The population crash in upstate NY in the last sixty years is an amazing story—not well known.
Hence the stupidity of Gov. Andrew Cuomo not allowing fracking to get at natural gas in the Marcellus Shale in upper New York State. Look at what fracking to get natural gas has done to eastern Ohio and Pennsylvania in terms of economic development; indeed, New York City is getting a lot of natural gas from Pennsylvania gas fields.
“The population crash in upstate NY in the last sixty years is an amazing story—not well known.”
Agreed, although I would start with something stronger like “Due to horrific and politically-caused economic destruction, ...”
Government or Public/Union Job is all there is any more in the north and western regions. What was once considered the northern ‘burbs is now “Upstate” to many tri-state focused folks.
Heck, anything north of Poughkeepsie, with a very few exceptions is nearly just empty wasteland.