Empire State Plaza

The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza is a unique architectural masterpiece which houses 11,000 New York employees in a complex of ten buildings. The Plaza offers a world-class modern art collection, New York State’s Museum, Library and Archives, a distinctive performing arts center, convention center and more. It serves as a monument to the diversity and significance of New York, and also as a testament to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, whose determination and vision brought about its creation.

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Daily Update – June 10, 2022

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Good morning! Yeah, it’s Friday!

Beautiful morning but rain is coming tomorrow. Out walking laps on the plaza then it’s off to work. And then a raining weekend? Although now the forecast isn’t looking too bad.

Mostly sunny and 57 degrees at the Empire State Plaza. 😎 There is a west-southwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 52 degrees.

Out for the morning walk on the plaza. 🚶‍♀️ A nice walk. Yesterday, I managed to get in 12,000 steps which isn’t bad for having to run home and get my truck and not doing the mid-day or morning walks. Not a lot of wildlife down at the town park, although I have to admit I was paying closer to attention to my Zoom call rather then nature.

The oil is changed on Big Red and tires rotated. 🛻 So I should be good for summer trips now, with nothing needed until December, except whatever might break in the mean-time. But I’m not expecting a lot, and I feel like with $5 gasoline, there won’t be a lot of miles driven this summer.

This weekend is going to be rainy 🌧 so I plan to stay close to home, and next weekend but might be cold, but regardless I hope to get out of town so I can enjoy some time in the woods. So far it’s been kind of a bummer summer, just a lot of cold and rain, with very high gas prices.

One nice thing though, is this weekend I won’t have to work for a change. 👨‍💻 Just a nice quiet weekend, no work. At least I hope. But I think so. I could go down to the library on Saturday or maybe Five Rivers. I like to get my steps in.

Upcoming Holidays – June 6, 2022

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The transit of the sun is the mid point of the day, when the sun is due south. This varies based on the time of year, but is halfway point between sunrise and sunset.
  • Four Mondays until Independence Day 🇺🇸 – Jul 4
  • Five Mondays until World Population Day 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 – Jul 11
  • Eight Mondays until August 🌻 – Aug 1
  • 13 Mondays until Labor Day 👨‍🏭 – Sep 5
  • 21 Mondays until Halloween 🎃 – Oct 31
  • 23 Mondays until Average High is 50 🍂 – Nov 14
  • 25 Mondays until Cyber Monday 🛍️ – Nov 28
  • 26 Mondays until First Sunday of Advent ✝️ – Dec 5
  • 26 Mondays until Repeal of Prohibition Day 🍺 – Dec 5
  • Six months – Saint Nicholas Day 🎅 – Tuesday Dec 6
  • 29 Mondays until Boxing Day 🥊 – Dec 26

The capital complex is the center of state government. It’s also aging infrastructure.

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The capital complex is the center of state government. It’s also aging infrastructure.

On a quiet Sunday this fall, a few large marble tiles fell from the ninth floor of the New York State Museum and landed in pieces on the sidewalk of Madison Avenue. Be glad you weren't in the vicinity: Each panel weighs hundreds of pounds.

Luckily, no one was injured — though the story might have been different if the tiles had fallen on a weekday, when state workers and tourists flow along the street. The site was barricaded, and the Albany fire department assessed the incident as "isolated." The state Office of General Services conducted an emergency inspection to determine if there were more widespread structural issues with the building — the southernmost outpost of an Empire State Plaza that's coming up on its 50th birthday.