Originally from upstate NY, Baldwinsville to exact. Still go each summer for a couple weeks to see friends and family. Might make a trip in the winter for the kids to play in the snow.
I went to New York one time about 5 yrs ago. Definately not a place id like to live. Nice to visit but life there is just too fast paced for me. Went and watched the yankees play the tigers. It was a great time tho. The subways are very dirty and everyone dropped the "f" bomb like its a part of normal everyday vocab. Even the police were saying it. Lol. "Oh fuckin yankees" "fuck this" "fuck that" . It was very amusing. Lol.