' s ▁Church . ▁Dem ograph ically ▁it ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁African - American . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Alb any ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Ar bor ▁Hill ▁had ▁its ▁start ▁as ▁a ▁rural ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁town ▁of ▁Water v li et . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" the ▁Col onie " ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁municipality ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁but ▁would ▁stay ▁within ▁Water v li et . ▁Col onie ▁would ▁become ▁incorpor ated ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁district ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁Col onie ▁separated ▁from ▁Water v li et ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁town . ▁The ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁the ▁vot ers ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁the ▁common ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Alb any ▁all ▁approved ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁state ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁passed ▁" An ▁A CT ▁to ▁an nex ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Col onie ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Alb any ". ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁workers ▁involved ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Canal ▁settled ▁here ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁area — es pecially ▁the ▁Ten ▁Bro e ck ▁Tri angle ▁section — bec ame ▁exclusive , ▁c ater ing ▁to