|
| At Citi Field in the Jackie Robbinson Rotunda. Robinson, the first African American to play in the major leagues in the modern era, played in New York
for the Brooklyn Dodgers. On April 15, 1997, Robinson's jersey number, 42, was retired throughout Major League Baseball |
   |
|
Flag |
 State Seal |
| Website : www.state.ny.us |
 Capital
: Albany |
 Highest
point : Mount
Marcy, 5,344 feet |
 Area : 54,475 square miles,
27th largest state |
 Population : 18,976,457
(2000 US Census) |
 Motto
: Excelcior
(Ever upward) |
 Admitted to
Union : July 26,1788 |
 State
Song : "I Love New York" |
 State Bird : Bluebird |
 State Flower : Rose |
 State Tree : Sugar Maple |
|
