Fourth Precinct Plaque

This plaque is mounted just inside the doorway of the old police station on Madison Avenue near Lark Street.  Built as the Fourth Precinct, it was home to Metroland until last year and is now being converted to condos.

The Metroland Building

Located on Madison Avenue, this stern-looking building was built in 1891 and designed by the architectural firm of Fuller & Wheeler. It originally housed the Fourth Precinct Police Station.

Some years ago, when it housed a thrift store, I was told that some of the original holding cells still existed in the basement. Not that I ever had a chance to verify that or really wanted to.

The building is now the headquarters of Metroland, an "alternative newsweekly" that can be picked up for free all over Albany.