The Central Troy Historic District is an irregularly-shaped 96-acre (39 ha) area of downtown Troy, New York, United States. It contains nearly 700 properties in a variety of architectural styles from the early 19th- to mid-20th centuries. In 1986 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), superseding five smaller historic districts that had been listed on the Register in the early 1970s. Most of the buildings, structures and objects within the district contribute to its historic character. Two of Troy's three National Historic Landmarks, the Gurley Building and Troy Savings Bank, are located within its boundaries. Nine other buildings are listed on the Register in their own right. Among the architects represented are Alexander Jackson Davis, George B. Post, Calvert Vaux and Frederick Clarke Withers. There are many buildings by regionally-significant Marcus F. Cummings. The downtown street plan was borrowed from Philadelphia, and one neighborhood, Washington Square, was influenced by London's squares of its era.

• ... that the film version of Hello, Dolly used Garrison Landing, New York, for scenes set in 1890 Yonkers?
• ... that preservationists moved the Boscobel mansion 15 miles (24 km) up the Hudson River to save it?
• ... that Greenville Presbyterian Church was the first non-Dutch church established in New York's Catskill region?

Boyd "Rainmaker" Melson is a West Point graduate and light middleweight boxer, born in White Plains, New York. As an amateur, Melson won the 48th World Military Boxing Championship gold medal in the 69 kg. weight class. Melson was a four-time United States Army champion, a three-time NCBA All-American boxer, a four-time West Point Brigade Open Boxing Champion, and also won gold medals at the All Army Boxing Championships twice, and at the Armed Forces Boxing Championships twice. He made it to the quarterfinals in the welterweight 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and won a bronze medal at the 2005 US Amateur Boxing Championships.

As a professional, Melson remains undefeated, 5–0–0, with two of his wins coming by knockout. He is 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall, and weighs 154 lb (70 kg). Melson donates all of the money that he earns in his boxing matches to stem cell research.