The Easy Striders Are Going Strong and They've Made it Past Albany, N.Y.

State bird: Bluebird State flower: Rose Population: 18,976,457 people Nickname: Empire State
Economy: Dairy products, cattle, livestock, vegetables, nursery stock, apples, printing and publishing, scientific instruments, machinery, chemical products, tourism
Fun facts: New York City has 722 miles of subway track. The Big Apple is a term coined by musicians meaning to play the big time. New York was the first state to require license plates on
cars. The first daily Yiddish newspaper appeared in 1885 in New York City. The Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan is the only school in the world offering a Bachelor of Science Degree with a Major in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing. Chittenago is the home of L. Frank Baum, author of the "Wizard of Oz" and the location of the annual Munchkins
parade. The Genesee River is one of the few rivers in the world that flows south to north.
Niagara Reservation became the first state park in the United States.