Interstate 787 runs tight along the Hudson River on Monday in Albany. Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to spend $35 million to study proposals to make over the highway and improve access to the city's waterfront.

A mural from artist Alexander Calder hangs in the State Museum lobby on Monday. The museum is slated to receive $150 million as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to spend $400 million on revitalization efforts in Albany.

The State Museum is slated to receive $150 million as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to spend $400 million on revitalization efforts in Albany.

Interstate 787 runs tight along the Hudson River on Monday in Albany. Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to spend $35 million to study proposals to make over the highway and improve access to the city's waterfront.

The State Museum is slated to receive $150 million as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to spend $400 million on revitalization efforts in Albany.

Posters highlighting museum exhibits hang in the State Museum lobby. The museum would receive $150 million as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to spend $400 million on revitalization efforts in Albany.

The State Museum is slated to receive $150 million as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to spend $400 million on revitalization efforts in Albany.

An underground hallway below Madison Avenue connects the Empire State Plaza to the State Museum. The museum is slated to receive $150 million as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to spend $400 million on revitalization efforts in Albany.

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to spend $400 million on the revitalization of New York’s capital city, including $150 million for a remade State Museum and $200 million for unspecified downtown projects.

The proposal, expected to be unveiled as part of Hochul’s scheduled State of the State address on Tuesday, is aimed at combating what the governor’s office describes as Albany’s “struggles with perceptions of public disorder and elevated crime” and an overall lack of vibrancy. In a preview of........

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