History of Albany, New York (1664–1784) state capital in the United States. In the period leading up to the Second Anglo-Dutch War, King Charles II of England granted the land from Maine to Delaware, which included all of New Netherland, to his brother James, Duke of York. In April 1664 four ships with a combined 450-men fighting force set sail for New Amsterdam. Fort Orange was surrendered to the English 16 days after New Amsterdam (the city of New York). Surrender terms at New Amsterdam were quite generous. Fort Orange was renamed Fort Albany, and the village of Beverswyck was renamed Albany, in honor of the
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York is the largest labor union representing police officers of the New York City Police Department. It represents about 24,000 of the department's 36,000 officers. The union was unable to reach a labor contract with the city between 2012 and 2017. Several representatives of the association sit on the board of the New York City Police Pension Fund. As a benevolent or fraternal organization, the New York City's Patrolmen's Benevolent Association was founded in 1892. In 1901 it pushed for and got