Albany, New York By Madison W. About Albany • Albany is roughly 150 miles north of New York City. Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River about 10 miles south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. • The population of the city was 97,856 at the time of the 2010 census. Weather • Albany is in the humid continental climate zone. • It has cold, snowy winters and hot wet summers. • Albany receives 38.6 inches of rain each year. Albany neighborhoods Downtown Albany is the oldest neighborhood centered on State Street. One of the oldest streets is the original main street. Food They have MANY restaurants with good food. Lots of people say it is hard to find just one. They have food for a lot of other different cultures like Italian and American food. Sources • http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/albany1/im ages/locator.jpg • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_New_York • http://pics2.city-data.com/city/maps/fr259.png • http://aparalleluniverse.files.wordpress.com/2011/01 /335-aptopix_winter_weather_ny-sff-embeddedprod_affiliate-156.jpg