Assisted Living in Schenectady, NY

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Facts about Schenectady

Schenectady is also known as: Schenectady County / Schenectady city.

And some of the notable people born here have been: Patricia Kalember (actor), Mickey Rourke (actor and professional boxer), Deborah Van Valkenburgh (actor), Kevin Greene (american football player and coach), and John Sayles (screenwriter and film director).

Popular neighborhoods in Schenectady include: Schenectady Fire Department.

And featured attractions of Schenectady: Stockade Historic District, Irving Langmuir House, General Electric Research Laboratory, Nott Memorial Hall, and Stockade Historic District.

Schenectady is represented by Mayor Gary McCarthy.

Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135. The name "Schenectady" is derived from a Mohawk word skahnehtati meaning "beyond the pines". The city was founded on the south side of the Mohawk River by Dutch colonists in the 17th century, many from the Albany area. They were prohibited from the fur trade by the Albany monopoly, which kept its control after the English takeover in 1664. Residents of the new village developed farms on strip plots along the river.Connected to the west via the Mohawk River and Erie Canal, the city developed rapidly as part of the Mohawk Valley trade, manufacturing and transportation corridor. By 1824 more people worked in manufacturing than agriculture or trade, and the city had a cotton mill, processing cotton from the Deep South. Through the 19th century, it developed nationally influential companies and industries, including General Electric and American Locomotive Company which were powers into the mid-20th century. The city was part of emerging technologies, with GE collaborating in the production of nuclear-powered submarines and, in the 21st century, working on other forms of renewable energy.The city is in eastern New York, near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers. It is in the same metropolitan area as the state capital, Albany, which is about 19 miles (31 km) southeast. In December 2014, the state announced that the city was one of three sites selected for development of off-reservation casino gambling, under terms of a 2013 state constitutional amendment. The project will redevelop an ALCO brownfield site in the city along the waterfront, with hotel, housing and a marina in addition to the casino.

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