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New York lawmakers set to strengthen eviction moratorium FacebookTwitterEmail Tenants and housing justice advocates march through downtown Troy after holding an eviction defense protest outside outside Troy City Court on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Troy, N.Y. Housing advocates say that New York?•s current eviction ban has not prevented some property owners from attempting to evict tenants during the pandemic. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union ALBANY — State legislators could meet for a rare December session early next week to extend and strengthen New York’s evic...

New York adjusts criteria, extends deadline for coronavirus rent relief FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Housing advocates gathered outside Albany City Hall to call on elected officials enact an eviction moratorium and rent cancellation for the duration of the pandemic on Monday, June 22, 2020, during a press conference in Albany, N.Y. Housing courts reopened on Monday. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of5Housing advocates gathered outside Albany City Hall to call on elected officials enact an eviction moratorium and rent cancellation for the ...

Marijuana legalization looms in New York as deficit balloons Democrats in control and poised to approve recreational drug use in New York Dan Clark FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6Cannabis nearing harvest is grown inside the Vireo Health medical marijuana production facility on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Fulton County, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of6Cannabis nearing harvest is grown inside the Vireo Health medical marijuana production facility on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Fulton County, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Alb...

Coronavirus kills 5 more in Albany County, new cases top 200 FacebookTwitterEmail Albany County Executive Dan McCoy said Thursday five more people died after contracting coronavirus. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union ALBANY —The county recorded one of its worst days yet during the coronavirus pandemic, setting records for new cases, hospitalizations and five more residents dead from the disease. The news comes as public health officials continue to be concerned of an even larger surge in cases due to people gathering for the holidays, the number of available hospital...

Outbreak's death toll mounts at Troy nursing home Eddy Heritage sees 10th resident die from the virus FacebookTwitterEmail Rensselaer County Commissioner of Health, Mary Fran Wachunas, seen on Thursday, May, 21, 2020, at the Rensselaer County Office Building in Troy, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union TROY —  Eddy Heritage House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center now has one of the deadliest coronavirus outbreaks among residential facilities in Rensselaer County. The county announced Wednesday night that an 82-year-old woman from Eddy Heritage died after contract...