In NYC, up/down indicates north/south in general. However there are two special exceptions I can think of. First special case is when New Yorkers sometimes ta

In NYC, up/down indicates north/south in general. However there are two special exceptions I can think of. First special case is when New Yorkers sometimes talk about Albany (NY state capital), we use "up state" in political context, even though Albany is like in the middle of NY. But then again, "up state" can mean anywhere above NYC to some New Yorkers... Second is when we yell out "up yours, buddy". We don't mean north in that context.