Why does the character George Altman in Suburgatory choose to move from New York City to upstate New York ?
Upstate New York does however have several Democratic counties including Erie County ( Buffalo ) , Monroe County ( Rochester ) , Onondaga County ( Syracuse ) , Tompkins County ( Ithaca ) , Albany County ( Albany ) , Broome County ( Binghamton ) , Clinton ( Plattsburgh ) , Franklin County ( Malone ) , St. Lawrence County ( Massena , Potsdam , Ogdensburg ) and Ulster County ( Kingston , Woodstock , New Paltz ) .