The Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus sits on more than 300 acres in the heart of Albany. It's considered by many to be prime real estate, but the city can't tax it. 

About 64 percent of properties in Albany aren't taxable and the state owns more than half of them, including Harriman.

"The state owns more property value than all of our taxpayers combined," said Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan.

So every year it's the same story: Albany asks for $12.5 million from the state to balance its budget and every year, it isn't included in Governor Andrew Cuomo's original proposal, but eventually, the money makes it in.

"This $12.5 million is what keeps our police on the beat, it's what keeps firefighters in the firehouse, it's what allows us to plow the streets," said Sheehan.

Besides the non-taxable properties, Sheehan says the city also doesn't receive enough AIM, or aid and incentive funding, compared to other cities. Sheehan says if the city doesn't get that money, officials will either have to cut programs and services or raise property taxes.