History of Utica, New York
Utica, New York is a city in the State of New York and the county seat of Oneida County, New York|Oneida County. The current mayor of Utica is Timothy Julian.
The City of Utica is situated within the region referred to as the Mohawk Valley and the Leatherstocking Region in Eastern New York State. Utica has an extensive park system, with winter and summer sports facilities.
Like many industrial towns and cities in the northeastern Rust Belt, Utica has experienced a major reduction in manufacturing activity in the past several decades, and is in serious financial trouble; many public services have been curtailed to save money. Suburbs in Utica have begun to experience suburban sprawl; this is common in many Upstate New York cities, which are suffering from what the Sierra Club termed "sprawl without growth," although, recently, notable efforts have been made to revitalize the Downtown and Oneida Square areas of Utica by plans for the construction of quality apartment housing.
The arrival of a large number of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian immigrants over the past several years has stanched a population loss that had been steady for more than three decades. Bosnian immigrants now constitute about 10% of the total population of Utica. The city's economy is heavily dependent on commercial growth in its suburbs, a trend that is characterized by development of green sites in neighboring villages and does little to revitalize the city itself.
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