From the Table Hopping blog:

After 9 years of fueling study sessions and open mics with caffeine, Hudson River Coffee House in Albany closed earlier this week.

In a note on Facebook, owner Anton Pasquill writes that the closure was the result of financial difficulties arising from Delaware Trolley House, another coffee shop in Albany, which he opened in late 2015 and closed less than 2 years later.

The second location affected HRCH to such an extent that in 2017 state authorities seized HRCH for nonpayment of almost $60,000 in back taxes. After being shuttered for a month, it reopened, but, Pasquill writes:

"the debt I accrued trying to get my second shop off the ground on Delaware Ave was just too much."

After thanking customers, he says that his brother Lucas, who was manager of HRCH, hopes to open his own coffee shop in Albany's student neighborhood.

Pasquill links to a GoFundMe page titled Pine Hills Needs Coffee, writing:

"please consider chipping in anything you can to support Lucas as he attempts to make sure Pine Hills can continue getting its daily dose of caffeine and community."

Hudson River Coffee House was at 227 Quail St.

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