My attempt at redesigning New York's flag

I like it, very good design, but for some reason it kind of feels like a college flag and I'm not sure why.

When I was going through redesigning all of the U.S. state flags, this is one of the first designs I made. Here's the symbolism:

• The colors are reminiscent of the orange, white, & blue pattern used in many of New York's state flag.

  • The blue has been replaced with the purple of the Iroquois flag.

• The white shape in the center holds several meanings.

  • It resembles a crown to represent New York being the Empire State.
  • It points upward to represent New York's motto: "Excelsior" ("Higher").
  • It looks somewhat like tall skyscrapers because duh.