New York and Other States

Facts, Statistics, History | Legislation | Government, Agencies, and Publications | Other States

Facts, Statistics, History

• Facts, Figures and Statistics from New York State
  Links to statistics on criminal justice, education, state aid, schools, elections, voter enrollment, district maps, fire prevention, health, labor, and real estate.
  
  
• History - New York State
  Historical sites for various locations in New York State.
  
  
• New York State Archives
  The State Archives "cares for and provides access to more than 130 million documents that tell the story of New York from the seventeenth century to the present."
  
  
• New York State Data Center
  New Yorks primary repository of economic and demographic data. Syracuse University Library is an affiliate in the New York State Data Center program.
  
  
• New York State Emblems
  State flower, flag, motto, insect, song, tree, fish, etc.
  
  
• New York State Facts
  Brief facts and statistics about New York State.
  
  
• New York State Facts: Origins of New York State's County Names
  Alphabetical chart of county names and brief descriptions of origins.
  
  
• Travel Information
  From the New York State Department of Transportation.  Helpful for all types of travel planning: driving, air travel, trains, bicycling, etc. Includes weather forecasts and alerts, roadway safety information, directions, rest stop locations, etc.
  
  

Government, Agencies, and Publications

• New York State
  Official state site. Links for business, employment, education, recreation, health care, etc. Includes some press releases.
  
  
• New York State Assembly
  State Assembly home page. Links for Bill Search, Legislative Calendar, Public Hearing Schedules, Assembly Calendars, and Assembly Agenda.
  
  
• New York State Senate
  State Senate home page. Includes schedule, rules, directory of senators, maps, biographies, press releases. Links to live senate proceedings.
  
  
• Office of the Governor (New York State)
  Includes selected news briefs, updated daily. Key Documents includes state of the state and other addresses.
  
  
• Open Book New York
  

  A project by the Office of the State Comptroller that identifies spending for local governments and State agencies, and displays State contracts. You can find out how much government spends on everything from travel and employees’ salaries to public safety and consultants. You can also search State contracts to see who is doing business with the State.   Contains glossaries that define terms and frequently asked questions sections. 
  
  

• New York State Government Information Locator Service
  Links to information services provided by New York State Government agencies, the State Legislature and the Judiciary.
  
  
• New York State Library
  Catalog is excellent source for NYS agency publications.
  
  
• Digital Collection of New York State Agency Documents
  The NYS Library scans documents from NYS agencies so NY State Depository Libraries can access the documents in their entirety via the web. Syracuse University Library is a research-level NY depository library. For earlier titles, see NYS microfiche and print collections in Maps & Government Information, 3rd floor Bird Library.
  
  
• Checklist of Official Publications of the State of New York
  A compilation of New York State documents acquired by the New York State Library. This electronic version of the checklist starts with 1989. For print versions going back to 1947, see index area, Maps & Government Information, 3rd floor Bird Library
  
  
• The New York State Newspaper Project
  This site "identifies, describes, preserves, and makes available to researchers the significant newspapers in all communities in New York State since the first publication in 1725."
  
  
  

Other States

• 50 States and Capitals
  Links to official state pages, online newspapers, birds, flags, etc.
  
  
• State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
  Provides social and economic data for states and metropolitan areas. Also includes selected component counties and central cities of metropolitan areas. This site provides PDF files, selected features from the Data Book, and related links.
  
  
• State Statistical Abstracts
  Includes the most recent statistical abstracts (or equivalents) for states in the U.S.
  
  
• Stately Knowledge (Internet Public Library)
  Basic facts about states; state rankings and other comparison charts.
  
  
• StateMaster
  Allows for comparing data on U.S. states.
  
  
• Full-text state statutes and legislation
  Links to sites "containing full-text state constitutions, statutes (called codes or compiled laws in some states), legislation (bills, amendments and similar documents), session laws (bills that have become laws), and administrative rules."
  
  
• State Constitutions, Statutes, and Codes
  Also groups state statutes by topic.
  
  
• State Legal Sources on the Web
  Links to sources for: bills, session laws, codified law, constitutions, regulations, executive orders, Attorney General opinions, courts, and newspapers.
  
  
• State Legislatures, State Laws, and State Regulations
  Provides direct links to each state's legislature, state statutory code and state administrative or regulatory code. Also provides telephone numbers (when available) to each state government operator, legislative assembly, legislative reference center, and state law library.
  
  
• Direct Search - State/Province and City Governments
  Assortment of links by state.
  
  
• State and Local Government on the Net
  Guide to government-sponsored sites. Also includes links to national organizations and multi-state sites.
  
  
• Stateline.org
  "Your source for state news." News organized by issue or by state. Data also provided for states, including: Budget and Taxes, Crime and Prisons, Environment, Income and Poverty, Insurance and Accidents, and Population. State pages allow for easy comparison to other states (up to four at a time).
  
  
• Council of State Governments
  CSG serves the executive, judicial and legislative branches of state government through leadership education, research and information services.
  
  
• National Conference of State Legislatures
  Site seeks to provide comprehensive legislative information to states and share research on critical state issues. Includes recent topics in the news.
  
  
• National Governors Association
  Information on state governors and the work of the bipartisan organization.