Schenectady /skᵻˈnɛktədi/ (skə-NEK-tə-dee) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135. The name "Schenectady" is derived from a Mohawk word skahnéhtati meaning "beyond the pines". The city was founded on the south side of the Mohawk River by Dutch colonists in the 17th century, many from the Albany area. They were prohibited from the fur trade by the Albany monopoly, which kept its control after the English takeover in 1664.
Population: 66,135
Latitude: 42° 48' 51.26" N
Longitude: -73° 56' 22.45" W
St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Troy, New York, United States, is located at Third (northbound US 4) and State streets. It is home to one of the oldest congregations in the city. In 1979, the church and two outbuildings were added to the National Reg…
Poestenkill is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Rensselaer County, New York, USA. The population was 1,061 at the 2010 census.
The Mechanicville Bridge (also known as the Hemstreet Park Bridge) carries New York State Route 67 across the Hudson River in New York connecting Mechanicville with Hemstreet Park in the Town of Schaghticoke.
Hampton Manor is a census-designated place in the town of East Greenbush in Rensselaer County, New York, United States.
The Greene Building is home of the Rensselaer School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Named for Benjamin Franklin Greene, it has its own library for use by the architecture students. The second floor contains a gallery for …
The Congress Street Bridge carries NY 2 across the Hudson River connecting Watervliet, New York with Troy, New York.
The Chapel + Cultural Center at Rensselaer is an architecturally unique, multipurpose performing arts and spiritual space in Troy, New York, owned and operated by the Rensselaer Newman Foundation (RNF). It is conventionally referred to as "The C+CC"…
The Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies is a research facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The 218,000-square-foot (20,300 m2) building is located on 15th street between RPI’s Playhouse and Academy Hall, next to the…
The Carnegie Building is the current home of the Cognitive Science Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. It is one of the western-most buildings on the campus and as such provides scenic views overlooking the city of Troy…
Boght Corners (also referred to as Boght) is a hamlet in the town of Colonie in northern Albany County, New York that straddles U.S. Route 9 (Route 9). The corners that give the hamlet its name are found at the intersection of Route 9 and Boght Road…
Bleecker Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Albany, New York. The stadium was once a reservoir for the Albany public water system. Today it has a baseball diamond, football/soccer field, and a softball field used by area high schools, colleges, a…
Varsity Field is a baseball field located on the campus of the University of Albany in Albany, New York, USA. The field is home to the Albany Great Danes baseball team of the NCAA Division I America East Conference. The facility shares its name with…
Van Rensselaer Island was an island in the Hudson River opposite the city of Albany, New York. Today it is within the city of Rensselaer in Rensselaer County, and has been connected to the mainland on the east side and parts of the island's west sid…
The water source for the city of Troy, New York is the Tomhannock Reservoir, a man-made reservoir 6½ miles northeast of Troy in the town of Pittstown. The reservoir is 5½ miles long, and holds 12.3 billion US gallons (47,000,000 m3) when full. Water…
Tivoli Lake is a body of water in Albany, New York.
Speigletown, New York is a hamlet within the town of Schaghticoke, New York in Rensselaer County, New York, USA.
Schoharie Bridge, also known as Fox Creek Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge over Fox Creek down the road from the Old Stone Fort in Schoharie County, New York.
Rotterdam is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Rotterdam in Schenectady County, New York, United States. It is a suburb of Schenectady.