Places in Rensselaer
Rensselaer’s downtown: 79 places in a five-minute walk
249 places in Rensselaer: 29 places to eat and drink, 10 shops, 23 things to do and 2 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.
All places
249
27 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
29
3.1 per 1,000 residents
Shops
10
1 books
Things to do
23
11 outdoors · 1 arts · 9 landmarks
Places to stay
2
0.2 per 1,000 residents
What kind of places does Rensselaer have?
Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · The map
Where Rensselaer gathers
79 of Rensselaer’s 249 places sit within a five-minute walk of Columbia St.
79places in a five-minute walk of Columbia St32% of Rensselaer’s places
Eat & drink
See all →29 places to eat & drink
20 restaurants, 5 cafés & treats, 4 bars & breweries. Local spots first.
Shops
See all →10 shops
5 home & hardware, 1 books & music, 1 clothing. Local spots first.
Things to do
See all →23 things to do
11 parks & outdoors, 9 history & landmarks, 2 fitness & sports. Local spots first.
Capitol View Apartments
Landmark and historical building · 7 Elm Ct
DeLaet's Landing
Landmark and historical building · 100 New Broadway
Van Rensselaer Heights
Landmark and historical building · 460 Forbes Ave
Everyday
See all →128 errands & services
Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.
Home services 24W.J. Lyons, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. · Albany Emergency Locksmith · Action Window CleaningAuto & gas 22Polsinello Lubricants · Sunoco · Adam Auto AgencyOffices & pros 14Sprague Terminal, Rensselaer NY · Empire Generating Co LLC · AMS Security PlusHealth care 11Walgreens · Stage One Dispensary · Franciscan Heights Senior CommunityBanks & insurance 10Terance M. Ruso · Western Union · Printsky Tax ServiceGroceries & convenience 7Liquor Shed · Steven's Market · AldiHair & beauty 7Hall Of Fades Barbershop · The Bowery Salon · Soothing Touch MassagePets 2Rensselaer Bird Center · Groomingdale'sOther services 31Boys and Girls Club · Kinwood Apartments · St Peter's Rensselaer Health Center
Community
See all →57 schools, churches & public places
Where Rensselaer learns, worships and gets things done.
Places of worship 19The Parish of St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph · St Anthony Prayer Chapel · Church of the RedeemerTown & public services 18New York State Office of Children and Family Services · Rensselaer City Hall · Rensselaer Police DepartmentCommunity groups 11Turkish Cultural Center Albany · Fraternal Order of Eagles · Brian Beaury Basketball CampSchools & childcare 9Rensselaer Junior Senior High School · The Doane Stuart School · Van Rensselaer Elementary School
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Rensselaer and its neighbors
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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Albany59East Greenbush29Rensselaer27North Greenbush8.1Talk & tips
Favorites, openings and closings from Rensselaer neighbors.
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What’s missing?
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.
How we sort and count
Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.