Downtown Albany Tour, Capital City of New York State

Albany is one of best cities to live in America. People may have various of reasons to choose to move here or leave her. In this video we'll cover some major streets of the pretty city, including
Broaday,
State Street,
Madison Street,
North Pearl Street,
3rd Street,
Washington Ave,
Clinton Ave

Some landmarks inculdes:
Ten Broeck Triangle,
Empire State Plaza,
The New York State Capitol,
System Administration Building of the State University of New York,
Empire State Plaza,
Albany City Hall,
Palace Theatre,
Mercy House,
NY State Education Dept,
NY State Capitol

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Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is located on the west bank of the Hudson River approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River and approximately 135 miles (220 km) north of New York City.

Albany is known for its rich history, commerce, culture, architecture, and institutions of higher education. Albany constitutes the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of New York State, which comprises the Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With a 2013 Census-estimated population of 1.1 million the Capital District is the third-most populous metropolitan region in the state. As of the 2010 census, the population of Albany was 97,856.

The area that later became Albany was settled by Dutch colonists who, in 1614, built Fort Nassau for fur trading and, in 1624, built Fort Orange. In 1664, the English took over the Dutch settlements, renaming the city as Albany, in honor of the then Duke of Albany, the future James II of England and James VII of Scotland. The city was officially chartered in 1686 under English rule. It became the capital of New York in 1797 following formation of the United States. Albany is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the original British thirteen colonies, and is the longest continuously chartered city in the United States.

- Wikipedia

00:00 I-787 north
00:15 Exit 4 to downtown Albany
00:40 Hudson River on the right
01:18 Broadway
01:25 SUNY Plaza Park
01:41 Old Post Office (Albany, New York), built in 1879
01:50 Albany Trust Company Building, built in 1904
01:54 State St
02:12 James T. Foley Courthouse
02:47 Empire State Development
03:29 Clinton Ave / US 9
03:36 Palace Theatre
03:51 Sweet Pilgrim Baptist Church
03:58 Ten Broeck St
04:06 Saint Joseph' Church
04:19 Van Rensselaer Park / Ten Broeck Triangle
04:25 2nd St, Arbor Hill
05:17 Metropolitan Baptist Church
05:32 City of Albany Arbor Hill Community Center
06:15 Henry Johnson Blvd
08:38 Bleecker Stadium
09:04 Swinburne Skating Rink
09:29 Manning Blvd
09:49 Clinton Ave
09:54 Central Ave
10:19 N Main Ave
10:41 Washington Ave
10:48 Albany High School
11:12 Beverwyck Park
12:23 University at Albany Downtown Campus
13:06 Washington Ave
13:38 Washington Avenue Armory
13:48 Albany Public Library
14:08 Albany Institute of History & Art
14:31 NY State Education Department
14:39 State Assembly Chamber
14:56 Albany City Hall
15:23 State St
15:59 Pearl St
16:18 SUNY System Administration Building, built in 1914-1918
16:29 Broadway
17:56 Madison Ave
19:04 Bleeker Park / Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
19:12 Empire State Plaza
19:36 New York State Museum
21:02 Route 9W
21:41 Trinity United Methodist Church
22:13 State St
22:48 Emmanuel Baptist Church
22:52 Westminster Presbyterian Church
23:09 Legislative Office Building
23:25 New York State Capitol
23:36 Appellate Division
23:46 East Capitol Park
24:20 State St
24:23 St. Peter's Church
25:19 N Pearl St
25:55 The First Church in Albany
26:10 Palace Theatre

[josephwsong]

Thank you. I really enjoyed to travel Albany again. It's been almost 30 years since graduation SUNY Albany.

[davemardon]

Thanks for this vid. Borne and raised there, spent the first 24 years of my life there (S. Hawk ST), joined the Army in 1991 and haven't been back since. Brings back lots of memories. Thanks again.

[brianog]

Very cool tour.Albany is such a unique city.. small yet big quiet yet busy.... pound for pound has the most beautiful architecture and city scape than anywhere I’ve ever lived. It is just waiting to re- activate! High taxes a huge impediment... lots of poverty that appears to be isolated in many areas... feels almost by government policy-design. Has so so so much potential...if you want beautiful architecture, cool restaurants, bars, small town feel, great access to airport-train station, easy access to outdoor life and enough music theater culture to satisfy.... give it a chance. Of. Purse when Rona is over

[IranTourism_official]

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[GeorgeLee]

My 2nd hometown, spent 7 years of my life. I still miss the city and people. Thanks!!

[georgetsokanis]

Moved to Albany in 79, lived on Grand st, south end for 7 years. Was a warzone then, not much has changed. Moved out of the city in 94, the area in 2013. Go back to see family and a stop at Sovrano pizza, best pie in the city.

[DionProbo]

Thankyou very much, now i know how city is 😍😍

[kalskaleidoscope]

What a fast zoom around the capital region!

[OGRocker]

Drove right by my old house on Manning Blvd just off of 2nd av, good to see the old neighborhood again, left 30+ years ago when the getting was still good, thanks.

[AldermanFredCDavis]

I lived in and around First time in the mid-1990's. Second time about 5 years later. In theory, I think The Capital District is a great place to live. I don't know about now, but it was relatively affordable, I found the people to be relatively friendly, it's full of history, and you're between 2 to 4 hours from NYC, Boston, Montreal, Burlington. The principle reason that I left was that the job market in upstate NY in general, is not particularly robust.

Unless you're self employed, (and you're used to earning $50, 000 to $100, 000/year), for the most part, you need to be a public school teacher, a cop/fire fighter, something in nanotechnology, physician, nurse, engineer, perhaps a CPA.

When I was there, there was not a Fortune 500 company headquartered within a 100 mile radius of Albany.

[MyAlishka]

looks like a great place. so clean and tidy. i would love to live there

[Zaurruh]

In love if Albany I also life there the first highway was interstate 787 next too Wal-Mart

[RameenFallschirmjager]

For someone like me who probably could never visit united states these vides are very appreciated!

[Pascal-France-USA]

i love so much this city... may i'm coming soon to leaving there !

[boblanier]

Grow up there, downtown ..lived in the Green St’s Projects still “74”. Thanks for the flashback..plz tag some of the street corners for references.

[donaldlawjr]

You have to drive fast considering the lights are set to 53.6 mph in order to get through them.

[alexanderglazman]

The MTA New York City D subway Line that is in New York City should go to the Lake George that is in upstate New York.

[kekoa]

(Pronunciation is “Madison” Ave, not “Medison.”) Good tour, though!

[thecoolannishatk.]

Albany is different from what I expected when I visited in 2020.

[alexanderglazman]

The MTA New York City bus should go to Albany on the M42 bus Line