"The Central New York Region (formerly the Central-Leatherstocking Region, also known as Leatherstocking Country) is a term used by the New York State Department of Economic Development to broadly describe the central region of upstate New York State for tourism purposes. The region roughly corresponds to the upper Susquehanna and Mohawk Valleys. It is one of two partially overlapping regions that identifies as Central New York, the other being the Syracuse metropolitan area."@en . . .