Western New York is the westernmost region of the U.S. state of New York. The eastern boundary of the region is not consistently defined by state agencies or those who call themselves "Western New Yor
Buffalo Skyline
Downtown Rochester, NY HDR by patrickashley
Letchworth State Park in autumn
Upstate New York is a geographic region of New York State that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area of downstate New York. Upstate includes the middle and upper Hudson Valle
Western New York
…area, the Rochester–Batavia–Seneca Falls, NY area, and the Elmira–Corning, NY area. Western New York is in some contexts considered a sub-region of "Upstate New York" (when that term is used to describe all of New York State outside Long Island and the New York City metropolitan area). Western New York is generally…
The Fulton Chain of Lakes, a chain of eight lakes in Adirondack Park
The Cherry Valley massacre
The Battle of Plattsburgh in the War of 1812 depicted in an 1816 engraving
Erie Canal at Lockport, New York, in 1839