N.Y. vs Schenectady

N.Y. and Schenectady both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
N.Y.	Yes	No	No	No
Schenectady	Yes	No	No	No

N.Y. (noun)	Schenectady (noun)
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Albany	a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal