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What are some of the most urban business districts in the state outside of a Downtown district? This could be for any part of the state and for any municipality you could think of.
Most retailers fled the downtown areas of cities a long time ago. Same for commercial businesses like lawyers, doctors, real estate offices, hotels, restaurants, etc. They went to the malls or "miracle miles" or to office parks. Troy, NY had a very active and handsome downtown. Nothing much there now. Hoosic St. (Rt. 7) might be their urban miracle mile.
I'm not certain I understand your question, but for what it's worth about a couple places I know: In Ithaca, which is so small you're kind of never out of downtown, perhaps the West End, ie, west of say Plain Street to the Inlet area. Alternatively, of course, Collegetown and the Belle Sherman neighborhood around Cornell -- though that's kind of a second downtown. Come to think of it, Ithaca kind of has three downtowns: The Commons and vicinity, West End and Inlet Island, and Collegetown. Fall Creek and the Northside are highly walkable but not terribly commercial. Ithaca is walkable as long as you're in the city proper. It always gets a high walkability ranking, though that's really just because it's so small and most people work or study within an easy walk of Cornell. If you don't live in the city or just across the limits in Cayuga Heights or the town, Ithaca is actually as sprawly as anywhere else among places its size. Lots of people in-commute because they can't afford to live close.
In Utica, the traditional downtown is pretty shabby and apart from The Stanley and maybe the new Ocean Blue, there's really no reason to be there. I think you might have in mind the village of New Hartford and adjacent South Utica. New Hartford's little main drag -- and I do mean little -- has a bit of a commercial and restaurant strip. South Genesee Street across the city line is walkable. There's a tiny hipster district even! A coffee shop and a (excellent) little beer pub. Necessities together!
To simplify this, basically any business/commercial district that isn't the main CBD/Downtown of a city or borough. Collegetown and the West End/Inlet areas of Ithaca, Genesee Streer in South Utica and perhaps Bleecker Street in East Utica in the city of Utica would fit as examples.
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I think you give to much credence to "downtowns" that said West Nyack near the Palisades Mall and Nanuet along Route 59 are both significant shopping areas with no affiliation to any kind of "downtown".
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