Albany is about to move ahead — but not quite yet — with a plan to encourage apartment construction in the downtown area by exempting eligible projects from property taxes for up to 10 years.
Albany is about to move ahead — but not quite yet — with a plan to encourage apartment construction in the downtown area by exempting eligible projects from property taxes for up to 10 years.
People at Albany City Hall say there may come a need for a parking structure downtown. And to prepare, they’re asking the city council for permission to apply for a state grant.
Bike N’ Hike, the downtown Albany store where our family has bought bicycles and bike stuff for more than 40 years, is closing by the end of this month.
Someone must have looked up from the street on First Avenue and didn’t like what they saw. Which may explain the email I got last week.
On Tuesday this week I was riding my bicycle on First Avenue toward Lyon when four colorful bikes on the sidewalk caught my eye.
Nobody on the Albany City Council liked the steep jump in the price of planned construction on railroad crossings along Water Avenue. But on Wednesday a majority approved funding to pay for the work because there wasn’t any realistic choice.
That’s a Christmas tree worth seeing
If you haven’t been downtown lately, you ought to go there just to see the Albany Christmas tree at the corner of Second Avenue and Ferry Street.
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