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Albany, New York
Albany, New York | |
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 Clockwise from top: Downtown from Rensselaer; middle-class housing in the Helderberg neighborhood; Palace Theatre; Empire State Plaza from the Cultural Education Center; North Pearl Street at Columbia Street; and the State Quad at SUNY Albany. | |
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| Etymology: Named for the Scottish Duke of Albany, whose title comes from the Gaelic name for Scotland: Alba | |
| Nicknames: | |
| Motto: Assiduity[c] | |
 Boundaries of and major thoroughfares through Albany | |
 Location in Albany County and the state of New York | |
  Albany Location within New York (state)  Albany Location within the United States  Albany Location within North America | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′09″N 073°45′26″W / 42.65250°N 73.75722°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| Region | Capital District |
| County | Albany |
| Settled | 1614 |
| Incorporated | 1686 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong mayor-council |
| • Mayor | Kathy Sheehan (D) |
| Area | |
| • State capital | 21.94 sq mi (56.81 km2) |
| • Land | 21.40 sq mi (55.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.53 sq mi (1.38 km2) |
| • Metro | 6,570 sq mi (17,000 km2) |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Highest elevation | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 2 ft (0.6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • State capital | 99,224 |
| • Density | 4,506.84/sq mi (1,740.11/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,170,483 |
| • Metro density | 180/sq mi (69/km2) |
| Demonym | Albanite[6] |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 12201–12212, 12214, 12220, 12222–12232 |
| Area codes | 518, 838 |
| Geocode | 977310, 978659 |
| ISO 3166 code | 36-01000 |
| FIPS code | 36-01000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 978659 |
| Website | albanyny.gov |
Albany (/ˈɔːlbəniː/ (
listen) AWL-bə-nee) is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly 150 miles (240 km) north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River.
Prior to the recession of the 1990s, Albany was home to two Fortune 500 companies: KeyBank and Fleet Bank. Both banks have since moved or merged with other banks.[7]
It is the former home of the AHL ice hockey team the Albany Devils. The team moved to Binghamton, New York in 2017. They became the Binghamton Devils.
Albany is served by the Albany International Airport.
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- ↑ "Albany" Archived October 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Archived October 31, 2009.
- ↑ Nearing, Brian (November 30, 2004). "Three Cheers for the Orange, White, and Blue". Times Union (Albany). Hearst Newspapers. p. B1. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Worldwide Elevation Finder". elevation.maplogs.com.
- ↑ "NATIONAL WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - The Hudson River Basin". USGS. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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