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Prospect Point at the Niagara Reservation, c. 1900.The reservation, known today as Niagara Falls State Park, was the first park opened by New York State.. State-level procurement and management of parks in New York began in 1883, when then-governor Grover Cleveland signed legislation authorizing the appropriation of lands near Niagara Falls for a "state reservation".
In the late 1990s then Gov. George Pataki decided the department needed a new home with views of the Hudson River. He authorized funding to build a new office tower at 625 Broadway in downtown Albany. The building was completed in April 2001 and by late August the approximately 1,500 central office DEC staff had been relocated to the new facility.
The Erie Canal and the development of railroads made Albany a bustling inland port by the late 19th century. Industry in the city found the area around the port an ideal business location, and by the end of the century there were 16 such buildings along Broadway similar to the Mendelson building, with the river and port facilities on one side and the Delaware and Hudson Railroad on the other.
[6] [34] [35] As with all New York state public-benefit corporations, it can issue bonds without a voter referendum, bypassing the NY's state constitution limits. [36] As of May 2015 the UDC reported outstanding debts of $11 billion. [37] As of October 2015, major projects included the: [30] Atlantic Yards Project
DASNY Headquarters on Broadway in Albany. The Authority is governed by an eleven-member board of directors: five board members are appointed by the governor, four serve ex officio, one is named by the Speaker of the New York State Assembly, and one is named by the majority leader of the New York State Senate. [3]
Madison Ave. & Empire State Plaza, Albany Broadway, NY 32: Rt. 32 local service between Downtown Albany and Downtown Troy 85 [46] Northern Dr. & 8th Ave Hudson Valley Community College: Rt. 4: 87 [47] River St. & Front St. Walmart – Brunswick Plaza Hoosick St. & 15th St. 96 [48] River St. & Front St Grafton Lakes State Park: Hoosick St, & NY 2.
Quackenbush House is a historic building in Albany, New York. It is a house with a double-pitched gable roof that was built in about 1736. [ 2 ] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
The former Albany Felt Company Complex, now The Lofts at One Broadway, [3] is located along Broadway (partly New York State Route 32) in eastern Albany County, New York, United States. It is mostly within the village of Menands , with a small portion at its southern end within the city of Albany .