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New York State holds one of America's most dramatic population divides. Downstate — New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley — is home to nearly 14 million people packed into a relatively small area. Meanwhile, upstate stretches across a territory larger than Greece, yet holds only 6 million residents. Some upstate counties are bigger than Rhode Island but have fewer people than a single Manhattan block. Why did one half of the state become one of the densest places on Earth while the other remains so strikingly empty?

In this video, we explore how an extraordinary natural harbor, a revolutionary 19th-century canal, and the brutal collapse of American manufacturing created two completely different worlds within a single state. From the glory days of Buffalo and Rochester to the rise of Wall Street, discover the geographic forces that shaped New York's stunning divide — and why upstate may never catch up.

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