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Wikimedia Commons city photographs

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Campus photographs

Campus photographs may be resized or cropped for display.

Day-trip photographs

Nearby destination photographs are dated views, not current conditions. Each source, creator, license, recorded capture date and resize notice is listed below.

Citywide facts

Citywide facts

These figures describe the city, independently of the listings in our directory. Source periods differ; they are not live totals.

  • 1686 · City charter / incorporation

    Year of the city charter or municipal incorporation.

    Local history source · Municipal history · Source checked 2026-09-13.
  • Albany County · County

    County containing the city.

    City government · Administrative geography · Source checked 2026-09-13.
  • New York · State

    Albany is located in New York.

    City government · Administrative geography · Source checked 2026-09-13.
  • Eastern · Local time zone

    Eastern Standard or Daylight Time applies seasonally.

    National Weather Service · Standard/daylight time · Source checked 2026-09-13.
City hero video

Empire State Plaza fountains and New York State Capitol in Albany. Recorded footage, not a live camera. Edited into a silent looping background; a still frame is shown for reduced-motion or data-saving visitors.

Empire State Plaza fountains · Kenneth C. Zirkel / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

Footage recorded September 7, 2021 by Kenneth C. Zirkel. Local City Network trimmed, muted, resized and cropped this footage and extracted the poster frames. These adapted videos and poster frames are also licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Homepage motion

Homepage motion

Animated city photograph by UpstateNYer, via Wikimedia Commons, under the CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and animated with a slow camera move. This is not filmed activity or a live camera; the adaptation retains the source license.

Photography

Albany photograph by UpstateNYer. Original photograph on Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and responsively cropped. The original photographer does not endorse this guide.

Business images link to their original source. Copyright remains with the original photographer. Available photo counts vary; no substitute city images are presented as business photographs. Contact us about an image.

Business information

Most listings below were checked against the business’s own website; the rest link to directory profiles such as Restaurantji and Loc8NearMe or business social media pages. Confirm current hours, availability and directions with the business.

Google ratings and reviews

Ratings shown on business profiles are dated snapshots from the linked source, not live ratings. Visitor reviews submitted here are shown separately.

Automatic community data

AQI comes from AirNow’s reporting-area file, using the Upper Hudson Valley Region reporting area. These are preliminary regional readings, not street-level measurements.

For a waterfront trip, check local access, weather and water conditions. Official city information is linked for planning.

Road information is linked through the official state 511 service. Check the official road information for current incidents and closures.Official travel information. No endorsement by these agencies is implied.

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