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20 Restaurants In Albany County With Health Code Violations
In case you missed it, these 20 restaurants in Albany County had multiple or critical health inspection violations. Albany County published a list of restaurants that had multiple or critical health code violations during their last inspections in June. **The list includes restaurants and other food service establishments. 1. KARAVALLI.
Pine Hills Land Authority looking for applicants
Local leaders have stressed the urgent need to fill the vacancies on the newly formed land authority, after an attempted burglary on Saturday. The Albany County Pine Hills Land Authority was created because local leaders said they want to prevent the neighborhood from becoming lifeless and buildings from being underutilized.
STIC Comments on Protest Against Governor Hochul's Disability Pride Event After CDPAP Remarks
Dozens of home care workers & disabled New Yorkers protested outside of the governor's mansion in Albany after she made a statement calling the consumer-directed personal assistance program a racket. The Southern Tier Independence Center gave their thoughts on the protest. The consumer-directed personal assistance program(CDPAP) allows people with disabilities...
Common Councilor Anane on Albany lowering speed limit to 25 mph
This weekend on In Focus, we open a conversation on traffic safety in upstate New York communities. JoDee Kenney sat down with Albany Common Council Member Owusu Anane to talk about the city’s recent move to lower the speed limit in most areas from 30 to 25 mph. While pedestrian crash fatalities have dropped overall, statewide, Anane said Albany has seen an uptick and this measure is meant to educate and to save lives. Anane said the city streets are not only for cars, touting the success of the “complete streets” improvements on Madison Avenue, involving a “road diet” and established bicycle lanes. The council member also talked about the opportunity to improve traffic safety in Downtown Albany as planning for a redesigned I-787 corridor reconnecting the city to its waterfront is underway.
Cohoes could become latest Capital Region city to lower its speed limit
Another Capital Region municipality is considering reducing its speed limit. The idea of lowering a citywide speed limit to 25 mph appears to be gaining favor with elected officials. Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan was preparing to sign legislation to do so Monday. For the past two years, councilors in nearby...
Morning Headlines with Yancey Roy 7/29/24
WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Yancey Roy, Albany bureau chief for Newsday, about New York state's Board of Elections working on the final wording of a ballot question on the Equal Rights Amendment. A 2022 Siena College graduate, Alexander began his journalism career as a sports writer for Siena College's...
Niskayuna comptroller resigns, effective Aug. 16
NISKAYUNA, N.Y. (WRGB) — Town of Niskayuna Comptroller Beth Greenwood has resigned, effective Aug. 16. The resignation was noted in a Wednesday release, recapping the previous night’s Town Board meeting, though the resignation was not noted on the meeting agenda. Supervisor Jaime Puccioni said that Greenwood has accepted...
Borrello Urges Albany Leadership to Reassess Climate Act Plans
A recent audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that the state's Public Service Commission and NYSERDA lacked adequate planning, monitoring and assessment of risks and challenges in its efforts to help the state meet its targets set forth in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). State Senator George Borrello says the results of the audit confirm his view that their effort is a "disaster in the making"...
Troy author, former bank robber Daniel Killion to read at Adirondack Center for Writing on July 31
Saranac Lake, NY— Troy author Daniel Killion will be at Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) on Wednesday, July 31, at 7 p.m. along with co-author Michael Klane to read from his book, “Portrait of a Bank Robber.”. “Portrait of a Bank Robber” is a work of creative nonfiction...
Governor Hochul Celebrates the Grand Opening of 150th Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary
Governor Hochul Celebrates the Grand Opening of 150th Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary. Governor Kathy Hochul announced New York has reached a significant milestone in the growth of the legal cannabis industry. New York State is pleased to recognize the opening of the 150th Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD), The Robinson’s Dispensary, located in Albany, NY. New York currently has 150 adult-use cannabis retailers — including storefronts and temporary delivery-only (TDO) locations — open and operating across the State, with more anticipated to open soon. These retailers represent a diverse mix of CAURD licensees with storefronts and providing delivery services, as well as adult-use dispensaries co-located with existing medical dispensaries. The growth of the cannabis industry in New York is reflected in the rapidly growing retail sales figures, with total sales reaching $421.2 million. Notably, sales surged to $71 million in June alone, indicating a thriving market.
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