Premise: Albany ( [ ˈɔːlbəni ] ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Albany County . Beginning in 1810 , Albany was one of the ten most populous cities in the United States , a distinction it held until the 1860 census . While Albany experienced a decline in its population due to urban sprawl and suburbanization , many of its historic neighborhoods were saved from destruction through the policies of Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd , the longest-serving mayor of any city in the United States .
Hypothesis: Albany, New York is in Japan.
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