"The
New York State Department of Transportation defines its "downstate region" as including
Dutchess and
Orange counties, and areas east and south."
Not Upstate haha *Drops Mic*
And I discussed this theory of how NYC became the "Worlds Capitol" through my Art History classes in college. It's really cause NYC became a Artistic Hub and then drew in other aspects that built the cities allure beyond what's already there.