Albany mayor says state funding formula is failing NY's capital city

Albany Mayor Dorcy Applyrs says state decisions shrank the tax base, leaving over half of property tax-exempt and residents ...

State plan to revive Albany details $200M in ‘catalytic' initiatives

A state blueprint guiding $200 million in investments to revitalize Albany would remake key sections of the city including ...
Hoodline

Albany Lawmakers Angle For $1 Billion Windfall For NYC Schools As Cheaper States Gain On Tests

Albany lawmakers are proposing changes to New York’s public school funding that could direct about $1 billion more to New ...
The Albany HeraldOpinion

CHAD WARBINGTON: Update on downtown Albany brewery

The Albany Herald plans to publish regular columns by Albany City Commissioner Chad Warbington in an effort to provide ...
City & State New York

Dorcey Applyrs is ready to treat Albany’s ills

The city of Albany is nearly 100 years older than the nation and holds the title of oldest continuously chartered city. It has changed a lot since Dutch colonists first decided to settle there. And it ...
WTEN

$6.7 million generated from Albany school zone speed cameras

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Albany officials said safer streets have lowered costs for the city. After school zone speed cameras – and other measures – were introduced, car accidents are down. The city ...
Times Union

Proposal would create 'hubs' to keep Albany teens off streets at night

There was a heavy police presence at a fire at 333 Madison Ave. in Albany on the Fourth of July, which was sparked when a teen allegedly fired off a retaliatory shot from a flare gun during a fight.
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Albany launches school bus camera program

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The City School District of Albany is rolling out new technology to keep students safe on their bus routes. Every school bus in the district is now equipped with AI-powered ...