I do prefer buy and hold in Albany NY as well.

There was for a time a meetup in Middletown NY as well. 

My mother is in the beginning process of purchasing a home in the Bronx, NY as an investment property.

Micron Technology's decision to build a massive 1,400-acre semiconductor manufacturing plant in Clay, NY, a suburb of Syracuse, is poised to have a transformative effect on the local housing market.

While I would never invest in NY as James mentions as its the worst - if I was going to do it I would atleast make sure I tried to follow the rules. 

Can we get Buffalo NY as a location on the forums?

I also like Kopin and company in Williamsville NY as a boutique CPA firm.  

I see you are in NY. As

Do you know of any good commercial lenders in NY as well?

JPMorgan out of NY - a trustee sued financial institutions claiming that broadly syndicated loans were securities.