Upstate Versus Downstate New York

The growing divide between upstate and downstate looks like it's becoming an established part of the New York state of mind.

While there have long been major geographic, political and economic differences between the New York City area and the rest of New York, there now is a pronounced gap between how upstaters view the economy and how downstaters see things.

New York is split between upbeat and downbeat, only it's downstate that is upbeat, while upstate is downbeat.

"It's not New York City and the rest of the state anymore," said Brian McMahon, executive director of the New York State Economic Development Council. "It's more of an east-west divide."

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