New York
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New York state can be divided in to many regions.
New York City
New York City and the neighboring communities on Long Island have the highest concentration.
Upstate is much bigger in geography, but much smaller in population. There are many areas of interest to the Jewish traveler, both as destinations and those travelling through.
Catskills
The Catskills region for many years was known as the borsche belt. Many Jewish comedians started their careers in the area. Now it's a popular vacation area, with many bungalow colonies and summer camps.
Hunter Mountain
Further north on the north side of the Catskill State park, is the Hunter Mountain - Tannersville area it is gaining in popularity for summer vacations.
Albany
A very welcoming town, read about it here: http://www.thruwaytorah.blogspot.com/ Its a great place to stop for those travelling between NYC and Montreal.
Adirondacks and Lake George
There is a kosher Price Chopper in Albany, it has cholov yisroel. Minyanim at Lake George open after Tisha Ba'av. It is run by Chabad in a tent in Bloody pond road, read about it: http://capitalchabad.com/media/pdf/569/lMGf5698575.pdf The Belz Yeshiva in Saratoga Springs is about 20 minutes from Lake George. Along with other shuls there.
Binghamton
Suny of Binghamton has a huge Jewish Orthodox population on campus.
For those travelling through the state along the thruway there are many cities along the way, with substantial Jewish communities. Rochester, Niagra Falls, Buffalo to name a few.
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