This grouping of counties by region is used by Arts in Education at the New York State Council on the Arts. 

Adirondack (ADK) Clinton Essex Franklin Hamilton Herkimer	Jefferson Lewis St Lawrence Warren Washington
Capital (CAP) Albany Fulton Montgomery Otsego	Renssellaer Saratoga Schenectady Schoharie
Central New York (CNY) Cayuga Madison Oneida Onondaga Oswego
Finger Lakes (FL) Ontario Seneca Wayne Yates
Greater Rochester (ROCH) Genesee Livingston Monroe Orleans
Greater Buffalo (BUFF) Alleghany Cattaraugus Chautauqua Erie Niagara Wyoming
Southern Tier (ST)  Broome Chemung Chenango Cortland Delaware	Schuyler Steuben Tioga Tompkins
Hudson (HUD) Columbia Dutchess Greene Orange Putnam	Rockland Sullivan Ulster Westchester
New York City (NYC) Bronx Kings (Brooklyn) New York (Manhattan) Queens Richmond (Staten Island)
Long Island (LI) Nassau Suffolk