Neighborhood Resources

Arts & Entertainment

• 1st Friday Albany
• Albany Institute of History and Art
• Albany.com
• All Over Albany (Archived)
• City of Albany Special Events
• Discover Albany (Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau)
• Empire State Plaza
• Lark Street
• New York State Museum
• The Egg

Elected Neighborhood Representatives

Matthew T. Peter
Albany County Legislator 6th District
matthewthomaspeter@gmail.com

Gabriella Romero
City of Albany 6th Ward Common Council Member
gabriella@gabriellaforalbany.com

Home & Historic Resources

• Historic Albany Foundation
• HAF Parts Warehouse (architectural salvage warehouse)
• City of Albany Historic Resources Commission
• A Heritage Guide to the Historic Capital City on the Hudson – Albany, NY
• 1900 Albany Tourist’s Handy Guide

Neighborhood Associations

• Hudson/Park
• Lark Street BID
• Downtown Albany BID
• Washington Park (Facebook page)
• Washington Park Conservancy
• List of Albany Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Engagement Unit Officers

• Kevin Reedy (Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) – kreedy@albanyny.gov
• Brian Mascaro (Tuesday-Saturday 4:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.) – bmascaro@albanyny.gov

Other Resources

• Grassroot Givers – Grassroot Givers receives gifts of books, clothing, and home essentials and gives them to those in need in our community.
• The RED Bookshelf – The RED Bookshelf provides free children’s books on bright red bookshelves throughout Albany to ensure that all children have access to the benefits of book ownership, regardless of income level.

Parking

Residential parking permits are required to park for more than two hours on Center Square streets, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except federal holidays. Parking restrictions are suspended on federal holidays (except handicap spots, fire hydrants, etc.).

• General information about the City of Albany’s Residential Parking Permit System
• Online Parking Permit renewals
• Permit Zones Map
• ParkAlbany website

How to reserve spots for deliveries, etc.
You can reserve parking spaces for moving, loading trucks, vendor truck, special event, etc. You must call the Traffic Engineering Division at 518-434-5791 to reserve a space. There is a fee for reserving spots:

• Up to 3 spaces is $25
• 4-9 spaces is $50
• 10+ spaces is $100

Trash, Recycling, Other Community Issues

• • Visit the City of Albany Neighborhood Portal for neighborhood quality of life issues.
  • Sign up for NIXLE to receive real time text messages and emails from the APD on emerging incidents, certain advisories, and monthly neighborhood crime data.
  • Trash and recycling should be placed curbside, after 7:00 pm or dusk (which ever occurs first) but before 12:00 am midnight. NOTE: Trashcans are not permitted to be stored in public view. See more details about trash, recycling and yard waste.
  • See Click Fix – Report potholes, graffiti and other community issues (you can also download app from app store on smartphone)
  • Report a street light out 
  • Snow removal, snow emergencies: Check out the City of Albany’s When it Snows in Albany page to learn more about snow emergencies and removal.
  • City of Albany Frequently Asked Questions
  • Senior care resources in our community

   

  Updated 10/2023