Troy NY: A Brief Overview
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ธ.ค. 2020
- Troy NY is a beautiful city located on the Hudson river, just north of Albany, NY. In this video, we look at all the ways that Troy stands out, in terms of architecture, great schools like RPI, and more.
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It doesn't make sense to me how the Albany metropolitan area doesn't have a bigger minor-league baseball team. As of yesterday, the ValleyCats no longer even have a major-league affiliate. For an area of around 1,000,000 people this is an embarassment, especially because the VCs have always had a fanbase. For perspective, Erie PA and Binghamton both have AA teams and Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse all have AAA. To be honest I think we ought to have a team on par with them.
It's extremely disappointing. It's also strange that Albany wasn't able to keep an AHL team (riverrats, devils), while Binghamton, Utica, Syracuse, and Rochester all currently have them.
I completely agree. The capitol district deserves so much better
Hawkins Stadium used to be in Menands. Babe Ruth played there at one time. There used to be the albany-colonie Yankees . Jeter came through there . The Tri-City valleycats at Bruno Stadium , quite a few Astros came through there . It doesn't make sense that we don't have more sports teams.
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@@TheDCShow0 Or Arena football, or keep the Patroons...
Gonna be honest, didn't expect much from a video on Troy just because no one ever seems to pay it any attention, but I was pleasantly surprised. Keep up the good work man!
Yea people overlook Troy way too much, which is why I made this video. Thanks for the support!
What is towns that people pay attention to? What are towns that are affordable that is more popular?
I was born and raised in Troy. It was wonderful to be a teenager back in the 50s and 60s. I often miss my home town. It has changed a lot since I lived there, which makes me sad. ❤
Love it. Beautiful walkable city. Keep it up!
Thanks Isaac, I definitely had fun making it and will continue to make more like this
I'm moving to Troy after living in NYC for my entire 30 years. I was already very excited, but this video helped make me look forward to it even more, thank you.
I’m from NYC too- been in MA/NH for 6 years now. I miss being close to the city but no way would I move back. Looking at Albany.
@@renebleu8711 I moved to Troy in December and I LOVE it soooo much :)
@@ihatehandles111 Congrats- I’ll be visiting this summer and spending some time there to see how it is- job market looks good too. So hopefully it’s not as dangerous as everyone is saying.
I’m thinking of moving too x
Me too!!! I was born and raised in Brooklyn!! I will be there in June 2024!!!!
I spent four years there in the early 80's. It was a hoot to find out that they used some of the frat houses at RPI as "Victorian era mansions" in the movie "The Age of Innocence" with Daniel Day Lewis and Wynona Ryder. Another plus - it's an easy drive to Boston, through very scenic roads (in the fall). And the Adirondacks and the Berkshires are a stone's throw away. And apparently, Troy looks Victorian enough to serve as a backdrop to the HBO mini series "The Guilded Age."
I found out today that my great grand father was from Troy NY ….I am French speaking and living on Vancouver Island now…. I can only imagine how lively it was in the early century….I always felt a pulled from New York State and for awesome architecture….now I know why 🌷💕
Current RPI student here. Troy is quite the place.
Thank u for these. I grew up in Albany and left as soon as I could. After more than twenty years in NYC, unfortunate circumstances found me back upstate and I now own a home in Schenectady. My children were so upset by the move they referred to it not exactly inaccurately as “Rednecktady”. But after viewing your video of my new little city yesterday, I was less embarrassed. Seriously. And seeing how nicely you portrayed Troy, ...well all I can say “Bravo, well done.” ...oh, and thank you. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for sharing this! Troy NY is definitely one of the greatest cities! The grounds of both universities (RPI & SAGE) have some of the most vibrant and varied, beautiful, and meticulously cared for landscaping. Their downtown is indeed struggling because of the current pandemic, but I have faith in the people of Troy to rebuild and help each other out (they are a uniquely encouraging and sharing bunch in Troy:-).
Two major rivers run through Troy: the Hudson, and the Mohawk. There are several parks for such a small'ish city. Troy is also fortunate in that it incorporates trees and other green infrastructure throughout parts of the city (particularly in and around downtown).
For a city in the Capital Region, Troy is surrounded by an incredibly high amount of mother nature: mountains, gorges, waterfalls, tributaries, ponds, rivers, city & state parks, tree-lined streets - it is a BEAUTIFUL city. There are many mountain ranges all within 40 miles (& some within clear view): the Greylock Mountain Range, the Blackhead Mountains, the Helderberg Mountains, the Hoosac Mountain Range, the Kaderosseras Range, the Luzerne Mountains, the Palmertown Range, and the Taconic Range. Both MA & VT are within spitting distance (VERY easy driving distance).
Their architecture is simply - wow! There are some very nice bridges (my favorite is the Green Island Bridge).
Troy NY is also host to not only the best farmer's market in NYS, but nationally. Nope, it's not an exaggeration (although it will need building up after this awful pandemic, as so many things will). www.agilitypr.news/Troy-Farmers-Market-Voted-1st-in-Nation--6196
Crime? yes, wherever there are human beings there will, sadly, be crime. Still, it is a truly great city for so many reasons, the people being one of those greatest reasons.
I'm glad to see that somebody else thought enough of Troy NY that he (you) shared this wonderful video. Thank you for sharing it! :-)
Thanks for writing such a wonderful writeup! I can tell you're very passionate about Troy. People who don't like Troy have never been there usually. As you're well aware, they were definitely missing out.
@@TheDCShow0 My daughter moved here for a job (for an engineering firm) and I remember having to bite my tongue because I too was a blind fool about Troy. Then I visited her for the first time (this was just when Troy was starting another of her famous comebacks:-). Within a couple of years, I too had moved to the most wonderful city I ever lived in (& I've lived in Europe and various parts of the US others would be envious of). Nothing could have prepared me for what Troy would so quickly come to mean to me. Both my daughter & I are from further upstate where it is beautiful, but there is something insidious about Troy that makes one feel as if they have "come home", as if they have always lived here and "belonged" here. I can't explain it. And yes, I meant every word about the beauties of this great city. And the people? I have met more wonderful & kind people here than in a lot of other places I have lived. Troy gets a bad rap. It's too bad, really. Again, thanks so much for you nice video of my great city :-))). I see you have made other city video's (was that you?). I'll have to check them out now.
Thank you! My son and I are visiting RPI this weekend!
My hometown...Well done!
Hey thanks!
My daughter was accepted to RPI for Fall 2021 and she's trying to decide if RPI is the right school for her. We haven't been able to visit due to Covid, so I was thrilled to find this video. Friends have commented that Troy is similar to Worcester MA and I think they're right. Some areas are better than others, it has areas of downtown being revitalized, and it had a big, expensive, abandoned mall too. We'll have to take a day trip and drive around a bit.
Glad it could be of help! I will say that Worcester is a much bigger city than Troy. I've never been to Worcester, but I do think that there are some similarities like you mentioned, though ultimately visiting would be helpful. I think Worcester being near Boston is pretty cool.
I just want to say that this was a great video. You did a wonderful job sharing the history, layout and the pros & cons of Troy. The part I enjoyed the is your positive outlook. Well done!
My first experience with Troy was around 1980, when my mother moved there from the Utica area. Eventually, my sister moved to Troy around 1983. My mother couldn't wait to get out of Troy and moved to Albany. My sister stayed in Troy until about 2016. Over the years Troy went down hill. I've heard many refer to Troy as "the Troilet". I last visited Troy in 2018 and it hasn't improved. In fact, most of upstate suffers from bad politicians, high taxes and a lack of good paying jobs. I love to visit but, I had to move out of NY for better wages.
Yeah I'm also leaving NY, you're right Troy has been on hard times. I figure making a video about the positive aspects is just doing my part to make sure people know Troy exists and isn't really "the Troilet" the way some people imagine it.
I grew up in Utica and went to RPI. After graduation, I worked in FL and southern CA. Notice a trend? Upstate NY has been hit with the double whammy of national de-industrialization and especially bad policies by the NYC dominated state government. It’s NOT weather because I live in CA which probably has the best weather on the planet but people are leaving in droves because of the dysfunctional state government. I never saw a “Help Wanted” sign except in the movies until I left NYS.
Kevin Baluch Connecticut also
Ny. Hay buenos salarios pero la calidad de vida en familia, desmejora.
Echo on Troylet! I doubt Troy will ever escape the Troylet moniker.
I lived in the Capital Region and always liked Troy.
This is a great video! Love Troy, NY! Thank you for sharing!
Really enjoyed this and learning about Troy. Great video.
Troy is surprisingly beautiful, a GEM of upstate NY .....
If you can drive in an armored car
Excellent video! I was a tiny bit disappointed you didn't mention the Troy Library. Downtown across from Sage, it has a beautiful Tiffany Window behind the circulation desk! I used to work there a few years ago and I really enjoyed it, especially showing the window and talking about it and a brief history of Troy. The building itself is interesting and historic. Aside from that, you make Troy an appealing place to visit!
I have been to the Troy Library, it's an excellent work of architecture and I wish I added it to the video. I sort of just had to leave some things out because you have to draw the line somewhere. Thanks for the nice words about my video, it means a lot!
This is very cool!
Very well
Done!!
Thank you I appreciate that!
Very nice work Life long New Yorker but never knew too much about these small upstate places I do remember thinking, over the years, about the many great Americans who originally came from here iI believe someday it will be revived.
Yes I hope so too. Are you from downstate?
nicely done dan!
Thanks a bunch!!
Really enjoyed this video!
I'm so glad you did! Thanks for the support!
Funny, I used to live at the Cannon Building! Stunning place to live.
I love it
Thanks! I appreciate the support
It all went down hill when Bums took a job with the phone company
Years ago there was this girl, blond, tall, ditzy, loud and one of the worst bar tenders- I almost died of thirst several time when she was working. The mistake the owner made was to put a mirror behind the cash register, once she looked up from the keys on the register and saw her reflection that was it, down the rabbit hole she went. Good times at the El Dorado.
I was born and raised in Troy. THis is a great video, well done. Thank you!
Thanks for watching! Glad it holds up for a Troy native
I may move there from NYC. The crime is getting crazy down here. How's the crime in Troy?
@@dnah02 Crime is getting crazy in upstate NY as well. THere are still good neighborhoods though.
@@ceeceetracey9839 I'm looking at Albany, Troy, Schenectady, Rensselaer, westmere, loudenville, and a few others. I'm doing some research on crime, flooding ect. From those areas where would you recommend? Or if you have other pockets of areas to check out I will look into them.
@@dnah02 kinda depends on what you are looking for albany schenectady and troy are the busier spots but crime is on the rise. However, they all have surrounding neighborhoods that are safer. Westmere is at the top of albany and pretty safe as far as I know but lots of busy roadways and shopping. Loudonville is the pricier area and probably the safest. Nice though. Nothing in Rensselaer but Amtrak. Lol. But they may work for you depending on your needs.
A few important facts that would have been good to mention in this documentary regarding RPI. It is the first polytechnic university in the United States. Another interesting thing, MIT was established to be also a polytechnic and it had as its model to emulate RPI. It is documented that MIT hoped to be everything that RPI was. In the video RPI was ranked #53, as of today 10/1/2022 it is currently ranked #33 in Engineering out of over 4,000 colleges in the USA.
I wish i could visit this place someday. Greetings from the Philippines. 🇵🇭
Greetings! That’s very flattering that you’d come to Troy from the Phillippines
@@TheDCShow0 I've always been curious about the less known places of New York state. 😊
Troy it’s very small town , Its not far from Albany , I love that historical buildings landmark. I was looking to live in Troy now that I see the history and learn it which way is really about.Also it’s pretty good colleges upstate New York that you can attend to.I still think about moving up to Troy .I like this video it’s very informative thank you
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Thanks and great to see you in the comment section Connor
I’m your 1,000th subscriber! Cheers
Thank you! This is a big moment for me
Thank you for the clarification of the Atrium debacle. Most are unaware of the situation.
I know, it's definitely something that people need to be aware of so that city planners don't allow stuff like this to happen in the future.
@@TheDCShow0 A plan is in the works to tear down the atrium and replace it with apartments and store fronts.The atrium garage has been close by order of the city and will be replaced with a new one.
@@keithscott2342 The garage is gone now. I hope they make it a park, it's got a great view of downtown.
Great photography
Thank you so much 😀
About to ship off to RPI in a couple weeks. I'm trying to get to know the city from a distance, and this was great. thanks man
It's awesome to hear that you're using this video to get a lay of the land. Good luck at RPI! I hope you enjoy the capital region in its entirety (don't forget about Albany)
hey man! just warning you, there are some bad areas in north and south troy that you should research about. west across the river maybe about 8 miles is the big colonie center mall, and minimalls with home depot and things like that. Welcome to troy, and research snow emergencies if you have a car
@@oyocgkxgoc1211 yea I think that is something to think about in terms of the bad areas, though down the hill from RPI is not dangerous at all in my opinion.
@@TheDCShow0 yeah the area has a lot of nice little stores and restaurants, just gotta be careful. Troys always been funny anyway, but it’s my home and I love it. I’m sure once covid clears up Troy will brighten up again
@@oyocgkxgoc1211 Yes it definitely will. It has preserved its architecture well enough to give it a very favorable spot in the future of urban tourism. I really do worry about neighborhoods experiencing poverty and crime, though. I believe people should familiarize themselves with them through the internet if not in person. Those areas need attention to be improved.
I lived at Paul House down the street from where EMPAC is now for almost a year. I was fifteen but I got a lot of memories. It wasn't where you'd want to be back then...
i love how you zoomed in right on my house for a bit
Lol yes that was absolutely intentional
The only thing I knew about Troy until now is that Troy-Bilt tillers we’re manufactured here up until 2001 when the company was acquired by MTD. Sadly, Troy-Bilt was a company that did well until management decided to purchase Bolens in the 90’s. This made them too heavy trying to produce several types of outdoor power equipment. Troy-Bilt also tried to give every customer a lifetime guarantee on every piece of equipment sold to stand out from the competition. This all lead to the downfall of the company.
Nice production
Thanks I appreciate it!
Love your work, man! If you did a profile on my mom's hometown, Binghamton, I would be forever grateful! :)
Dude something with Binghamton is very much in the works! Stay tuned
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The ValleyCats will live on in the independent Frontier league. And yes, you misspelled Van Rensselaer. As an RPI alum the first thing I learned was the proper spelling.
“It’s near Albany…almost 140 miles north of the city.” Bro 😳
It’s 140 miles north of New York City, probably 10 miles north of Albany
When people in Albany and its suburbs say “the city” they mean NYC. I just moved here three months ago and figured out pretty quickly that many people here in Albany are from NYC and/or visit often because they have friends and family there.
Needs more Famous Lunch.
For some reason famous lunch wasn't on my radar when i was making this. I need to be hyping up 518 cuisine more.
The Emma Willard private high school in Troy at 2:01. It says the yearly tuition is $35,000 a year. Who’s got that type of money in Troy, NY? or in the surrounding areas? I know Albany has some decent high paying government jobs, but that’s a considerable commute from Albany every day, (unless your butler drives you)
I live in Orlando, we have several expensive private high schools. We have a considerable amount of famous people’s (rich multimillionaire’s) children of PGA golfers. Children of *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, a lot of professional athletes live here. Their kids go to these school. Their yearly tuition is “Only” ~$25,000. Does the Albany-Troy area have a lot of millionaire rich celebrities, pro athletes, or NYC investment bankers live there?
First time I brought my girlfriend to Troy we stayed at an air bnb and it so happens to be the red building at 6:45 . Looks rough on the outside but a very nice on the inside😂👍🏻
Troy once had a major league level professional baseball team. When the team folded its place in the league was taken by a new team downstate, who got their name from the tall, future hall of fame first baseman, Roger Connor. And that's where the NY Giants, now the SF Giants, came from.
/My problem with Troy is they run the pretty typical backwater parking ticket trap game, where if you want to fight a ticket they first make you come in and talk to the prosecutor on one day, and then, if you want to fight it, make you come in on another day to fight it. I got a bogus ticket in front of their city hall. I gave up on fighting it because it would have cost more to fight, but I stopped going to Troy. I'm not rich, over the years they have easily lost out on the cost of the ticket in terms of lost sales tax from me, as well as the revenue that their local shops could have made. I know speed traps and parking traps help fill gaps in the budget, but long term they damage your city's reputation.
Is it safe ? Plan on moving there from queens ny
I think you'll get different answers to this question depending on who you ask. In my opinion, it depends on the neighborhood. Some neighborhoods have more violent crime than other neighborhoods.
I’m sure Troy will feel just like home coming from Queens.
Different areas, different problems. North central has most of the murders. South Troy used to be a proud place but now it sucks. Beman Park is relatively safe. So is sycaway and Albia. Your car can get broken into anywhere in Troy but stay out of north central. It’s from hoosick street north to I’d say 101st. And from the river up to oakwood Ave. If your new apartment is in that area , look for another area.
Troy doesn't just "claim to be the home of Uncle Sam" and "milk the legend for all it's worth" like he's some cheap trinket we trick the tourists with. Samuel Wilson's history is woven into the fabric of the city. He owned fruit orchards which fed the region, most of the original brick buildings are made of bricks produced by his brickworks, and the meat-packing business which made him famous for his 'US' stamp was at the foot of Ferry Street. Sam Wilson was originally buried in Mt Ida Cemetery and later reinterred in the majestic Oakwood Cemetery, both in Troy.
Unrelated but still cool, the success of Troy's detachable collar industry eventually led Upton Sinclair to coin the term 'white collar' to describe the type of workers who tended to wear them.
Ah, I wasn’t insinuating that Sam Wilson wasn’t from Troy. I think what I was getting at is that it may not actually be universally agreed that the Uncle Sam campaign during WWI was based on Sam Wilson.
@@TheDCShow0 I see. Yes, there is some debate about whether Sam Wilson is _the_ Uncle Sam, it's true:
"The most popular theory concerns Samuel Wilson, a New York meatpacker who provided food to U.S. forces during the War of 1812. As the story goes, Wilson and Elbert Anderson, the contractor he supplied, stamped all their beef and pork barrels with the initials “E.A.-U.S.” The “U.S.” was shorthand for United States, but workers began joking that it stood for “Uncle Sam,” as Wilson was locally known. Before long, soldiers had helped bring the term into common use as a nickname for the United States.
The Sam Wilson story was first popularized in an 1830 article in the New York Gazette. It was later made a matter of public record in 1961, when Congress passed a resolution acknowledging Wilson as the “progenitor of America’s national symbol of "Uncle Sam.’” Nevertheless, many modern researchers doubt the tale’s veracity. Historian Donald R. Hickey has uncovered a reference to Uncle Sam in a U.S. Navy midshipman’s diary from 1810, which suggests that the term predated the War of 1812.
In 1813, meanwhile, Wilson’s hometown newspaper wrote an article that referenced the term, but made no mention of his role in inspiring it. Instead, the story stated that the name was simply a playful take on the “U.S.” that was often emblazoned on military wagons and supplies."
My stomping grounds. High school football we kicked ass!
Always tough sports kids in Troy! Troy Judo Club was once the terror or of the region. It's a good city to work hard, be honest (enough) and live by "Trust in God, but tie up your camels!"
The Atrium is now an abandoned parking lot, it was a dump on the inside!
POV ur an rpi student and don’t know what to do on the weekend so u looked at this video
I live in NYC. Geez, I feel kinda ignorant now, not realizing this city even exist upstate.
Eh I mean it’s population is like the equivalent of flushing or some other neighborhood like that and plenty of people upstate don’t know about neighborhoods in nyc
Shane is a real cutie-pie!
Yes I know right
Shame that South Street Pub, closed.
I think you mean the South End Tavern.
They is the black death
It don’t show the hood
This is true. I think as my videos improve I will try to show more of those neighborhoods, hopefully with a local guide to tell me what I'm looking at.
I was today years old when I learned that Uncle Sam came from “U.S.”
My place of birth 😁
That’s awesome never forget that
A couple incorrect facts but overall nicely done.
Me and my former dorm mates at R.P.I. used to call Troy "the armpit of the Northeast".
I'm sure this is based on your extensive knowledge of US cities in the northeast and knack for drawing analogies.
Cmon u took shots of mostly downtown. Its so ugly, you should of went past rpi, past freat park, before brunswick
I could make a video of NYC that only showed lower manhattan and you could lodge the same type of complaint. It’s just how these things work, you show the nice places when trying to make someone feel positively about a place.
Was looking for an informational video of troy ny and i must say, you left much unsaid and most of all I do not understand your take on uncle sam. Are you displeased to learn that such an iconic figure came from such a place? He is literally buried in a cemetery in troy ny. The uncle sam cemetery. It may be small an obselete but he was not. So where is you get your questioning from? No troy is not a beautiful place anymore but its history is and should be untouched by questioning like yours. Also I may have to listen back to your video but no mention at all of the victorian stroll. We are one of the most iconic cities when it comes to victorian homes. Troy in recent years has very little to be proud of. Please don't diminish the pride we have left.💞
Also your explanation of our location is trully lacking
AKS13
Hardly relevant
I am not your #localhost
People across the Hudson often call Troy the ghetto
Interesting, always good to hear what Watervliet thinks about its rival to the east
Yeah and people across the Hudson are living under a rock. Suburban people don't know anything.
My knowledge of Troy NY is decades old and is from my days in college. Back then, it was a dumpy town. In my few visits to Troy in recent years, I have not seen much change. So please, don't let this video trick you into visiting Troy. Nothing to see.....move along.
I’m a Troy native and you’re right. I love it because it’s home but it’s a dump.