When you think of big cities in New York, You probably think Buffalo, Rochester, and Albany, but Rome?

Rome is actually the 2nd largest city in New York State. We're not referring to population density, but rather the total area that the city spans. According to Wikipedia:

Rome is the second-largest city by area in New York State, and the 140th largest city in the United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 75.7 square miles (196 km2), of which 74.9 square miles (194 km2) is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) (0.99%) is water.[17]

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Geographically speaking, Rome, is second only to New York City, and Utica is the 10th largest according to All Over Albany. Com, The Top 10 are as follows:

1. New York City- 302.64 miles

2. Rome- 74.79 miles

3. Buffalo- 40.38 miles

4. Rochester- 35.78 miles

5. Saratoga Springs- 28.06 miles

6. Syracuse- 25.04 miles

7. Oneida- 22.05 miles

8. Albany- 21.39 miles

9. Yonkers- 18.01 miles

10. Utica- 16.76 miles

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