New York State Information

Practice listening and writing skills with this resource. This is a test created by the New York State Testing Program. Learners listen to a passage called "Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa" twice and write responses to the selection. They...

Your class members will get up close and personal with the Big Apple in this fantastic lesson plan, which introduces learners to not only the concept of a city, but also provides a thorough overview of New York City itself and...

Official site for the State of New York has information on crime, economy, services, the state government, environment, and more.

Take a detailed look at the state of New York! From its earliest history and peoples, to present day facts which include population, climate, geography, plants and animals, economy, government, cultural life, sports and recreation,...

This site on maps is provided for by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Have you ever wondered what New York state looks like from a satellite image? Find out by using this website. There are several other maps to...

The video explains the mass migration of many from Puerto Rico to New York due to the Great Depression. Scholars also learn how many people from Puerto Rico had to assimilate into mainstream American society and forms of racism they...

A collection of maps of the state of New York, including links to city maps, historical city maps, and maps of National Parks, Monuments, and historical places.

Historical maps of New York and descriptions of each map.

Read the report to the New York governor and legislature from the Commissioner of Health laying out the dangers presented by the toxic chemicals dumped in the town of Love Canal.

Detailed information about the state symbols of New York. For each symbol, there is an accompanying picture painted by wildlife artist Wayne Trimm.