capital of New York vs Albany

capital of New York and Albany both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capital of New York	Yes	No	No	No
Albany	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, capital of New York and Albany are synonyms defined as:

capital of New York and Albany: state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river

capital of New York (noun)	Albany (noun)
state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river	state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
	a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans