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Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteLocal Atmosphere Facts & Statistics

Location
Troy, NY
Undergrads
5,520
Tuition
$39,165
Admission Difficulty
Hard
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Fun Local Trivia
  1. Several movies have been filmed in downtown Troy's historical district, including The Bostonians (1983), Martin Scorsese's adaptation of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence (1993), and H.G.Wells The Time Machine (2002).
  2. Clemet C. Moore's Night Before Christmas was first published in The Troy Sentinel on December 23, 1823 under the title A Visit from St. Nicholas.
  3. In the late 19th century, Troy had a professional baseball team known as the Troy Trojans, and on September 22, 1881, they set the all-time record low for attendance at a major league game-12. The record still stands.
  4. In 1864, an Irish immigrant named Kate Mullany formed the Collar Laundry Union, the first women's union in the history of the United States. In 1998, Hillary Clinton gave a speech at the Mullany home, located on Eighth Street.
  5. Troy is known as the "Collar City" because Hannah Montague cut the collars off her husband's shirts so that she would not have to repeatedly wash the entire shirt simply to get the collar clean. This gave rise to an entire collar industry, and is where the term "white collar" originated. One of the bridges that takes you across the Hudson in Troy is called the Collar City Bridge.
Notable Natives
  • John Evers - hall of fame baseball player
  • Michael "King" Kelly - hall of fame baseball player
  • Emma Willard - education pioneer
  • "Uncle Sam" Wilson - national icon
Points of Interest
  • Albany
  • Grafton Park
  • Russell Sage College
  • Saratoga Springs
  • Troy Music Hall
Shopping Centers
  • Colonie Center
  • Crossgates Mall
Movie Theaters
Regal Cinemas 10: Latham Circle Mall
800 New London Rd.
Latham
(518) 786-6949
Movie Theaters
Regal Cinemas 13: Colonie Center
131 Colonie Center
Albany
(518) 489-8505
Movie Theaters
Regal Cinemas 18: Crossgates Mall
1 Crossgates Mall Rd.
Albany
(518) 456-0755
Movie Theaters
Regal Cinemas 8: East Greenbush
279 Troy Rd.
Rensselaer
(518) 283-8990
Major Sports Teams
  • Boston Bruins: hockey
  • Boston Celtics: basketball
  • Boston Red Sox: baseball
  • New England Patriots: football
  • New Jersey Devils: hockey
  • New York Giants: football
  • New York Islanders: hockey
  • New York Jets: football
  • New York Knicks: basketball
  • New York Mets: baseball
  • New York Rangers: hockey
  • New York Yankees: baseball
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Boston: MA: 3 hours
  • New York City: NY: 2 hours, 30 minutes

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