It was quiet Friday night outside of the state Capitol building in Albany. State Street has been closed to vehicle traffic, with concrete barriers acting as a deterrent. 

But all levels of law enforcement are bracing for protests at the state Capitol starting this weekend and running into the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden next week. 

"Anyone who comes to the Capitol with the intent of causing violence or damage to public property, will be arrested," said New York State Police Major Christopher West at a news conference.

For now law enforcement officials say there are no credible threats against the state Capitol, but they remain on high alert. West says they also prepared for protesters to potentially clash with counter demonstrations. A Trump supporter last week was stabbed during a demonstration in a park in front of the building the same day pro-Trump rioters ransacked the U.S. Capitol in Washington. 

"We're preparing for that, we have prepared for counter protests," West said. "We have no specific threats at this time, but we are prepared for it."

Security around the state Capitol building has been bolstered in the last week after a mob of President Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol complex in Washington in an effort to upend the results of the election, the tightest it has been since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

FBI officials in recent days have warned of unrest at all 50 state Capitol leading up to the inauguration next week. Republican Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt said this week if people protest, they should do so peacefully. 

"I don't want to see it happen here," Ortt said. "I would tell anyone out there, come and exercise your constitutional rights to protest. But there is a very, very stark difference between protesting and what happened in Washington, DC."

Still, some lawmakers believe the incident in Washington should lead to a reassessment of how the state Capitol building is secured. 

"Yes, I am looking for some changes," said Assemblywoman Pat Fahy. "Right now I feel like we're making the immediate changes that are necessary because the buildings are closed."

When the building is open, visitors must walk through a metal detector, often causing long lines of abvocates, lobbyists and school children.

And the Capitol building itself is no stranger to demonstrations and protests. And state lawmakers as well as their staff have been unnerved at times by protests that can be overly aggressive. 

"We cannot take these matters lightly because we have such extremism," Fahy said, "and we have people who are unhinged, quite frankly."