N.Y. Economic Development Law § 230: Economic development regions

§ 230. Economic development regions. 1. The department shall establish

economic development regions of the state and shall establish within

each region at least one regional office.

2. The boundaries of regions shall be based on factors including, but

not limited to: (a) interdependence and commonality of economic and

social interests; (b) previous cooperation in economic development

related matters; (c) intraregional commuting and transportation

patterns; (d) geographic proximity to and dependence on centers of

employment and economic opportunity, population concentration and

markets; (e) unifying topographic characteristics; (f) labor markets;

and (g) geographic size.