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Almost a century ago, parts of Albany were “redlined” as too risky for real estate investment. Why has economic inequality defined by race persisted for decades?
Editorial: Time to fix these Lights
Times Union Editorial Board
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Paralyzing traffic. Families unable to get to their own front doors. Damage to the Washington Park ecosystem. Frustration. Resentment. Capital Holiday Lights in the Park might be a beacon of Christmas spirit, but midtown Albany residents aren’t feeling it.
Frankly, we don’t blame them. None of us would want the kind of traffic the event brings as many as 125,000 visitors last year in our neighborhoods. The show has grown too big for its locale, and something has to give.
With every neighborhood association around the park against the event, and with the city calling for changes, the Police Athletic League has said it wants to “thoughtfully address” residents’ concerns. If they’re sincere in wanting to find a solution, they need to be thinking big.
Letter: Green Amendment must be passed
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FILE. Letter writer says, New York has for far too long allowed corporations and businesses to greedily pollute our air, water and land in the name of corporate profits. Meanwhile, the residents of New York have paid the price with deleterious effects on their health and safety. (Getty Images)Stocktrek
The headline “Deciding to come clean: Green Amendment will give New York voters the chance to improve health of the state, March 21, pretty much says it all. New York has for far too long allowed corporations and businesses to greedily pollute our air, water and land in the name of corporate profits. Meanwhile, the residents of New York have paid the price with deleterious effects on their health and safety.
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Officials are celebrating the selection of the Port of Albany as the first offshore wind tower manufacturing site in the United States. Can we, rewind the clocks, fast forward them and make today New Year s Day, please? I think the reason you see us all assembled is we re all pretty desperate for good news, and it couldn t get any better than this!
Democratic State Assemblywoman Pat Fahy is lauding hundreds of new green energy jobs coming to the Port of Albany, where the nation s first offshore wind tower manufacturing facility is set to be constructed. The goal is to manufacture 150 offshore wind towers annually. In his State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo said the facility will lead to 500 construction jobs and 300 long-term jobs for highly skilled workers.