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July 9, 2015Order Up: 100-year-old Retailer Expands Offerings
What: The Downtown Albany Business Improvement District welcomes a new deli counter to Coulson’s News & Deli. Currently the only location within the BID District where sliced meats, cheeses and other traditional deli items are available for purchase, the addition to the over 100-year-old business is one of many made to accommodate the growing resident and employee populations in downtown Albany.
The event will also serve to celebrate the one-year anniversary of both Richard Metzger’s ownership of Coulson’s and opening of neighboring Broadway Plaza Liquor. Tastings from both establishments will be available after the ribbon cutting. All are welcome to attend.
When: Thursday, July 16, 2015 | 4:00 PM
Who: Georgette Steffens, Downtown Albany BID executive director. Albany Mayor Kathy M. Sheehan Richard Metzger, owner of Coulson’s News & Deli and Broadway Plaza Liquor
Where: 420 Broadway, Albany, NY 12207
Contact: Marquita Rhodes | Assistant Director 518.465.2143 x11
About the Downtown Albany BID: From international corporations, regional giants and locally owned proprietors, downtown Albany is more than business as usual. Accented by the powerful currents of the Hudson River to the motivating forces in the State Capitol, downtown Albany stands in good company with some of the greatest names in business today. Over 250 companies call downtown Albany home and signs like IBM, Microsoft and Windstream are seen throughout our historic streets. Since 1996, the Downtown Albany Business Improvement District (BID) has worked to restore, promote and maintain the character and vitality and improve the quality of life and overall image of Downtown for those who work in, live in and visit the Capital City of the most famous state in the world. The Downtown Albany BID is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. For more information about the Downtown Albany BID visit downtownalbany.org | @AlbanyBID or call 518.465.2143.
