Pine Hills, Albany, New York

Pine Hills
City of Albany
Neighborhood
Etymology: for pine covered
hilltops in the area[1]
Pine Hills is located in New York
Pine Hills
Pine Hills
Location of Pine Hills within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°39′57″N 73°47′27″W / 42.66583°N 73.79083°W / 42.66583; -73.79083
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyAlbany County
CityAlbany
SettledEarly 19th century
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Area code518
ZIP code12203, 12208

Pine Hills is a neighborhood in Albany, New York, generally defined as the area from Manning Boulevard to the west, Woodlawn Avenue to the south, Lake Avenue to the east, and Washington Avenue to the north.[1] The neighborhood consists mainly of freestanding multi-unit, duplex, and semi-detached houses and is home to Albany High School, the LaSalle school, and the Alumni Quad of the University at Albany. It was the home of The College of St. Rose. Though mostly residential due to historical reasons from its founding, Pine Hills is home to two neighborhood commercial districts (designated C-1 district in 1999); Middle Madison, from Partridge to Quail streets was designated first, and then a latter designated district, Upper Madison, from Main Avenue to North Allen Street.[2] The area of Pine Hills east of Main Avenue and north of Myrtle Avenue is commonly referred to as the student ghetto due to its predominant population of college-age students.[3] The area of Pine Hills west of Main Avenue features many large Queen Anne, Folk Victorian, and Colonial Revival homes. Upper Madison, where it meets Western Avenue near St. Rose is the center of a commercial area, complete with a movie theater, grocery store, fast food strip mall, retail, restaurants, a library, community playhouse, police station, pharmacy, and elementary school.[4]

  1. ^ a b "A History of Pine Hills" (PDF). Pine Hills Neighborhood Association. 1977.
  2. ^ "About PNHA". Pine Hills Neighborhood Association. 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  3. ^ Waldman, Scott (2011-03-28). "How can troubles in Albany's student ghetto be fixed?". Times Union (Albany). Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  4. ^ "Madison Avenue Uptown Offerings Cater to Colleges". Times Union (Albany). Hearst Corporation. 2001-04-01. p. CC8. Retrieved 2011-05-06.