A celebration for event venues Empire Live and Empire Underground one year in the making was held on August 26, 2022.

Remarkable Liquids presents PearlPalooza, downtown Albany’s highly-anticipated, free, all-ages music festival,Ìýreturning for its 13thÌýyear on September 17 from 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM. 

Albany Center Gallery, a leading nonprofit art organization, has unveiled their new workshop and artist space: Art.Work.Space.

N.D. El’s Salon and Spa and Blessed Body Fitness located at 488 Broadway

The Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Albany Business Improvement District (BID) celebrated the culmination of significant investments made to the William Street pedestrian walkway with a ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a grand opening event.ÌýUpdates to William Street - located one block west of S Pearl Street between Beaver & Howard Streets, and adjacent to the MVP Arena - include new overhead lighting, colorful street furniture, and an expansive 150-foot-long sidewalk mural by local artist Eugene O'Neill.Ìý

Completed in 2022, investment by the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Albany Business Improvement District added light and color to the William Street connective corridor.ÌýUpdates to William Street - located one block west of S Pearl Street between Beaver & Howard Streets, and adjacent to the MVP Arena - include new overhead lighting, colorful street furniture, and an expansive 150-foot-long sidewalk mural by local artist Eugene O'Neill.ÌýWith the addition of street furniture, the space also acts as an extended patio for nearby restaurants as patrons can enjoy a wide variety of take-out options in a comfortable seat on William Street.

A new entertainment destination was welcomed to downtown Albany on June 14 as a ribbon cutting ceremony was held for Paint and Pour Up.ÌýJoining Owner Kevin Skeen and Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Albany Business Improvement District (BID) Executive Director Georgette Steffens in celebrating Paint and Pour Up at its 61 N Pearl Street location were Mayor Kathy Sheehan, Assemblymember John McDonald’s Community Liaison Michael Saccoman, and Albany County Director of Policy and Research Michael McLaughlin.

The Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Albany BID presents Tunesday: Free Lunchtime Concert Series in Jim DiNapoli Park

You're invited to join the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Albany Business Improvement District at our Annual Meeting, being held at the newly activated William Street pedestrian walkway, on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM.Ìý

Official ribbon cutting held for innovative school at 602 Broadway