Here we consider anything North of Albany upstate BUT I am more of the guy that says North of Saratoga Springs is UpState. I live 50+ miles north of Albany which is my daily commute. I don't do city life lol. Folks around here don't care for the yahoos south of Albany and NYC lol...to each is own.
I spend a lot of time further north on Lake Champlain region and then up at Lake Placid area. I reside between Fort Edward and Argyle on the Champlain Canal. My other hobby (but I have many others
) is fishing and I have a 22 foot aluminum boat with a 115hp Merc so I like to hit the water asap during the season.
EDIT: Them NYC folk anything out NYC is a different world to them. That's a giant bubble they live in literally. Most people when they think of New York all they think of is NYC. They don't realize how big the state of New York is although not in the top 10 largest state geographically, it's ranked #27 but nonetheless people only think of NYC. Most people don't realize what else the state has to offer as in Parks and Recreation etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area