What do you mean by "Upstate area"?
Not trying to be difficult, but to folks in NYC, Upstate is anything north of NYC, and to folks in Albany, Upstate is north of Saratoga, basically the Adirondak park.
There is a TCA Chapter called "Upstate New York" , it does not include anything in the eastern portion of the state, and around here, we refer to their area as Western New York or Southern Tier.
Confusing? you bet.
So, if you mention a town, city, or county, you might get more meaningful answers.