{"id":41817,"date":"2026-08-12T23:07:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41817"},"modified":"2026-08-12T23:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:07:46","slug":"mamdani-is-going-on-vacation-upstate-reigniting-debate-about-where-that-even-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41817","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani is going on vacation \u2018Upstate\u2019 \u2014 reigniting debate about where that even is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2F137187532.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>They\u2019re just north of nitpicky.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Mamdani announced Wednesday he\u2019s going on vacation \u201cUpstate\u201d next week\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/20\/us-news\/new-yorkers-argue-over-where-upstate-begins-but-fuming-westchester-residents-say-not-here\/\">reigniting<\/a> a heated, hyper-specific debate about where exactly the region begins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mayor will be in upstate New York enjoying time with family,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jacobkornbluh\/status\/2087525866297258082\/photo\/1\">City Hall said<\/a> of the trip, from Aug. 16 to 23. \u201cFirst Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan will lead day-to-day operations until the mayor\u2019s return.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news sparked <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joncampbellny\/status\/2087562064340324690?s=46&amp;t=E4hcBiIYU7mRkeHL2qAv7Q\">an argument on X<\/a> about where the invisible border of Upstate New York begins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mayor Mamdani said he will be going on vacation with his family \u201cUpstate\u201d next week. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis brings up a great question IMO: Where exactly IS upstate New York?\u201d tweeted Gothamist reporter<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonCampbellNY\"> Jon Campbell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnything North of Bronx County, naturally,\u201d one apparent New Yorker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ItsTanbirC\/status\/2087550477630062763\">replied<\/a> \u2014 as another quipped, \u201cHe\u2019s going to Yonkers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere the Metro North train ends,\u201d a third user chimed in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbove 14th Street,\u201d another teased.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpstate New York \u2014 so Yonkers or White Plains?\u201d\u00a0 Katie Honan, a reporter for City &amp; State New York, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katie_honan\/status\/2087532111385296979\">wrote<\/a> with a wink in response to the announcement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan. <span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The debate over\u00a0where \u201cUpstate\u201d begins has been simmering for\u00a0years, with <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/17\/us-news\/nypd-cop-swiped-87k-from-elderly-wells-fargo-clients-to-pay-for-booty-exercises-bmw-and-tropical-getaway-da\/\">Westchester County <\/a>residents notoriously thin-skinned about being told they\u2019re on the north side of cool.<\/p>\n<p>The City Hall reps and media members have weighed in on the debate, with answers ranging from \u201cbeyond Yankee Stadium\u201d to above the Hudson Valley.<\/p>\n<p>While there\u2019s no official geographic demarcation, others have said some towns that are geographically more south, such as\u00a0 \u201cPoughkeepsie,\u201d simply feel spiritually \u201cUpstate.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Mamdani announces he plans on taking a vacation to upstate New York.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mamdani declined to say exactly where he was headed after a press conference Wednesday morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His NYPD detail is also expected to go with\u00a0him.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re just north of nitpicky. 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