City size comparison

compared to

New York City is about 14 times bigger than Albany.

Albany (map shows its 24 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 55 sq km, while New York City (including all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island) is approximately 781 sq km, making New York City 1,309% larger than Albany.

Tip: This to-scale comparison of Albany vs. New York City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.