Tourism Office

New York Tourism Office

New York

State Flag

Basics

Abbreviation: NY
Nickname: n/a
Motto: Excelsior! (Latin, "Ever Upward!")
Name for residents: New Yorkers

State Seal

Numbers

Population: 19,254,630
Area: 54475 miles²

Taxes

Sales Tax: 4%

Insignia

Flower: Rose
Bird: Eastern Bluebird

State Slang

Bridge and tunnel
Phrase:
Bridge-and-tunnel
Meaning:
an establishment that draws a non-local crowd
Sentence:
That bar used to be a real Brooklyn icon but now it's gone all bridge-and-tunnel.
Brook
Phrase:
Brook
Meaning:
creek
Sentence:
There's a brook that flows through my backyard.
Mad
Phrase:
Mad
Meaning:
adjective; a lot, many
Sentence:
I would have been here sooner but there was mad traffic on the BQE.
Buddy
Phrase:
Buddy
Meaning:
A friend
Sentence:
Hi buddy
It's the ball
Phrase:
It's the ball
Meaning:
It is good
Sentence:
"Do you watch X-Files man? It's the ball!"
Have Good Vibes
Phrase:
Good Vibes
Meaning:
I feel good about Sharon Stone
Sentence:
I have good vibes about Sharon Stone