Looking for a place to get a drink on New Years Eve? The state's liquor license database shows all the places that are licensed to sell alcohol in Albany County. https://data.ny.gov/Economic-Development/Liquor-Authority-Quarterly-List-of-Active-Licenses/hrvs-fxs2
No actual video of this ball drop has been found as of today, but this is the best recreation I can make. ENJOY!!!
From the 2022 CDC Local PLACES for Better Health, an estimate of the adult population that binge drinks per county. Apparently, they like their alcohol in Rensselaer County.
| County | % Binge Drinkers |
|---|---|
| Rensselaer | 19.1% |
| Jefferson | 18.6% |
| New York | 18.5% |
| Cortland | 18.3% |
| Tompkins | 18.1% |
| Franklin | 17.9% |
| St. Lawrence | 17.8% |
| Wyoming | 17.7% |
| Saratoga | 17.7% |
| Albany | 17.6% |
| Genesee | 17.4% |
| Madison | 17.4% |
| Niagara | 17.4% |
| Livingston | 17.3% |
| Oneida | 17.2% |
| Cayuga | 17.1% |
| Clinton | 17.0% |
| Herkimer | 17.0% |
| Monroe | 16.9% |
| Suffolk | 16.9% |
| Putnam | 16.9% |
| Cattaraugus | 16.8% |
| Steuben | 16.8% |
| Chemung | 16.7% |
| Erie | 16.7% |
| Wayne | 16.6% |
| Allegany | 16.6% |
| Oswego | 16.6% |
| Washington | 16.6% |
| Orange | 16.6% |
| Lewis | 16.6% |
| Orleans | 16.5% |
| Essex | 16.4% |
| Ontario | 16.4% |
| Seneca | 16.3% |
| Chautauqua | 16.3% |
| Schenectady | 16.2% |
| Broome | 16.2% |
| Dutchess | 16.2% |
| Ulster | 16.2% |
| Schoharie | 16.1% |
| Tioga | 16.1% |
| Warren | 16.1% |
| Greene | 16.0% |
| Sullivan | 16.0% |
| Yates | 15.9% |
| Fulton | 15.7% |
| Onondaga | 15.6% |
| Schuyler | 15.5% |
| Montgomery | 15.5% |
| Chenango | 15.3% |
| Otsego | 15.2% |
| Richmond | 15.1% |
| Kings | 15.0% |
| Delaware | 15.0% |
| Rockland | 14.8% |
| Columbia | 14.7% |
| Westchester | 14.2% |
| Nassau | 13.8% |
| Hamilton | 13.5% |
| Bronx | 13.1% |
| Queens | 13.1% |
Here is your forecast for the first week of April, or maybe New Years Eve. I just wish New Years Eve wouldn’t be so rainy. As they say, January showers bring …. ☔
| This Afternoon. Feels like … November 6th. |
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Mostly cloudy. South wind around 8 mph.
| 53 degrees | 4:32 sunset | |
| Tonight. Feels like … October 15th. |
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Mostly cloudy. South wind around 9 mph.
| 41 degrees | 7:23 sunrise | |
| Saturday. Feels like … November 11th. |
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Rain, mainly after 2pm. High near 51. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
| 51 degrees | 4:32 sunset | |
| Saturday Night. Feels like … October 15th. |
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Rain, mainly before 1am. Low around 41. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
| 41 degrees | 7:23 sunrise | |
| New Year’s Day. Feels like … November 18th. |
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A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy. West wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
| 48 degrees | 4:33 sunset | |
| Sunday Night. Feels like … November 13th. |
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Mostly cloudy.
| 32 degrees | 7:23 sunrise | |
| Monday. Feels like … November 21st. |
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Mostly cloudy.
| 47 degrees | 4:34 sunset | |
| Monday Night. Feels like … November 7th. |
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Mostly cloudy.
| 34 degrees | 7:23 sunrise | |
| Tuesday. Feels like … November 11th. |
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Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
| 51 degrees | 4:35 sunset | |
| Tuesday Night. Feels like … October 1st. |
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Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
| 46 degrees | 7:23 sunrise | |
| Wednesday. Feels like … October 19th. |
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Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
| 60 degrees | 4:36 sunset | |
| Wednesday Night. Feels like … October 21st. |
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Scattered showers. Cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
| 39 degrees | 7:23 sunrise | |
| Thursday. Feels like … November 21st. |
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Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
| 47 degrees | 4:37 sunset |
And now a reminder of what New Years Eve often looked like in the past … when I was camping at Cole Hill State Forest.
