The Civil Rights Act of 1866 became law on April 9, 1866, by a two-thirds majority overriding President Andrew Johnsonâs veto. The first aim of the Act was to provide federal protection to emancipated African Americans, giving practical effect to the Thirteenth Amendment.
Albany is located about 150 miles (240 km) north of New York City on the Hudson River. It has a total area of 21.8 square miles (56 km2), of which 21.4 square miles (55 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (1.8%) is water.
As of January 2014, the state has roughly 2,158 zip codes, which are listed below with the respective city, town, village or location name as well as the area code. The capital is Albany (2012 population: 97,904) and the largest city is New York City (2012 population: 8,336,697).