Albany - The Heart of the Capital District
Albany has so much to offer, and being just minutes from Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga, and Cohoes makes the area truly rich in activities and opportunities.
Capital District Events
There is always something happening in the area
- Albany events entertainment music - timesunion.com - Albany NY
- Albany Entertainment - Events, dining, music, movies, local bands, nightlife, seen, serving Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Troy and the New York State Capital Region
- Metroland Online - The Alternative Newsweekly of New York's Capital Region
- The Metroland is a popular free newspaper focusing on nightlife - concert listings, reviews, local bands, bar listings, personals, etc.
- Albany Special Events
- City Sponsered Events
- Capital Region Living
- Capital Region Events and Attractions. Profiles on local businesses. "Best Of" list.
Views of Albany
Empire State Plaza, The Egg
New York State Museum
New York State Capitol
State Street
Tower
Night Fire in Washington Park
Tulips
Cherry Blossom
State Education Building
State Street
Albany City Hall
New York State Capitol
Corbels on Lark Street
Empire State Plaza
State University of New York System Offices
State University of New York System Offices
NYS Senate Chamber
Steps at the Capitol
NYS Museum
Local News
Provided By Times Union, Albany's #1 newspaper
These are the latest happenings in the Capital Region:
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Best Girls Albany Baseball Jersey
Price: 23.99 
Local Musicians
I recommend visiting Capital District Local Music for a list of the local musicians, their genres, bios, and websites.
Local TV Network Channels
The websites are great places for local news and happenings
Albany (Images of America: New York)
Albany (Images of America: New York)
Amazon Price: $18.99 (as of 12/07/2009)
Surrounded by natural beauty and a rich human legacy second to none, Albany lies in the Hudson Valley about 150 miles north of New York City. First settled in 1648, the area quickly grew into one of the most important trade, transportation, and military regions in North America. Albany became the permanent state capital in 1797 and has long been a major political center, key to New York's growth and prosperity. Some of the nation's leading statesmen, scientists, and presidents have called Albany home: Martin Van Buren, Joseph Henry, Hamilton Fish, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt, to name a few. Albany is a photographic essay of the city's 19th- and early-20th-century history; it focuses on the architectural treasures downtown and moves on to transportation, institutions, and disasters. Albany is also more than that: it is a field guide, challenging the reader to see the changes that have occurred over time and, at quiet hours, to hear the clamor of horse and wagon and streetcar navigating State Street and the blaring horns of steamboats plying the Hudson River.
NeAlbany Area Twitterers
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Following the Capital District on Twitter - Albany Area Twitterers
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Finding local twitters can be a tricky task, so I have gathered up some of the major twitters and sources of local news and entertainment in the Capital District. This is a great jumping off point to finding interesting local people and organizations...
Local Sports
Albany Conquest - Arena Football
Tri-City Valley Cats - Minor League Baseball
Giants NFL Training Camp @ UAlbany
Local Sports Items
Albany River Rats Jersey
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Giants Lee Women's NFL Cami Tank ( sz. M, Royal/Red : Giants )
Amazon Price: (as of 12/07/2009)
Albany on Wikipedia
Albany is a city in the United States of America; it is the capital of the state of New York and the county seat of Albany County. Albany is roughly 136 miles (219Â km) north of the city of New York, and slightly south of the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers. The city sits on the Hudson River and has a major port. As of July 2007, the city had an estimated population of 94,172.
Albany has close ties with the nearby cities of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs, forming a region called the Capital District, a historic area of the United States. The bulk of this area is made up of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which has a population of 850,957; this MSA is the fourth largest urban area in New York and the 56th largest MSA in the United States.
Modern Albany was founded as the Dutch trading post of Fort Orange and its surrounding community known as Beverwyck. The English renamed the town Albany, in honor of James II, Duke of Albany after their conquest of the New Netherlands in 1655. A 1686 document issued by Thomas Dongan granted Albany its official charter. After New Amsterdam, Albany is the second oldest city in the state in terms of its date of incorporation.
Albany's Current Weather
Current weather conditions in Albany, NY (12202)
Local Pollen Reports
22°F (Feels like 22°F)
Last update: 12/7/09 2:51 AM EST
Humidity: 86%Visibility: 9.0 mi
Dew Point: 19°F
UV Index: 0 (Lawn and Garden Weather)
Barometer: 30.32in falling
Moon: Rush Hour Traffic
Wind: calm From: Airport Conditions
Tonight
Low
Low: 24°F
Sunrise: 7:11 AM
Sunset: 4:21 PM
Monday
Dec 7
Cloudy
High: 38°F
Low: 28°F
Sunrise: 7:12 AM
Sunset: 4:21 PM
Tuesday
Dec 8
PM Snow Showers
High: 39°F
Low: 30°F
Sunrise: 7:13 AM
Sunset: 4:21 PM
Wednesday
Dec 9
Partly Cloudy
High: 35°F
Low: 32°F
Sunrise: 7:14 AM
Sunset: 4:21 PM
Albany History
Radio Channels: AM
Local Colleges
The Capital Region is rich with college life. We have it all.UAlbany (SUNY) - Photo is of Fountain Day
RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Siena
Saint Rose
Russell Sage
Union College
Skidmore
Albany Law School
Albany College of Pharmacy
HVCC (Hudson Valley Community College)
SCCC (Schenectady County Community College)
College Prowler
Inside Info on Capital Region Colleges
Albany Tee
Help! Where Do I Go?
I Need Help!
In a word, Crossgates. This mall has it all - with not one but two Orange Julias! Orange Juliases? Orange Juliasi? What the hell is plural for Orange Julias???
But, of late, Colonie Center has become quite the place with its new remodel and the addition of LL Bean.
It's Friday Night, and I NEED TO SING! Where do I go for the best karaoke?
Hands down, you want to cross the river and head toward RPI - drive strait on by and end up in Wynantskill - hit Valenti's Pub to sing along with DJ Kenny Casanova.
Darling, where does one golf in this region?
Beats Me - I can barely even mini-golf. But our Times Union has laid out a comparison of local golf courses: Albany Golf
I have no air conditioning, and I am crazy hot. Where can I get decent ice cream?
Turn left (from wherever you are) and go nearly a mile - you should see a Stewarts Shop - stop in for a treat.
The People's Choice: A History of Albany County in Art and Architecture
The People's Choice: A History of Albany County in Art and Architecture
Amazon Price: $23.00 (as of 12/07/2009)
Now in its fifth printing. It is a unique and thoroughly researched history of Albany County, New York, and is engagingly told through a rich seleciont of photographs of historically significant portraits, landscapes, churches, weather vanes, mills, bridges, barns, houses, monuments, maps, drawings, and silhouettes that have never been published before. It is a treasure trove of illustration and knowledge of the many aspects of Albany County life from 1630 to 1900.
Radio Channels: FM
- 88.3 WVCR - Siena College: Urban
- 89.1 WMHT - Classical
- 89.7 WRUC - Union College: Diverse
- 90.3 WAMC - NPR/Classical
- 90.7 WPGL - Religion
- 90.9 WCDB - SUNY Albany: Diverse
- 91.5 WRPI - RPI: Diverse
- 92.3 WFLY - Contemporary Hit Radio
- 93.1 W226AC
- 94.5 WRCZ - Classic rock
- 95.5 WYJB - Adult Contemporary
- 96.3 WAJZ - Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio
- 96.7 WDCD - Religion
- 97.3 WMYY - Religion
- 97.7 WBKK - Satellite classical
- 97.9 WRIP - Community Adult Contemporary, oldies
- 98.3 WTRY - Oldies
- 98.9 W255AJ
- 99.5 WRVE - Adult Contemporary
- 100.9 WCPT - Modern Adult Contemporary
- 102.3 WXCR - Classic rock
- 102.7 WEQX - Rock
- 103.1 WHRL - Modern Adult Contemporary
- 103.5 WQBJ Cobleskill: Modern rock
- 103.9 WQBK - Modern rock
- 104.5 WABT - Rhythmic oldies
- 104.9 WZMR - Smooth jazz
- 106.5 WPYX - Rock
- 107.7 WGNA - Country
Other Albany Lenses
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Nipper the Dog - Albany, New York Landmark
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Perched atop the Arnoff Moving Co Warehouse Building at 991 Broadway, Albany, New York is America's last remaining large RCA/Victor "Nipper" dog statue. Once the tallest building in Albany, Nipper sported an aircraft beacon on his right ear...
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The Albany Tulip Festival
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The Albany Tulip Festival is one of Albany's largest events, bringing thousands into Washington Park to view and celebrate the tulips, and the Dutch history of the area. Thousands and thousands of tulips of all types and colors make this event absolu...
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Albany, the Hub of Nanotechnology
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Albany NY is nestled in the middle of Tech Valley - the valley of growing technology along the hudson river. With the huge nanotech program at University at Albany, and RPI just over the river - the colleges in the area are certainly doing thei...
Albany Items
I'm a Future Tulip Queen Infant/Toddler T-Shirt
Price: 13.99
Albany, New York - Bumper Sticker
Price: 5.00
Albany's Dutch History
Albany Items up for Auction
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Art Prints
Albany Guestbook
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- LoKackl LoKackl Oct 8, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
- Thanks Kab, this will be a nice add-on to my Amherst, Mass squidzipper lens. The drive through the mountains between Albany and New York was the best part of a recent trip to Buffalo when I visited relatives. 6*/fav/featured lens.
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- Amy Riddell Amy Riddell Sep 28, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
- Ice Cream! Coffee House! Opened this June
Check out www.ebalbany.com!
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- TopStyleTravel TopStyleTravel Jun 8, 2008 @ 6:18 pm
- Great informational lens. Congrats for the Top 100! So did I. I am a foodie, got any plans to write lens on great food in Albany?
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 May 28, 2008 @ 9:33 am
- My 2 teens are going to be spending a day there soon. Thanks for the info on malls and such.
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- May 5, 2008 @ 4:21 am
- Hey,
what a great lens here, Albany is one of the big city, once I have visited to Albany, it is really fantastic place. It is one of my favorite place, thanks for giving more information about Albany city.
I hope you have a chance to see my lens about bathroom remodeling
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- rms rms Apr 13, 2008 @ 8:09 am
- This is awesome! I've given it a roll on my Long Island a Tribute lens.
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- funwithtrains funwithtrains Apr 12, 2008 @ 9:10 am
- Albany is a nice town, I've been there many times. Nice Lens! Please visit my Lionel Trains lens.
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- GypsyPirate GypsyPirate Sep 24, 2007 @ 10:59 pm
- Wonderful lens, you have great information in here! I'm glad you joined us in the Squidoo City Guide!
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- BigJim BigJim Aug 9, 2007 @ 2:00 pm
- Nice lens. Thanks for joining the Squidoo City Guide.
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- kathysart kathysart Jul 20, 2007 @ 2:44 pm
- YAY New York! Great lens! FIVE STARS for sure.
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