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  2. Western New York - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Western New York ( WNY) 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 Yorkers". Almost all sources agree WNY includes the cities of Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Jamestown, and the surrounding suburbs, as well as ...

  3. List of counties in New York - Wikipedia

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    They are New York County ( Manhattan ), Kings County ( Brooklyn ), Bronx County ( The Bronx ), Richmond County ( Staten Island ), and Queens County ( Queens ). In contrast to other counties of New York, the powers of the five boroughs of New York City are very limited and in nearly all respects are governed by the city government. [ 4]

  4. Erie County, New York - Wikipedia

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    Erie County, New York. /  42.75°N 78.78°W  / 42.75; -78.78. Erie County is a county along the shore of Lake Erie in western New York State. As of the 2020 census, the population was 954,236. [1] The county seat is Buffalo, which makes up about 28% of the county's population. [2] Both the county and Lake Erie were named for the regional ...

  5. Niagara County, New York - Wikipedia

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    Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 212,666. [2] The county seat is Lockport. [3] The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra; meaning the strait or thunder of waters. [4] The county is part of the Western New York region of the state.

  6. Genesee County, New York - Wikipedia

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    www .co .genesee .ny .us. Genesee County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,388. [2] Its county seat is Batavia. [3] Its name is from Seneca word Gen-nis'-hee-yo, meaning "the Beautiful Valley". [4] The county was created in 1802 and organized in 1803. [5]

  7. Finger Lakes - Wikipedia

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    The Finger Lakes are a group of eleven long, narrow, roughly north–south lakes located directly south of Lake Ontario in an area called the Finger Lakes region in New York, in the United States. This region straddles the northern and transitional edge of the Northern Allegheny Plateau, known as the Finger Lakes Uplands and Gorges ecoregion ...

  8. Upstate New York - Wikipedia

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    Upstate New York is a geographic region of New York that lies north and northwest of the New York City metropolitan area of downstate New York. [1] [2] Upstate includes the middle and upper Hudson Valley, the Capital District, the Mohawk Valley region, Central New York, the Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes region, Western New York, and the North ...

  9. United States District Court for the Western District of New York

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    Trini E. Ross. U.S. Marshal. Charles Salina. www .nywd .uscourts .gov. The United States District Court for the Western District of New York (in case citations, W.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the western parts of Upstate New York . Appeals are taken to the Second Circuit (except for patent claims and claims ...