ALbany is a very greazy place I used to live there and went to school there. Upstate by there you can get any drug under the sun, but the main ones are hard, soft, and dope. Also there is always a heavy state and local police presence, so you need to watch out for them and also you need to watch out for the many thugs, robbers, fiends, scumbags, and pretty much anyone else. My best advice is too meet someone and go with them because ALbany alone, especially Arbor heights is extremely ghetto and the block boys will have no problem checking you.
Good luck