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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's first city hall was the Stadt Huys (/ ˈ s t æ t ˈ h aɪ s /; Dutch for "city hall"); sometimes written Stadt Huis), built by the Dutch at what is now the intersection of Broadway and Hudson Avenue, probably in the 1660s, though possibly earlier. It was probably replaced around 1740 with a larger Stadt Huys.
ALBANY – The Albany City Commission is looking to hit the gas pedal on two disparate issues: a revamping of the city’s retirement plan and speeding up progress on a school-based store looking ...
Mar. 12—ALBANY — The public is invited to an open house event Tuesday to provide input on the city of Albany's Downtown Master Plan. The open house will take place at the Imagination Theater ...
The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 410 kilometres (255 mi) south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of 4,312.3 square kilometres (1,665 sq mi), including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the Port of Albany , as well as the ...
Apr. 19—ALBANY — Renting rooms by the hour or as a permanent place of residence would no longer be allowed under an ordinance under consideration by the Albany City Commission. The commission ...
Katherine M. Sheehan (born December 5, 1963) [1] is an American politician and attorney serving as the 75th Mayor of Albany, New York. Prior to being elected Mayor, Sheehan served as City Treasurer from 2010 to 2013. On September 10, 2013, she defeated Corey Ellis in the Democratic primary for mayor of Albany.
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.