Answer: downstate

AnswerCrossword Clue
DOWNSTATESouthern New York, e.g.
DOWNSTATELike New York City, to Albany
DOWNSTATELike New York City, e.g.
DOWNSTATEToward the southern border
downstateOf, in, or to the southern part of a state
downstatethe region of a State remote from large cities, a rural area