capital of the state of new york and the county seat of albany county. Albany is 136 miles(219 km)north of new york and slightly to the south of the confluence of the moahk and hudson river. The city has a population of 94,172(july 2007 est.) Albany has close ties with the nearby cities of troy,schenectady,springs,forming a region called the capital district. This area makes up the bulk of the albany.scherectady.troy metopolitan statistical area(msa) with a population of 850,957 making it the fourth largest urban area is new york state,and the 56th largest msa in the united states.Albany is buit on the site of the dutch fort orange and its surrounding community of beverwyck,the english ocqired the and reamed it albany 1686 document issued by thomas dongan granted albany its official charter.this date makes albany the second oldest city inthe state in terms of its date of incorporation,after new     <span style="COLOR: #330f0f; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">amsterdam.

<span style="COLOR: #3b1212; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">ENTERTAINMENT IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

... <span style="COLOR: #3a1313; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"> <span style="COLOR: #3a1313; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">Thanksgiving <span style="COLOR: #3a1313; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"> <span style="COLOR: #3e1414; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #321010; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3c1616; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"> <span style="COLOR: #3a1313; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3e1313; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #2e1010; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #371111; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3b1212; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">   <span style="COLOR: #331010; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">  <span style="COLOR: #371111; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">assiscl offer monthly at sasos located at 218 central avunte,reservations...hotel and conference central in albany come alive with the             <span style="COLOR: #331010; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">tastes of new york. <span style="COLOR: #3e1313; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"> <span style="COLOR: #3e1613; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3a1313; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">     <span style="COLOR: #6433f0; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #381110; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">... <span style="COLOR: #3e1415; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">the design for the park was first conceived by fredrick law olmstead ,was planned by bogart and cuyler  <span style="COLOR: #3e1415; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">. <span style="COLOR: #371515; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3e1415; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"> <span style="COLOR: #3e1613; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #371515; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3a1313; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"> <span style="COLOR: #3e1415; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">The first stop to exploring albany is at the albany heritage area...Albany heritage area visitors center.There are plenty of brochures and information. <span style="COLOR: #3e1613; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #371211; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #371515; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #431919; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3a1313; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"> <span style="COLOR: #3e1415; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #371111; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3b1212; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #361111; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #371111; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #371111; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #331010; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #401212; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3b1212; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3e1415; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3b1616; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #220b0b; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"><span style="COLOR: #3a1213; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">Albany,an amazing discovery!! Tuesday,May 20,2008.Share anything everything <span style="COLOR: #331010; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">albany with us.For more <span style="COLOR: #331010; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif"> specific blog <span style="COLOR: #361212; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif">topics