CLIFTON PARK, NEW YORK (Upstate NY, including Albany & Saratoga)

Our Community

Clifton Park is a town in Saratoga County, New York. According to the United States Census Bureau, the 2006 population estimate for Clifton Park was 36,447. The town is in the south part of the county and is located approx. 12 miles (19 km) north of Albany and northeast of Schenectady, and 10 miles (16 km) south of Saratoga Springs.

Shopping

Clifton Park Center mall is located at Exit 9 of I87 within walking distance of Hollandale Apratments..
Mall hours: 10am-9pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sunday.
Movie Theatre: Regal Cinema 8
Shopping: Boscov's, JCPenney, Marshalls, Aeropostale, American Eagle, etc.

Schools

The public school district covering most (the eastern two-thirds) of Clifton Park is the Shenendehowa Central School District, located on NY Route 146. In addition, the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District and the Niskayuna Central School District cover the northwest and southwest corners of Clifton Park respectively.

The Shenendehowa Central Schools main campus covers about 232 acres (0.94 km2) of property along the south side of NY Route 146. With a student body of over 9,200 students in eight elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools, Shenendehowa Central Schools is the largest school district in Saratoga County. Shenendehowa Central Schools achievements include three New York State Championship titles for their football program, two Men's Soccer National Championships and six NYS Federation Men's Cross Country Championships.

Shenendehowa Schools:
Elementry Schools: Karigon and Orenda (connected), Tesago and Skano (connected), Okte, Chango, Arongen, and the newest addition, Shatekon

Middle Schools (all connected):
Gowana, Acadia, Koda

High Schools:
High School West (9th grade only) and High School East (10-12 only)

Although there are two different high schools, they are allowed to participate in the same clubs and events (with few exceptions, such as dances).

To learn more about this school district, you can go to http://shenet.org/.

Local Newspapers

Times Union: (518) 454-5694, www.timesunion.com
Business Review: (518) 640-6800, albany.bizjournals.com
The Daily Gazette (Schenectady): (518) 395-3140, www.dailygazette.com

Local TV Stations

WNYT NBC 13 Albany: www.wnyt.com
WRGB CBS 6 Albany: www.cbs6albany.com
WTEN ABC 10 Albany: www.wten.com

Post Office

Clifton Park Post Office: (518) 371-5600, 1764 Route 9

Utilities

Electric & Gas: National Grid, 1-800-642-4272 (Customer Service)
Telephone: Verizon, 1-800-VERIZON (1-800-837-4966) - Residential Phone (landline)
Cable TV: Time Warner, (518) 269-7494

Parks & Recreation

Saratoga State Park (15 min drive)
http://www.nps.gov/sara/index.htm

Saratoga Gaming and Raceway
1-800-727-2990 or 518-584-2110
www.saratogagamingandraceway.com

Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) (15 min drive) www.spac.org

Saratoga National Golf Club (518) 583-4653 x615
http://www.golfsaratoga.com/

Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County http://www.southernsaratoga.org/

Other Resources

Clifton Park.org http://www.cliftonpark.org/

Local Restaurants

*Within Walking Distance
Grecian Gardens Pizza & Restaurant 1612 Route 9 373-9950
Halfmoon Sandwich & Salad Shoppe 1615 Route 9 371-2902
Harbor House 1742 Route 9 371-3813
Mamma’s Family Restaurant Route 146 371-7313
Ravenswood 1021 Route 146 371-8771
Salty’s Pub & Galley Guideboard Road 371-1120

Pizza
*Arizona Pizza 5 Clifton Country Road 383-5460
Clifton Park Pizza Shop 1716 Route 9 371-5780
Cusato’s Pizzeria & Deli 1603 Route 9 373-2038
Inferno Pizzeria 222 Guideboard Road 383-8080
LaBella Pizza & Pasta 15 Route 236 373-3410
Pizza Plus North 1859 Route 9 877-8999
Venezia Pizza & Pasta Plank Road 371-3943

Italian
*Bellini’s Italian Eatery 19 Clifton Country Road 348-2090
Pasta Pane 18 Park Avenue 371-5762
Wheatfields 54 Crossing Blvd. 383-4444
Tuscan Grill 1760 Route 9 371-5672

Mexican
*Chipolte Mexican Grill 22 Clifton Country Road 371-0362
LaFiesta 15 Park Avenue 280-2657
*Moe’s 5 Southside Drive 373-6637
Pancho’s 1536 Crescent Road 482-3940

BBQ
Giffy’s BBQ 1739 Route 9 373-9800
*Shane’s Rib Shack 7 Southside Drive 615-0555

Chinese
*East Wok 19 Clifton Country Road 383-4898
Fortune Wok 1689 Route 9 371-1948
Shing Fung House 1028 Route 146 373-9138
*Sakura Hibachi Steak House 22 Clifton Country Road 383-7888

Indian
Shalimar 15 Park Avenue 348-1494
*Zaika 54 Clifton Country Road 688-1548

*Within Walking Distance

Plus many many many more.

Area Businesses

Our residents work at a variety of local businesses, including:

Albany Medical Center
Albany International Airport
American Diabetes Association
Bank of America
CDPHP
Ellis Hospital
General Electric
Global Foundries
Golub Corp.
Hannaford
IBM
Intel Group
J.P. Morgan Chase
KAPL
Kelloggs
Kitware, Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Logic Technology
McDonalds
Merill Lynch
Momentive
M&W Zander
N.Y.S. Assembly
N.Y.S. Court of Appeals
N.Y.S. Criminal Justice
N.Y.S. Dept. of Health
N.Y.S. Dept. of Labor
N.Y.S. Police
N.Y.S. National Guard
N.Y.S. Senate
N.Y.S. Tax & Finance
Oak Mitsui, Inc.
Quad Graphics
Richmor Aviation
Rolls Royce
Samaritan Hospital
Sixnet
St. Peter’s Hospital
St. Mary’s Hospital
State Farm
Southwest Airlines
Time Warner Cable
Toshiba
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy
Walgreens
WRGB CBS 6

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