Albany - New York - 4K Downtown Drive

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Жыл бұрын

Winter afternoon drive around New York's capital city of Albany.
Filmed: December 2022
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From Wikipedia:
Albany (/ˈɔːlbəni/ (listen) AWL-bən-ee) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about 135 miles (220 km) north of New York City.
The city is known for its architecture, commerce, culture, institutions of higher education, and rich history. It is the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of the State of New York, which comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area, including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy, Schenectady, and Saratoga Springs. With an estimated population of 1.1 million in 2013, the Capital District is the third most populous metropolitan region in the state. As of 2020, Albany's population was 99,224.
The Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Mohican (Mahican), who called it Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw. The area 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 Albany in honor of the Duke of Albany, the future James II. The city was officially chartered in 1686 under English rule. It became the capital of New York in 1797 after the formation of the United States. Albany is one of the oldest surviving settlements of the original British thirteen colonies; no other city in the United States has been continuously chartered as long.
In the late 18th century and throughout most of the 19th, Albany was a center of trade and transportation. The city lies toward the north end of the navigable Hudson River. It was the original eastern terminus of the Erie Canal, connecting to the Great Lakes, and was home to some of the earliest railroads in the world. In the 1920s a powerful political machine controlled by the Democratic Party arose in Albany. In the latter part of the 20th century, Albany's population shrank because of urban sprawl and suburbanization. In the 1990s, the New York State Legislature approved for the city a US$234 million building and renovation plan, which spurred redevelopment downtown. In the early 21st century, Albany's high-technology industry grew, with great strides in nanotechnology.

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@bossK78 Жыл бұрын

Albany is beautiful in the summertime.

@rebauer2000 5 ай бұрын

🤣Are you saying Albany is not beautiful in the winter?

@bossK78 5 ай бұрын

@@rebauer2000 nope.. only spent summers up there.

@leafbelly 6 ай бұрын

Albany has always been one of my favorite downtowns with its blend of beautiful historic and modern architecture. The city has lots of character.

@donavanjohnson409 Жыл бұрын

Nice tour of Albany NY

@shannadowd7176 Жыл бұрын

Never been to Albany - looks smaller than I imagined

@alb12345672 Жыл бұрын

they call it smalbany :lol:

@krone5 Ай бұрын

Downtown Albany starts at 2:42 -5:47 then 7:30-11:35 25:12-27:06 28:00-32:24 and the rest was mostly other parts of Albany, thanks for the video.

@julinalilly7439 Жыл бұрын

Awesome drive through Downtown Albany NY

@treyaugify 3 ай бұрын

I used to live in Albany on Clinton Ave. back in 97’

@kekoa1843 Ай бұрын

What part of Clinton? / Way before your time, I imagine, but, I lived there from ‘54 - ‘69 on Elk St, directly behind Wash Ave Armory - went to OLA, PS #9, & Livingston Jr High. None of those were any longer schools probably in ‘97.

@truthserum6808 Жыл бұрын

Albany is nice. The city has done a lot of revitalization.

@eb1684 9 ай бұрын

Does not look it to me!

@jaykay1899 8 ай бұрын

They are definitely doing work to try to make this city better! I have hope

@monique.thenurse55 26 күн бұрын

I’m from NYC I’m looking to travel with possibility move to Albany, me looking at downtown Albany, and other areas in downtown ..I never knew this city is Large, you showed between downtown which is nice historically built buildings and apartments..Nice scenery it’s quiet which I love ..and also I’ve seen a McDonald’s , laundromat, Family Dollar,a few Tall PJ buildings it’s definitely a little bit of the hood on central Avenue ..compared to where I am from ..in NYC ..this right here. which is not bad at all…thank you for the video

@joelfrombethlehem Жыл бұрын

Thanks for glimpses of "The Egg" @ 25:52 and 28:00

@joemannix7471 11 ай бұрын

Back in the old days my girlfriend and I were riding around and discovered that you could exit 787 almost directly into the parking garage under Rockefellers Folly. A few weeks later my nephew from Connecticut came to visit. We exited the highway, parked in the garage, and walked maybe 100 feet to the elevator. It was a clear winter day and my nephew said, "Holy cow, I think I can see Connecticut".

@eb1684 6 ай бұрын

That's not Connecticut, it's Vermont.

@joemannix7471 6 ай бұрын

East is Vermont and Massachusetts. Southeast is Connecticut.

@kekoa1843 Ай бұрын

Long comment mostly aimed at those who share the era in Albany referred to: Grew up in Albany mid-50’s to start of ‘70’s. Living on Elk St behind Wash. Ave Armory, we were star-struck with many of the era’s big names at the annual telethon & concerts (the Armory was THE #1 venue for all things). Got Gene Pitney’s autograph to take home to my sister; rock-climbed the Armory’s brownstone facade and watched through the barred windows Peter, Paul & Mary rehearse in a small anteroom after asking their permission; as 5 y/o’s the Capitol was our playground which once caused us to seek and find Gov Nelson Rockefeller in the Executive Chamber after telling his receptionist that we were there to see the Gov - he asked who our parents voted for & told the recep to get us milk & cookies & send us on our way…he was a bit cool after my wise-crack response to his question of who my parents voted for: “not Tax-a-fella!” (parroting my father’s quip); was almost crushed by adults against the wall of the DeWitt Clinton Hotel (we climbed upwards onto a windowsill w/ a prime view) as RFK was thronged on his return from a speech at the Capitol steps - we clearly saw his smiling face as he ascended the hotel’s stairs only ~ 20’ away; but, the biggest star struck event was seeing the Old Skipper (from WTEN’s kid show w/ Popeye & 3-Stooges re-runs) walk up to us on his way to the Telethon and asked me if this alley way (where we were sleigh riding) led up to the Telethon. I was completely shocked as a child to see the Old Skipper (in 3D & in living color with a surreal bluish/gray (fake-looking) beard and to have him directly ask me a question! It was like being in the presence of Moses! / The plaza you videoed was sitting atop of a massive, decades-long controversy that brought immense heartache for all the old neighborhoods it destroyed to create, in essence, Rockefeller’s folly, a monument to himself (or that’s the way it seemed at the time, though his legacy isn’t really touted in the aftermath of the plaza’s build; the tallest bldg, Corning Tower, is named after Albany’s mayor at the time; Rockefeller’s thumbprint is noticeably missing; so perhaps it wasn’t an ego project afterall). / The downtown area is very impressive esp along the waterfront - absolutely no comparison to what that area used to look like. So much has been modernized, which I haven’t seen for 55 years. It’s a big plus, imo. It’s outer Albany, further northwest and in the hood areas which have been truly blighted! But there are still a lot of gems existing in Albany and some amazing architecture - some truly magnificent brownstone homes along State St further toward Washington Park. / But, I would never want to live in Albany again - you can’t go home…it doesn’t exist. I’ll gratefully retire here in my little country paradise in the middle of the Pacific. Albany to me exists only in old photos, not its modern day reality.

@user-zh9jb9mc4w 8 ай бұрын

Miss my hood Albany NY

@coreybabcock2023 6 ай бұрын

ME too ! Do you know precious white ? Lived at ida yarbrough?

@kekoa1843 Ай бұрын

Where was your hood? I lived on Elk, behind the Wash Ave Armory.

@user-zh9jb9mc4w 8 ай бұрын

South pearl st

@coreybabcock2023 6 ай бұрын

Ida yarbrough !

@leehines1260 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Are you all going to Buffalo,NY?

@ryanearles2024 Жыл бұрын

That will be more in the Spring and Summer time of this year when Mike does the Midwest/Great Lakes Region.

@zenith349 6 ай бұрын

So My Girlfriend Bri Tom And Chris Travel During Spring Break We Helped Volunteer And Mowed the Lawn Recycle Cans Plastic Bottles, Started Baking Sandwiches And Cooked Pasta And Buffalo Macaroni And Cheese.

@coreybabcock2023 6 ай бұрын

I miss it and the people especially my 2 ex gfs precious and caresse in 2007

@thisisthefatra2781 Жыл бұрын

Hi, when will u do florida?

@MileageMikeTravels Жыл бұрын

Already have tons of Florida videos on the channel

@eb1684 9 ай бұрын

Why is Dollar General all boarded up?

@user-zh9jb9mc4w 8 ай бұрын

Heart 💔 after my mom pass I move new Bern NC. I have nice apt but miss

@woody4077 Жыл бұрын

10:34 new york state capitol or is it capital building

@ryanearles2024 Жыл бұрын

It's New York State Capitol Building. IMO, it looks more like a mansion than a regular State Capitol Building.

@JayT10200 Ай бұрын

Capital Building is in Washington DC

@tobygoodguy4032 Жыл бұрын

From the rearview mirror, it ain't called smallbany for nothin'. (The only thing big up there are tax increases.) 🤠

@MileageMikeTravels Жыл бұрын

😂

@jay5286 10 ай бұрын

Albany the home of the abandoned buildings

@eb1684 9 ай бұрын

Thank God we moved to South Carolina!!! (8 years ago).

@Nilbog-Hunter 6 ай бұрын

Saw the Malcom X mural and knew this place was gonna be a dump

@ryanearles2024 Жыл бұрын

It's funny how Albany's City Population is under 100K, but the Metro Population is over 1M. And yet, Albany Metro has the 3rd largest Metro Population in New York State, followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metro and NYC Metro.

@bossK78 Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Gotta add in Troy and Schenectady. That's why it's over 1 M. Albany is just the center of it all.

@alb12345672 Жыл бұрын

@@bossK78 NYC is also huge. It would stretch almost from Northern Greene to Saratoga springs if it was overlaid.

@bossK78 Жыл бұрын

@alb12345672 oh I know. I'm from Queens. I just visited Albany in the summer.

@kevinhenchy2957 10 ай бұрын

Filmed at 7 AM on a Sunday? No people on the street - not even the panhandlers !

@eb1684 9 ай бұрын

Looks like an abandoned city. Maybe it's because the Democrat Mayor made it a sanctuary city. Way to go Democrats! @@kevinhenchy2957

@planetbarrett6055 7 ай бұрын

The first time I visited Albany, I was greeted by the sight of a Drug Dealer getting arrested. Can't say I'll ever go back to Albany.

@leafbelly 6 ай бұрын

Not sure if I'm more surprised that you think a drug deal is a rare thing or that you won't go back to a city because something was actually being done about it. I have news for you: There are no cities on this planet where drugs deals are not made. And if you think there are, I have a nice bridge to sell you. It's also interesting to find that you walked up and asked the arresting officer what the person was being arrested for because I'm sure you wouldn't just make a false assumption here on KZfaq for others to believe.

@kekoa1843 Ай бұрын

@@leafbellyYou must be a lawyer adept at cross examination - that was brilliant! 😁

@dr.woozie7500 11 ай бұрын

The most boring city in Upstate NY imo, even Rochester is better

@krone5 Ай бұрын

are we really worse than Utica?

@johnnyfallen87 11 ай бұрын

I am living in NE India(Mizoram) and sometimes tempere(finland) im planning to move USA,and my visa,everything is ok now,i am half white,i am mixed by Finnish father and Asian mother,so i dont have no idea which state is safe and to grow a child...there are 50 state and which area,State are to settle.. Pls give me a suggestion, which state will i move??

@eb1684 9 ай бұрын

Try a southern state.

@johnnyfallen87 9 ай бұрын

@@eb1684 yeah i love south, but which state will u suggest me?

@eb1684 9 ай бұрын

That's a tough one! Huge numbers of people from the northeast states are moving south for lower taxes, less government interference, less crime and milder weather, and friendlier people. Look at Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina or Georgia (but probably not Atlanta.). We moved to South Carolina 8 years ago. But it will be HOT in the summer. Was that any help? @@johnnyfallen87

@jaykay1899 8 ай бұрын

Any of the states in New England tend to be very safe in general, and beautiful areas

@leafbelly 6 ай бұрын

Not sure if you're still looking, but most of the US is quite safe for families. There are a few sections of some cities (Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Memphis, New Orleans) where crime levels are very high, which skews the national average higher. You're fine if you live in the suburbs or in rural area. And if you decide to live within a city, chances are you'll be fine there as well -- just do some crime statistic research on the neighborhood if you decide to go urban. And I hate to break it to the other commenter here recommending the South, but the only general area to avoid is the deep south (Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi), but even parts of those areas are safe. The media is only going to show you the negative.