Albany, NEW YORK: Beautiful, But Also Dangerous & Poor

We visited Albany, capital city of the state of New York.

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[xRayshunx]

Having living in Albany my whole life I take for granted how beautiful parts of the city are. Thanks for stopping by and posting

[Peter-fm]

The thumbnail you used was my house. The house I grew up in until I was 15. It really fell on hard times after we left. That is one of the most beautiful and modern houses that was built. 1876 it had central heating. Steam radiators. 4 full bathrooms with Running hot and cold water. Marble fireplaces. Gas fixture lighting. A 3 story winding staircase up the middle. Sliding pocket doors with etched crystal glass reliefs. I could go on and on. That house was and still is exquisite.

[ernestschultz]

I've lived in NYC all my life (62 years) and have never been to Albany. I honestly had no idea it was such an interesting place. Thank you for this look at my state capitol.

[VictorElGreco]

Thanks for posting this. I started college at SUNY Albany in 1979 and, at least to my recollection, the city has always had a certain hipster grunginess to it. I like it. Now in retirement, I always enjoy stopping there in the course of my cycling tours to Upstate NY.

[jburnett]

Albany not what I would have thought. Really beautiful city with georgous architecture. The church was breathtaking. We can't afford to build like that anymore. Thanks so much.

[nknasi]

Unsure if you're aware Joey but usually when there is a sign on the front of a building with an big X on it, like you see at 18:28, that is a city's way of letting first responders know that the building is unsafe for emergency personnel, usually due to structural or interior hazards. People are not legally allowed to live there, but squatters often do.

[LyrinaeSings]

Really cool to see you explore my hometown! Despite going to the plaza almost every day, I've never been in that gorgeous cathedral or ventured up all the stairs in the capitol building! Awesome video and I hope you enjoyed your time in Albany! :)

[davidperry]

Thanks for being respectful of my hometown. It’s not perfect by any stretch. But it will always be the place that brought me into this world.

[seanabbins]

I have lived in Albany and still live nearby. It does have gorgeous architecture and the atmosphere in the Olde English Tavern is terrific. The city has a wide variety of ethnic food as well. The shutdowns during COVID really hurt Albany. Neighborhoods that had been borderline took a nosedive and haven't recovered. Not enough attention has been paid to what the shutdown did to communities

[brianquilty]

Such beautiful architecture in Albany. Lots of age on so many of their building. The inside of that Cathedral was spectacular !! Jaw dropping ! And the State Capital building was fantastic !! This is one of my favorite cities you two have visited.

[KarenJ]

The capital building is stunning. Thanks for taking on this tour of Albany.

[ProstheticPlacebo]

Used to visit family on Bleecker St. by the governor's mansion before the "egg" was actually finished in 78. Saw Steve Vai and crew perform in the egg during the passion and warfare tour. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.

[pluggy]

When I went to college there (40 years ago), I lived in the dorms. SUNY Albany is at the other end of the city and a world onto itself. We used to call it Long Island's 3rd county. When I was in school, I had little reason to go to the capital district. I just went occasionally for fun. Some students lived downtown and were much more familiar.
There has been so much building in the university area, that I don't recognize it when I drive down Fuller Road. They decided to go all in on attractcing STEM students.

[daviduglem]

Has the 74-year-old veteran of Vietnam who grew up on the west coast of the United States in the '60s you've allowed me to overlook many places in this country. I appreciate what you guys do and I hope other people tell you the same thing. These videos will be around in 100 years. By then we'd be able to see how the country has changed. Hopefully not too dramatically. Again. I appreciate what you do. If you start feeling down about RNAation, just remember you grew up during the best times. Dave in San Francisco

[BrunieStudios]

This capitol building has to be the most beautiful in the country…❤

[joebehrdenver]

Albany looks to be stuffed with amazing architecture of all kinds and from all eras. I hope they can improve their socioeconomic metrics. Thanks as always for your reporting and perspective!

[RobOlgatree]

🙋‍♂Hi Nichol 🙋‍♂Hi Joe - I had no idea Albany was so old and historic, . The capitol building was just beautiful. I love fish and chips too. So good to see you two. You always make my day.

[GothicMaximalist]

Born and raised in Albany, still here, some of these negative comments sound like people who don’t actually come to Albany. The streets aren’t empty, very much the opposite and it’s not depressing, it’s very lively, especially with all the public events, festivals, parades and local businesses who are constantly hosting special events and themed nights. While I’m not going to pretend this city is perfect, no place is, I’m not going to lie and say it’s horrible like these other commenters are. Albany and it’s surrounding areas have a lot to offer for a variety of people, it would be nice if people would bother to actually experience the city rather than just judge it as they pass through to go to one of the malls.

[susan]

I grew up in Albany behind St. Peter's hospital in a diverse neighborhood of streets with wealthy people and our little neighborhood of average folks. It was quiet and beautiful, and safe. Ny oldest son and his family live in the suburb of Colonie in a small house off the main road that leads down into the city area.
Recently the crime in their area has risen, mostly robberies. But still not too bad. I've never felt unsafe walking around downtown at the plaza or the museum. There has always been areas of poverty that the government took questionable steps to resolve, which sadly didn't work. Before marrying, I lived in apts in row homes, and although having one set of grandparents who lived in the countryside outside of Albany where we visited a few times a week, and I adored it, I still liked Albany. Thank you for showing some of the beautiful architecture. Side note, 3 of my children were baptized in the Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception, (JIC 😄) so it was nice to see it inside.

[Deloresgriffith]

I've lived in Albany 35 years and didn't know some of the facts you share! Big thanks