He lives in 'upstate' New York.
She's from 'upstate'.
They moved 'upstate'.
(..) And a half-brother is better than nothing. I like having a brother. Dad was cool to bring me here. Dad? Dad brought you here? I was upstate, in the woods. One day, this trident shows up over my head, and then it started moving south. And you followed it. You followed it here. It glowed. (..)2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters