It is a small, but convenient Post Office. This Post Office is located near job, so I can walk or…read moredrive to it. This particular day was quite chilly and windy so I drove. The Post Office has parking for customers which I appreciate because you have to pay to park on the streets. Open entering they have all of the priority envelopes and packages to choose with the prices which was quite convenient because you don't find that consistently at all Post Offices. They also had a pen which was great because I forgot mine in the car. The Post Office was not busy at all which I appreciated at lunch time. Once I chose my envelope, filled it out and went to get on line there was no line so they immediately served me and were friendly which is something I do find at most Post Offices. It is an older post office and looks outdated but the customer service and resources were outstanding. And, the parking was fabulous.

Post office is on the small size but really close to work as I work on 120 New Scotland. There is…read morelimited meter Parking but there were 3-4 spots when I pulled in. Pat was the only one working there. He was friendly... Customers were not. Everything was stocked from envelopes to cards and much much more! Very convenient but would be nice to have one other clerk working the front.

It's been just over two years since my last visit here and my return was for the same purpose as my…read morelast visit. I was surrendering plates in order to have the car removed from my insurance. I believe there have been some procedural improvements since my last visit. You now sign-in on an electronic notepad with your name and then select from the categories listed, the purpose of your visit. Surrender Plates was clearly displayed as a choice which I selected. I was then instructed to take a seat and watch one of the progress screens mounted on the walls and wait for my name to be displayed. I had arrived at 2 pm and noted on the display screen that there were about twenty people ahead of me. I can now attest to the fact that the seats are comfortable. There were between four and six of the ten clerical windows open during the time I waited. Each time a clerk became available a series of tones played, and a waiting customer's name was displayed on the progress screen with instructions to proceed to the appropriately numbered clerical window. And how long did I wait? Twenty minutes. I paid the required $1 fee for surrender of plates and left with my receipts after a total of twenty-three minutes. The clerk I did business with was pleasant. Overall experience, still 5 stars!

I needed a non-drivers ID. I held onto an old invalid ID for the past 8 years as proof of identity,…read morebut I need to find a new apartment in the new year and my old ID wouldn't cut it anymore (for that and other reasons). First, the good thing is that I didn't have to wait too long being it's Christmas Eve.. but the process of getting a non-drivers REAL ID didn't turn out to be anything like I expected. :( I did extensive research before I visited to ensure I had all my documentation. I even had to get a certified birth certificate since when I visited about two weeks earlier, they told me that my copy wasn't good enough. A couple of weeks prior to that, I mistakenly forgot my documentation, so this was my third visit. Within about 15 minutes or so, I was called. I presented everything needed according to the NY DMV website and was told I was short by one point. :( Then I was asked for my old ID. I thought that would help with the identification process and presented it. I was told it was expired (that's why I was there, and I clearly indicated on my application that I had an expired ID!) THE REP GAVE ME BACK MY OLD ID, and then asked if I had a credit card. He said it would satisfy the last point. I gave him my debit card and that satisfied all criteria. I got my (UGLY) picture taken and then met him back at his window. He told me everything was just about done, but then asked for my ID again. I gave it to him and he told me that I had to surrender it. SURRENDER IT?!?!?!? I was shook! WHY??? It's 8 years expired with my 28 year old face on it! I explained that I got a driver's license but wound up never driving due to anxiety and poor vision, and used it for identity purposes. He was intrigued and understanding, but told me it was part of their protocol. I asked him what they do with the old licenses and he said they SHRED them! I said if you're just going to shred them why can't I keep it? He spoke to a fellow Rep and she came over and said they take your license and staple it to your paperwork! (I question how true that is since my old license was INVALID by many years, so what's the point of THEIR keeping it, especially since it didn't satisfy proof of identity, ANYWAY??) Then she said that if I'm caught with an old license and a new one, it's a $10,000 fine! Make it make sense! I saw in Reddit that not every DMV takes away your license. They'll just punch a hole in it and give it back to you, or tell you to destroy it, yourself. And we're talking about UNEXPIRED licenses that are being upgraded or replaced, for some reason. In contrast, my old license has long been invalid and I had a photo on it that was nearly 33 years old!!! WHY is keeping my old license so important to me? Well, that's a pretty personal matter, but the short answer is for nostalgic reasons... so it hurts me SO much to have to give it up, only to know that they're just going to destroy it. :( As an aside, I want to say that I didn't mean to give the Rep that serviced me a hard time. :( I just couldn't understand, first, why I didn't INITIALLY meet the 6 point criteria when the NYS DMV says otherwise, and two, WHY surrending an 8 year EXPIRED/INVALID driver's license administered almost 33 years ago with my 28 year old face on it HAD TO HAPPEN. :'( The 4 stars this place would have gotten was ruined (for me) by this very thing. It's NOT fair, and I HATE their stupid "protocol". :(

I dread going to the DMV! Going to this office was so easy and seamless. Our transaction was picked…read moreup from where we had a glitch. They told us what to do didn't have to wait in other lines. Got new picture, got eye test and was issued temporary license right on the spot. The fastest and easiest experience ever. Thank you all so much.

My visit to this DMV was surprisingly quick, friendly, and pain-free. It's easy to complain about…read morebureaucracy but these are people and they treated me like a person. In upstate NY that means with a dash of humor and candor. So rather than bitch about parking and paperwork, I thought I'd just be honest.

Not a bad DMV. Was able to make an appointment online. As soon as I checked in, the called me…read moreminutes later. Lots of stations and many people there but moved quickly. I was out on 30 minutes. Definitely need more parking, but other than that pretty efficient.

Is it actually possible to have a good experience at a DMV? Maybe hard to believe, but yes, or at…read moreleast it was for me. This office is very well set up, with multiple windows open, including a reception area that adds a second person when the line backs up. The woman who processed my request could not have been more friendly and helpful; it was a pleasure to work with and converse with her. Visiting here was one of my last chores for my recent move. I put it off as long as possible, not expecting it to go well. I should have come here first!!!

Historical district was everything that I hoped, for I was on an Ancestry hunt of my ancestors and…read morefound out so much information about my native American Heritage. The stockade historical district society was a big help in my search for my Native American roots. The historical society staff were warm and friendly and so very gracious. I felt like the TV show who do you think you are?

Better than Dallas we must say. Great to walk the town and feel western. Great little shops as well…read morewith all types of cool trinkets. Kids enjoyed the maze, got to see a rodeo it was an awesome time!

If you ever need to cross from Albany to Troy and have to come along the turnpike-like NY-7, you've…read moreprobably had the chance to cross the Hudson River via the Collar City Bridge, you've seen nothing yet. I've been crossing several times over the last few months here with such food delivery companies as GrubHub, DoorDash and Uber Eats, only to find problems in most of these crosses (GrubHub's time yesterday was a success, I have to say...) only end in misery. I like the bridge. It ends in a traffic light in Troy's northern reaches, but it get's traffic flowing well (especially between the Northway and 787/9W areas and the upper streets of Troy just north of the Green Island Bridge to where you don't even notice that Green Island is passing underneath you unless you look closely underneath you (but then again, you shouldn't be doing that as you drive). I personally like the Green Island Bridge more, because of it's structure, but if offered, I'll deal with this bridge if and when it comes time to cross it again.

The Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area extends from North of New York City (the White…read morePlains, Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow area) to North of Albany (the Saratoga Battlefield). It is filled with historic sites from the Revolutionary War and, indeed, from the colonial period before the war. It is also filled with mansions, most of them built after the Civil War, during America's first gilded age, by the super-rich. All of these attractions are interesting, some are fascinating and a few are stunning. Visit the website, www.hudsonrivervalley.com, for pull-down menus of must-see, recommended and special interest tourist attractions, including most of the historic sites and mansions and, in addition, some museums, art galleries and the like. Clicking on an attraction will lead to a detailed description. Although we often disagree with the website ratings (and you may disagree with the website ratings and our reviews as well), the site is both user-friendly and highly useful. That said, our disagreements with the website sometimes extend beyond its ratings to its selections. As examples, we would throw out Dia Beacon as an appalling waste of time and money and add the Rhinebeck Aerodrome as a fascinating and fun place to visit on weekends from early June through late October, for its airshows of antique aircraft. We'd also add the new walkway over the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie. On a sunny day, it's a great experience, and it's also great because it's free. Most attractions are not free. Indeed, tourism may be the Hudson River Valley's largest industry. Someone has their hand out at almost all these attractions -- and on the toll roads and bridges that connect them. In addition, most of them have museum shops attached. Even where a visit is free, as at the United States Military Academy at West Point and the FDR Library & Museum in Hyde Park, a guided tour will cost you. The only exception we found is the tour of the New York State Capitol: like the walkway, it's free. Nevertheless, most of the attractions are well worth your time and money, with this caveat regarding the old mansions: after you've seen more than three, as we did, you may balk -- again, as we did -- at expending any more time and money to repeat, once again, an experience that may be intellectually interesting but definitely is emotionally similar. The exception is the Rockefeller mansion, which is stunning. Touring it will cost you two to five times as much as other mansions, but if you have time and money for only one rich bastard's home, it's the one to see. See also our reviews of attractions and businesses within the National Heritage Area: Adams Fairacre Farms, Poughkeepsie, NY Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY Arlington Wine & Liquor Store, Poughkeepsie, NY Aroi Thai, Rhinebeck, NY Dia Beacon, Beacon, NY FDR Presidential Library & Museum, Hyde Park, NY General Washington's Headquarters, Newburgh, NY Gino's Pizza & Restaurant, Poughkeepsie, NY Hampton Inn & Suites, Poughkeepsie, NY Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY Kykuit, the Rockefeller estate, Sleepy Hollow, NY Locust Grove, the Samuel F.B. Morse estate, Poughkeepsie, NY Morton's Steakhouse, White Plains, NY New York Capitol, Albany, NY New York State Museum, Albany, NY Olana, the Frederic Church estate, Hudson, NY Price Chopper, Poughkeepsie, NY Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Rhinebeck, NY Rossi Rosticceria Deli, Poughkeepsie, NY Schade's Deli Restaurant, Highland Falls, NY Terrapin Restaurant, Rhinebeck, NY Union Church of Pocantico Hills, Sleepy Hollow, NY United States Military Academy, West Point, NY Vanderbilt Mansion, Hyde Park, NY Walkway Over The Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY

If you throw a Dutch Guilder up in the air, the question then becomes, where does the Guilder land?…read more The main reason that I keep on coming back to Guilderland is to shop at the Crossgates Mall, and in fact I spent a good eight hours in this town when I came to the Crossgates Mall recently with Barbie, and we walked around the mall for at least seven of those eight hours. I have nothing against this little town and it's cute, but the mall is definitely the main attraction.