Schenectady, New York

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Schenectady, New York is a historic city in eastern New York State known for its role in early American industry and as a former hub of General Electric and the American locomotive industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 518
838
climateClassification humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeatOf Schenectady County
surface form: Schenectady County, New York
distanceTo approximately 15 miles northwest of Albany, New York
elevationInFeet 240
elevationInMeters 73
founded 1661
GNISFeatureID 0979820
governmentType mayor–council
hasCommunityCollege Schenectady County Community College
hasCulturalInstitution Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology
surface form: Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci)

Proctors Theatre
hasHistoricDistrict Stockade Historic District
Union Street Historic District
hasInterstateHighway Interstate 890
hasMayor Gary McCarthy
hasRailService Amtrak
hasRailStation Schenectady station
hasSportsTeam Schenectady Mohawks (historical minor league baseball)
hasStateRoute New York State Route 5
New York State Route 7
hasU.S.Highway U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED
hasUniversity Union College
historicalRegion Mohawk Valley
incorporatedAsBorough 1765
incorporatedAsCity 1798
knownFor American locomotive industry
General Electric manufacturing
early American industry
locatedIn Schenectady County
surface form: Schenectady County, New York
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnRiver Mohawk River
majorCompanyHistory American Locomotive Company
General Electric
namedFor Schenectady (Iroquoian word meaning “beyond the pines”)
nearRiver Hudson River
nickname The Electric City
notableEvent Schenectady massacre
surface form: Schenectady massacre of 1690
partOf Capital District of New York
surface form: Capital District, New York
partOfMetropolitanArea Albany–Schenectady–Troy metropolitan area
postalCodePrefix 123
settlementType city
state New York
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
usesDaylightSavingTime true

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Gary McCarthy employer Schenectady, New York
this entity surface form: City of Schenectady
Gary McCarthy hasJurisdiction Schenectady, New York
this entity surface form: City of Schenectady
New York State Route 67 westernTerminusNear Schenectady, New York
this entity surface form: Schenectady
Union Dutchmen football location Schenectady, New York
Town of Niskayuna adjacentTo Schenectady, New York
this entity surface form: City of Schenectady
Town of Niskayuna nearbyCity Schenectady, New York
New York State rail system connects Schenectady, New York
this entity surface form: Schenectady
KALB locatedNearCity Schenectady, New York
this entity surface form: Schenectady
The Place Beyond the Pines settingLocation Schenectady, New York
Northeastern New York majorCity Schenectady, New York
this entity surface form: Schenectady
Katherine Blodgett birthPlace Schenectady, New York
this entity surface form: Schenectady, New York, United States
Katherine Blodgett workLocation Schenectady, New York
this entity surface form: Schenectady, New York, United States
John Owen Dominis birthPlace Schenectady, New York
this entity surface form: Schenectady, New York, United States