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South Station

Emergency Number: 911
Non-Emergency Number: (518) 438-4000

Commander Nunzio Cangemi

Location

126 Arch Street
Albany, NY 12202
South Station Desk (518) 462-8049

Area

The South Station covers the eastern half of the city of Albany bordered by Bethlehem on the south, Menands on the north, the Hudson river on the south, and Delaware Avenue to Lark Street to Clinton Avenue to Judson Street to Corporate Woods via a northwestern diagonal line through Tivily Preserve. Contained within the South Station area is: The Historic South End, the Port of Albany, the Governor’s Mansion, the Empire State Plaza and numerous other Federal, State, Albany County, and City of Albany government buildings, a financial district, a restaurant and entertainment district, two Business Improvement Districts, and many other neighborhood associations.

History

Albany Police Officers have protected and served the citizens of the Historic South End Neighborhoods since 1852. This Station House was constructed in 1899 and was originally the First Precinct. The Albany Police Department was reorganized in 1958 and the First Precinct became Division Two. On June 9, 1998, decentralization resulted in the inauguration of the South Station. Under the management of Chief James W. Tuffey, the Albany Police Department was restructured on December 4, 2006. In order to put more Police Officers on the streets, the North Station was consolidated into the South Station and the South Station became the station house for the eastern half of the city.