New Downtown Albany Café Opens on Historic Maiden Lane

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:11:29 -0000

Albany Mayor Gerald D. Jennings and the Winding Brooks Cafe and Catering, LCC will hold a ribbon cutting on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Noon to celebrate their grand opening at 36 Maiden Lane in Albany, NY. The event is free and open to the public.

Lecture on World Renowned Kinetic Sculptor George Rickey Announced

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:10:39 -0000

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) welcomes Philip Rickey, son of the late American kinetic sculptor George Rickey (1907 – 2002), to discuss his father's career as a sculpture artist and artistic developer. The lecture titled,...

Belgian Restaurant and Bar Opens on North Pearl Street

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:47:07 -0000

A ribbon cutting is planned for The Merry Monk, a newly opened Belgian restaurant and pub, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 4:00 PM at 90 North Pearl Street in Albany, New York (corner of North Pearl and Sheridan). An Open House with food and beer sa...

Downtown Albany Presents a Jingle. Elf. Quest.

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:56:42 -0000

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) is pleased to launch the commencement of the first ever "Jingle. Elf. Quest." slated to begin Monday, December 12th and run through Saturday, December 24th, 2011. This free holiday event call...

CHICAGO to Perform at Symphony of Lights Celebration

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:53:33 -0000

A Symphony of Lights celebration is slated for State Street in downtown Albany, New York on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 5:30 PM on the sidewalk in front of the Tech Valley Communications building (corner of North Pearl Street and State Street). ...

European Tailoring and Alterations Makes a Move

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:15:10 -0000

Anna Abramov, owner of European Tailoring and Alterations, moved her shop to a storefront location directly on North Pearl Street on Monday, November 14, 2011. For fifteen years, Abramov's shop was located inside the state owned Ten Eyck office bu...

Jonathan's Pizza to Honor Military Veterans

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:01:16 -0000

On Wednesday and Thursday, November 9-10, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM military veterans will receive a free offer from Jonathan's Pizza, located at 31 North Pearl Street, Albany of:

Downtown Albany Business Improvement District Announces Properties for Downtown Living Showcase

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:41:45 -0000

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) is pleased to announce the six residential properties to be highlighted in the Downtown Living Showcase event on October 23rd, 2011 from 11am-3pm. The six properties to be shown are:

Downtown Living Showcase Announced

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:22:06 -0000

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID), the City of Albany and Capitalize Albany Corporation are proud to announce the first Downtown Living Showcase, a residential open house of several condos and apartments throughout Downtown A...

Couch White, LLP Renews Commitment to Downtown Albany

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:17:55 -0000

Couch White, LLP today announced that it has extended the lease for its downtown Albany office space. The contract renewal extends the lease for the sixth and seventh floors at 540 Broadway through June 2021, with options for the Firm to extend be...

Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Comedy Charity Roast

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:17:12 -0000

Mayor Gerald D. Jennings, The American Red Cross, and Ralph Renna of www.capitalundergroundradio.com present Capital Underground Live Comedy Charity roast of the City of Albany's Mayor, Jerry Jennings on Wednesday, October 12th 2011 at Savannah's,...

Fall Car Show Scheduled for Downtown Albany

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:41:00 -0000

Mayor Gerald D. Jennings and the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) are pleased to announce that the Downtown Albany Fall Car Show, the first ever "open air" car show in downtown Albany, will be held on Saturday, October 15 from 1...

3rd Annual Oktoberfest Celebration to be Held in North Albany's Warehouse District

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:04:19 -0000

Wolff's Biergarten will hold the 3rd Annual Oktoberfest Celebration in Albany's Warehouse District on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM. The event held at 895 Broadway, North Albany, NY (located between North Ferry Street & Tha...

Downtown Albany Announces Restaurant Week Fall 2011

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:51:04 -0000

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) is pleased to announce the return of the 7th Bi-Annual Restaurant Week slated to begin Thursday, October 13th and run through Friday, October 21st. Seventeen Downtown Albany restaurants will ...

Winner of the Jazz Fest Contest Announced

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 03:02:21 -0000

The City of Albany and the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) announce local jazz act Out of the Box, who performed at McGeary's Pub, as the winner of the Downtown Albany Jazz Fest Contest. Beating out nine other acts, Out of the ...

Competing Bands Announced for the Downtown Albany Jazz Fest Competition

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:35:22 -0000

The City of Albany and the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) announce the contestants for the 1st Annual Downtown Albany Jazz Fest Competition to coincide with the 10th Annual Riverfront Jazz Festival. The selected bands that wil...

First Public Access Electric Car Charging Station in Upstate New York Comes to Downtown Albany

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:51:31 -0000

Downtown Albany Holiday Inn Express unveiled the first public access electric car charging station in upstate New York during a media event on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at Noon at 300 Broadway. Installed by PlugIn Stations Online, the charging st...

The Holiday Inn Express Albany Downtown & PlugIn Stations Online to Unveil Electric Car Charger

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:54:51 -0000

The Holiday Inn Express Albany Downtown & Plug In Stations Online LLC, presents a press event unveiling the First Public Electric Car Charging Station in Upstate NY at the Holiday Inn Express Albany Downtown.

Downtown Albany Attracting Tech Firms

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:25:42 -0000

Three technology companies have moved into offices in Downtown Albany or significantly expanded their office space in the past several months. Firms WhoSay and QED National have opened new offices in Downtown and Microsoft has invested nearly $1 m...

Lemery Greisler Expands Presence in Downtown Albany

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:18:59 -0000

Lemery Greisler, LLC, a leading Capital Region business law firm, has expanded its office space at 50 Beaver Street in downtown Albany. In expectancy of upcoming growth at the firm, the company has increased its Downtown presence by approximately ...

Downtown Albany Jazz Fest Competition Announced - Winner to Play Opening Set at the Riverfront Jazz Festival

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:43:37 -0000

The City of Albany and the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) are proud to announce the 1st Annual Downtown Albany Jazz Fest Competition to coincide with the 10th Annual Riverfront Jazz Festival. The competition, slated for Friday...

Downtown Albany Business Improvement District Receives $60K Grant from National Grid

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:59:04 -0000

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) recently received a $60,000 Main Street Grant from National Grid to be used for the renovation of 60 State Street in downtown Albany, New York into a 10,000 square foot restaurant and caterin...

Award-Winning Marketing Professional Joins Downtown Albany BID

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:19:20 -0000

Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) is pleased to welcome award-winning marketing and communications professional Marquita Rhodes to their team. As the Marketing Manager, Rhodes will drive the marketing and communication efforts of...

World Renowned Kinetic Sculptor George Rickey to Headline Sculpture in the Streets in downtown Albany

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:45:17 -0000

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) welcomes the late American kinetic sculptor George Rickey (1907 – 2002) as the featured artist for the 2011 Sculpture in the Streets, an outdoor art exhibition walking tour in downtown Albany...

Downtown Albany BID Holds 15th Annual Meeting

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:20:09 -0000

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Albany's Restaurant Week Offers Fine Dining at a Great Price

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:40:41 -0000

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) announced its Spring 2011 Restaurant Week will begin Sunday, April 10th and run through Saturday, April 16th.

Downtown Albany BID Announces New Business Development Seminar Series

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:35:14 -0000

Georgette Steffens, Executive Director of the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (Albany BID), and the Downtown Albany BID board are happy to unveil their new Business Development Seminar Series. The series, which is sponsored through a...

Demand for Downtown Living Shows Double-Digit Growth

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:00:48 -0000

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (Albany BID) announced today the results of an update to the Residential Market Potential for the Downtown Albany Study Area. Originally conducted in 2002 with updates following in 2006, the 2011 v...

Downtown Albany BID Starts New Year with New Office & Website

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:07:35 -0000

The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) celebrated the opening of its new office today at 40 N. Pearl Street in the heart of Downtown Albany with a ribbon cutting by Mayor Gerald Jennings, BID Executive Director Georgette Steffens,...

Downtown Albany BID Opens New Office

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:27:37 -0000

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