Downtown Albany, NY

Downtown Albany is the Central Business District in the City of Albany. Or as the Downtown Albany Bid describes it …

“Exciting Entertainment. World-Class Dining. Exquisite Art and Culture. Urban Residential. Whether you work or live in New York’s Capital District or are lucky enough to make a visit, downtown Albany offers the unique opportunity to explore a city rich in history, framed by nearby mountains and over 400 years in architecture.”

There are a lot of jobs downtown, and decent public transit. You have to go there on the weekdays to make a buck or two.

http://www.downtownalbany.org/

The fall 2023 session of Pace University‘s free 12-week Desktop GIS course at begins August 28 and ends November 19.

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The syllabus for the course is at http://webpage.pace.edu/MMinnis/GISSyllabus

There is a FAQ at the bottom of the syllabus.

Participants can choose to follow the lessons on one of four tracks: ArcGIS, QGIS, ArcGIS Pro or Global Mapper. The course is on Google Classroom. In order to enroll, you must use your Gmail address through the Chrome browser. Once you click the link below, you are automatically enrolled, so if it was unintentional, I can remove your name. The link to enroll is: https://classroom.google.com/c/NTcyNTgyMjM1NjY1?cjc=cfislqu

If you have trouble enrolling or a question that the FAQ does not address, email me at MMinnis@Pace.edu.

Peggy Minnis

M. M. Minnis, Ph.D.
Chemistry & Physical Sciences Department
Pace University
861 Bedford Road
Pleasantville, NY 10570 USA
914-773-3857

State Street 1952

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There has been a number of changes to the streetscape along State Street in Albany over the years.

Why is Gen. Schuyler still in front of Albany City Hall?

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Why is Gen. Schuyler still in front of Albany City Hall?

Meanwhile, the statue itself is a historical oddity.

Built in 1925, it was not constructed out of the city government’s desire to recognize Schuyler's public service to a newborn nation. Instead, It was the work of George Hawley, a wealthy benefactor who commissioned it and convinced city leaders to place it in a highly trafficked roundabout in front of City Hall to honor his deceased wife, Theodora Hawley.

The Times Union's archives suggest that Hawley, a student of the American Revolution, was responding to what he saw as a dearth of public statues to the city’s prominent past citizens.