Empire State Plaza

A New York Capital Region tradition has been sidelined due to COVID-19.For the first time in 44 years, New York State’s Fourth of July Celebration at the…

A longtime tradition at Albany’s Empire State Plaza is open for the season ahead of New York’s holiday tree lighting on Sunday. WAMC’s Jesse King stopped…

The Aurora Games, an all-women athletics event, begins Monday evening with a kickoff event at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. The celebration to mark…

Heading toward Independence day, officials in the city of Albany are promoting fireworks safety. In advance of the 4th of July, officials are reminding…

It’s time now for our Ideas Matter segment – our weekly chance to check in with the humanities councils around our seven state region.Today we learn about…

It's been 50 years since the cornerstone of Albany's Empire State Plaza was laid in place. A new exhibit at the New York State museum tells the story of…

New York State Police say they have apprehended the man they believe stabbed a state trooper in the neck with a steak knife at Albany’s Empire State Plaza…

It’s been said that death and taxes are the only two guarantees in life , but being unable to find a parking spot in the city in Albany is also certain.…