Online Highways Home > New York > Colonie Colonie is located in Albany County County 5 miles NW of Albany along Highway 5 near Thompson Lake Camping Area and is part of the Central Region part of the state. Colonie is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York metro area. Its name derived from Dutch for "settlement outside the city". A speed trap on Central Avenue was a major source of municipal revenue in the 1920s. Eighth safest city in America 2001, Morgan Quitno Press. Motels, Hotels and Resorts Albany Marriott | Ambassador Motor Inn | Best Western Albany Airport Inn | Comfort Inn & Business Center | Courtyard by Marriott | Desmond Hotel | Econo Lodge Albany | Hilton Garden Inn-Albany Airport | Holiday Inn Turf on Wolf Road | Ramada Limited | See more New York Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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jeremyerndt "RT @BrianHowe: So proud of my Pastor @BuddyCremeans!! He is straight shuckin the corn!!!! Colonie peeps DO NOT MISS TOMORROW!!!!"
alexdoubley0u "Just finished a walk around Colonie. Now ima waiting for a seat at some japanese resturant..."
Kayo_Da_Don "RT @AhhManRebRich: Gotta go 2. Colonie center 2 get a polo skully n a polo hat....put me on wen u go cuzz i need 1to bro ill give u da $"
Z_uLuvMe_Z "Hiya ppl!!! I just went to Colonie Center with my mom. Went to barnes and noble!! Love tht palce! and when i came out it was snow on things!"
mhaithaca "Success! Got the limited edition Star Trek Blu-ray at the Colonie Target."
tink86712 "At colonie center walking off the big pancake breakfast... Yummy!"
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reptileadventur "This is a photo of an X-Ray of Spinner, our legless lizard! Dr. Green of Colonie Animal Hospital, our reptile vet,... http://bit.ly/7aCZSx"
JimComly "Tues 12/8, 6:30 @ Colonie Sanford Library reception for Colonie Are League Holiday Show. 101 paintings by great artists. Busy Holiday!"
CapitalNews9 "Latest on fallen soldier: It has been exactly one month since Staff Sergeant Amy Seyboth Tirador of Colonie was sho... http://bit.ly/8FUQhG"
jll1976 "RT @DrSamuelJohnson: England play the Americkan Colonie. I shall take Mister Benj. FRANKLIN with Mister STANLEY'S Knife: "Who Art Thou?" &c."
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