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Food
There actually is a lot of food options in Albany that is harder to get to in Williamstown.
Dim Sum
Ocean Palace, located in Albany (take Exit 2E on 87 South to get onto Central Ave) offers a very extensive dim sum menu during weekend brunch times; they also offer a pretty good selection of authentic Chinese dishes, with a strong focus on Cantonese and seafood dishes--the variety of dim sum available outside of weekend brunch is considerably smaller, however. The place is too small and there's not enough clientele in Albany for them to offer the crazy dim sum carts that you may be used to in big cities, but Ocean Palace is probably the closest you can get to good authentic Chinese food (or Dim Sum, for that matter) when you're sick and tired of Chopsticks or Happy Star.
855 Central Ave Albany, NY (518) 453-6258
Krispy Kreme
The infamous doughnuts are available in Latham, NY.
555 Troy Schenectady Road Latham, NY 12110 US (518) 783-8600
Transportation
Albany is a good starting point for reaching other places in the world, with bus, train, and plane options.
Bus
The Greyhound bus station can get you started on a long-distance bus trip.
Train
The Albany train station is located across the Hudson River in a town called Rensselaer.
525 East St. Rensselaer, NY 12144
Plane
Fly away from here.
737 Albany Shaker Rd Albany, NY 12211