[Kevin Leonard]

So I was playing around with some numbers and ideas for a New York State District.
~150 teams with 2 events per team and 40 teams per event translates into about 8 district events for NY.
5 would need to be downstate while 3 would reasonably be upstate.

Upstate districts could be something like:
Finger Lakes District @RIT
Cornell/Ithaca District
Tech Valley District at RPI, or a local high school

Downstate I'm less knowledgeable about, but I feel like they should be spread out from the border between upstate and Downstate to further down Long Island.
Maybe something like:
White Plains District
Manhattan District
Brooklyn District
Freeport District
Hauppauge District

All of these locations are purely speculation, and I'm kind of just rambling, but I'd be excited for a New York district. I feel like districts is just the push NY needs to get back onto the main stage of FRC, like some of our teams used to be.

If there isn't a real conversation happening between upstate and Downstate regional planning committees, there definitely should be. One filled with understanding and compromise and a vision for what FIRST in New York could be.