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1264:Franklin
1249:Dutchess
1244:Delaware
1239:Cortland
1234:Columbia
1224:Chenango
1189:Allegany
1176:Counties
1152:Syracuse
1137:Kingston
1058:Tug Hill
898:Senators
873:Abortion
865:Politics
835:Politics
820:Nickname
785:Gun laws
745:Airports
712:New York
576:11 March
495:See also
374:Counties
313:and the
287:New York
179:Villages
159:Counties
37:a series
35:Part of
1551:History
1498:Wyoming
1446:Suffolk
1441:Steuben
1371:Orleans
1361:Ontario
1346:Niagara
1314:Madison
1274:Genesee
1229:Clinton
1219:Chemung
1117:Corning
1104:Buffalo
1068:Western
1063:Upstate
930:Regions
845:Symbols
810:Museums
795:History
770:Economy
82:(Lower)
1559:Lenape
1521:Cities
1513:Places
1471:Warren
1466:Ulster
1436:Seneca
1391:Queens
1386:Putnam
1381:Otsego
1376:Oswego
1366:Orange
1351:Oneida
1336:Nassau
1319:Monroe
1279:Greene
1269:Fulton
1209:Cayuga
1199:Broome
1184:Albany
1127:Ithaca
1113:Elmira
1086:Albany
840:Sports
830:People
732:Topics
722:Albany
164:Cities
1526:Towns
1503:Yates
1488:Wayne
1456:Tioga
1329:Tryon
1304:Lewis
1299:Kings
1259:Essex
1194:Bronx
1157:Utica
825:Parks
815:Music
760:Crime
740:Index
708:State
352:, on
169:Towns
1254:Erie
1161:Rome
1094:Troy
670:, a
661:, a
578:2024
336:The
321:, a
277:The
920:Law
710:of
366:by
285:of
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