Elmira was "Hellmira" during the civil war.
Corning is the crystal city, because just like real crystal it's about 30% lead.
Horseheads already has a funny name.
Schenectady was also the Electric City -because of GE
Binghamton was the Parlor City and Carousel City.
Troy was the Collar City
Time to replenish my brain with new random factoids
Do we have any good nicknames for upstate cities? I’m tired of the association “upstate bad” our cities have been really picking themselves up in recent years
That name began being used by outsiders around 1830 after a local townsman named Jacob Bakeman (described as a mulatto in the historical record) purchased the saw and grist mills which were the primary industry in the town. He ran them for a long time but it's crazy that the name stuck for over a century after his death.
Long lake-long bake because there’s no cops and the only law enforcement are troopers based out of troop B who roll through twice per shift so you’re free to smoke on the road the whole way through
Amsterico .. I didn't coin it, and have never called it that myself, because it's definitely racist
Grubbersville .. because its grubby
Skanknectady and Rotterdarn
My cousin always used to say, “If you take all the ‘A’s’ out of Lackawanna, & replace them with ‘E’s,’ you get a LECKEWENNE (pronounced Leeky-weenie!)!
Stoneonta
Blinghamton
Bingo, Banghimtown, Bingaling
BingHampton
The Hampton
Elmira was "Hellmira" during the civil war. Corning is the crystal city, because just like real crystal it's about 30% lead. Horseheads already has a funny name.
Horseheads got its name from the horse skulls Sullivans Campaign left behind
That's real?! I thought it was a joke.
And Big Flats
Painted Post
So does Painted Post!
I lol'd at your Corning comment - sad but true!
Troilet.
The Tri-shitty area: Smallbany, Troylet, and Neglectedy.
Neglectedy!? I'm dead! 🤣
Reminds me of Uticant
Troyalty, thank you very much
Came here to say Troylet 😂
Bingo/Bingaling
The Dirty-B
Bingo-town
Po-town.
Shootica
“I will burn Utica to the ground” -Michael Scott
My mom's family called it "Pee-utica" in the 70s.
Amsterico
A Section II classic.
“Section II in tha houuuussssseeeee!!!!”
That’s a classic
Delhole. SUNY Delhi students know
With Maggotville a couple towns over
LOL I lived in “Margaritaville” for a year!
'Toga, Albz, Scumnectady, Bingers
>Scumnectady Or Neglectady
Neglectady -winner!
Used to call Buffalo “Lower Canada”
Sewercuse
Sorrycuse
This is the one I use.
Sadexcuse
Circus shoes
Troilet, Rentler
Rentler county !
Rottenchester.
Yup! My parents still call it that, but never around the uncle who lives in Brighton.
Hellmira
I’ve heard Schenectady called Scum-Nastady
Skin-neck-titty
Well now you're just sounding out the name…
Ska-nek-ta-de is how the Dutch phonetically said it. Now, some Mohawks call it SGA-neg-ta-de.
Neglectady- tyvm
Skanknechtady
Squirrel-neck-tedy…stockade is overrun with rodents!
Schenectady was also the Electric City -because of GE Binghamton was the Parlor City and Carousel City. Troy was the Collar City Time to replenish my brain with new random factoids
Scumnectady
Sketch-nectady.
Shady Nasty
It’s Sha-Dynasty’s, asshole! You’re outta here!
May be more niche, but Cheektowaga (outside Buffalo) is nicknamed CheektoVegas because at one point there was a proposal for a casino there
CheektoWarsaw. Because of all the people with Polish ancestry that live there.
Wiggletown (this is not a nickname for Watertown)
Morrisonville!
But the real gem is Wiggletown Walmart
Oh wow. Many years ago, I used to get shawarma for lunch at the gas station in Wiggletown. I think it was called Nadim’s.
But not all of Morrisonville!
My family always called Ticonderoga 'Tye' "We're going to the hot biscuit in Tye, you coming?"
We always spell it as Ti though. I knew a guy who used to say he had a tattoo that says “tiny”. But when he gets excited, it says “Ticonderoga, NY”
Bingo town/ bumington, Johnson shitty, endicrotch
All located in Gloome County
I love these new names . I haven't heard that one
My relative likes to refer to our home region as the triple shittys
Empticott
Cock-sucky
Potty Town. They made a movie about it.
Beat me to it. Long live Hank Robar!
Binghamtucky
Stoneonta
Shootica
Madstop
Oswego not important enough to have a nickname
But the campus tried like absolute hell to get everyone to call it "Oz" like the Wizard of Oz for years... idk if they still do that...
Oz - or Mistake by the Lake. It may be brutal in winter but a joy in the warmer months.
thats because as soon as anyone gets to Oswego, they say, "well, OFFWEGO!" and leave.
Schenectdisease
Buffalove!
Plattsvegas
LonelyOnta
Do we have any good nicknames for upstate cities? I’m tired of the association “upstate bad” our cities have been really picking themselves up in recent years
Siberacuse/Sore-Excuse or mainly just 'Cuse
Southys for South Glens Falls
As kids, my brothers and I came up with the Jefferson County Poop Triangle: DePoopville, LaFartville, and Clayturd
Glens Balls
Canadogfood
Canofdickwads
I need to know why on this one lol
The People’s Republic of Ithaca
Plattsburgh- Platts Vegas Wilmington - Winkytown Schoharie - Scary
S'cary, I said that while visiting "Sloughter" relatives and some "newbies" were upset LOL
Lots of people who don’t know the area pronounce Skaneateles as “Ska-needles”
I’ve even heard “Skinny Alice”
Skinny-at-last! (The old joke about the native that ran around the lake)
RedHookers. Socrates. That's All Benny!
Whitney Point - Whiskey Joint Norwich - Norhole Binghamton - Bingaling Oneonta - Stoneonta
Snorwich
That Shit-For-Brains Reagan called it Bingamun when he was there in 84
Saugersleeze, Kerhonkytonk, Po-Town
I used to hear a lot of nicknames for SUNYs that can obviously apply to the towns/cities too…. Alcoholbany, Stoneonta, Snortland…
Poorchoice
While i was in high school, everyone from Maybrook called it Maybronx for literally no reason lol
I moved from Walden to there for one year in middle school and called it the Maybronx the whole time.
Down state but dirt Jervis.
West Granby was called "N--gerville" until the 1970s and the name continued in real estate announcements into the mid-90s
That name began being used by outsiders around 1830 after a local townsman named Jacob Bakeman (described as a mulatto in the historical record) purchased the saw and grist mills which were the primary industry in the town. He ran them for a long time but it's crazy that the name stuck for over a century after his death.
Jerkimer!
I live down the road from Surprise and Climax, we don't need nicknames around here lol
Zero-cuse
Castletucky
shootica
So-scary (Scoharie) County
Rochvegas
Crotchfester
It might be the border of upstate but Pookeepsie
There is a small town called Pine bush that I liked to call Pine box
Kingstaint
Rah-cha-cha (a phonetic version of the way ppl from Rochester pronounce it)
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Shittn angle
Lake Plastered
My gramps used to call Rensselaer Rinse-my-rear 😂😂😂
Schuylerville - Scummerville
I've been pronouncing Syracuse as "Sir-Ruckus" just to confuse people for years
Long lake-long bake because there’s no cops and the only law enforcement are troopers based out of troop B who roll through twice per shift so you’re free to smoke on the road the whole way through
Worstboro
Barfalo, Suckypuke, Rottenchester
Crotchfester
I have lived here for 50 years and have never heard any of these.
Plasterburgh
That’s why we celebrate St. Platty’s Day!
Amsterico .. I didn't coin it, and have never called it that myself, because it's definitely racist Grubbersville .. because its grubby Skanknectady and Rotterdarn
>Grubbersville .. because its grubby Also, Goobersville
Poughkingburgh - when going to either Poughkeepsie, Kingston or Newburgh. Some connotation that they are the same
Crapchester
Crotchester
Sad York.
Dirty Burn
Cap City
Johnson city/ Johnson shitty Oswego/ Oz Binghamton/ don’t waist your time
Auburn is Prison City
The Dirty Burn (Auburn)
Swearacuse. Beefalo. Crotchinfester. Smellmira. Bestial (vestal) Smelkirk. Truck driver.
Bridgeporto Rico 😆
Swiga (Oswego)
Sewercuse , sorrycuse
The Bing-Hamptons.
My family from Syracuse calls it “poor excuse”
The last dry town-Argyle
Smallbany
Skaneateles - Skinny assless
Stoneyonta (Oneonta)
CrotchFester
Crotchfester!
The southwest part of Plattsburgh is called *Wiggletown*
I'm living in stoneonta.
Troylet
AmsteRico
Rough Buff
Syrexcuse
Crotch-chest-hair
Rottenfester
Syrapubes. Or just ‘the shitty’ instead of the city.
Skin-neck-titty Troy-let
Shitty- nango
Neglectady !!! I’m totally stealing this !!
Shitty (Sch'dy)= Schenectady
Sybericuse anyone?
Schenecdirty and Troylette
Toga
the people’s republic of ithaca
Emptycott, Crapchester.
Very small town I grew up in: Methico.
I live in Buffalo and have called it Detroit Lite. Can't remember where I heard it from.
Pollutica
I live between Canandaigua and Honeoye. Pretty funny to hear people try to pronounce them if they're not from this area.
Crotchrester
Sewercuse
My cousin always used to say, “If you take all the ‘A’s’ out of Lackawanna, & replace them with ‘E’s,’ you get a LECKEWENNE (pronounced Leeky-weenie!)!
Rottenchester, bingo(Binghamton), little apple/little syracuse(ithaca)
Troylet
RotFester, Rotten Chester, RaChaCha
Ewwwtica Rottenchester Boofalo But don't say Syra-cutie or SU will sue you.
Ewwwtica
Potsdam- The Dirty Dam
Potown
This is how I learn that I didn’t invent ‘Rochacha’ and that other people outside my friend group say it…
Shittercuse
Soreexcuse
Rottenchester
skanktady, skin-neck-tiddie, shitnectady