I grew up in Bainbridge NY (about 30 miles from Binghamton), went to college in Binghamton and Potsdam, lived in Syracuse right out of college, then in Southfields (just north of the Jersey border), then in Utica for 18 years. There are some things I miss about NY, but the endless gray skies in the fall and spring, and the lake effect snow in the winter (in Utica) are NOT those things. They are the reason I now live in Vail AZ - love the endless sunshine!