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albanyny.gov Albany ( / ˈ ɔː l b ə n i / ⓘ AWL -bə-nee ) is the capital and oldest city in the U.S. state of New York , and the county seat of and most populous city in Albany County . It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River , about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River .
Albany City Hall is the seat of government of the city of Albany, New York, United States.It houses the office of the mayor, the Common Council chamber, the city and traffic courts, as well as other city services.
The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza (known commonly as the Empire State Plaza, and also as the South Mall or Albany Mall) [3] is a complex of several state government buildings in downtown Albany, New York. The complex was built between 1965 and 1976 at an estimated total cost of $2 billion. [4]
Albany County government does not account for any individually listed properties. However, in the Lafayette Park district, the county courthouse is a contributing property. [ 18 ] At that time it was used for all county governmental functions, but since then most non-judicial departments have moved to a 1920s 13-story office building on State ...
As originally established by the English government in the colonial era, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has had an area of 530 square miles (1,400 km 2) since March 3, 1888. The county is named for the Duke of York and of Albany , who became James II of England (James VII of Scotland).
The Downtown Albany Historic District is a 19-block, 66.6-acre (27.0 ha) area of Albany, New York, United States, centered on the junction of State (New York State Route 5) and North and South Pearl streets (New York State Route 32).
The Erastus Corning Tower, also known as the Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd Tower or simply the Corning Tower, is a skyscraper located in downtown Albany, New York.Completed in 1973 and sided with Vermont Pearl marble and glass, the state office building is part of the Empire State Plaza.
The history of Albany, New York, began long before the first interaction of Europeans with the native Indian tribes, as they had long inhabited the area.The area was originally inhabited by an Algonquian Indian tribe, the Mohicans, as well as the Iroquois, five nations of whom the easternmost, the Mohawk, had the closest relations with traders and settlers in Albany.