Albany, New York is in the Capital District of New York.
Albany ( [ ˈɔːlbəni ] ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Albany County . Albany constitutes the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of New York State , which comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy , NY Metropolitan Statistical Area , including the nearby cities and suburbs of Troy , Schenectady , and Saratoga Springs . The Capital District , also known as the Capital Region , refers to the metropolitan area surrounding Albany , the capital of the U.S. state of New York .