Find a new use for old Troy Savings Bank
Our opinion: The city needs a court, a former bank needs a tenant. Is there money to be saved here? That Albany’s premier vocal ensemble will make a historic Troy venue its home is, by itself, a boost...
View ArticleFinding a new course for Steuben Place
Our opinion: It’s time for Albany to find a new private partner in the landmark Steuben building – one that pays the bills. Set roughly halfway between State Street and Clinton Avenue, 1 Steuben Place...
View ArticlePlaza decimated vital neighborhood
The article “Empire State Plaza marks 50th” uses celebration and elimination in the same sentence to describe the anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the Empire State Plaza and the...
View ArticleA sound lesson in civics and history
The article “Costly lessons in building costs,” May 31, provided an excellent history lesson. The city of Albany Capital Resources Corp.’s 2011 decision to refuse to provide the Brighter Choice...
View ArticleRehab of school: cost versus value
Chris Churchill’s column (“The actual cost of Albany’s new high school,” Aug. 4) does an excellent job of laying out the cost of renovating, upgrading and adding on to the existing Albany High School...
View ArticleForget casinos, build group homes
We can afford to build casinos. But what about more group homes for the disabled? Why are we gambling away the futures of many with the proposed continuation of the moratorium on building group homes?...
View ArticleColonie building is out of control
I see where they have started to build in Colonie near the Moe’s Restaurant on Wolf Road. It seems these days anywhere is OK to develop. With the traffic the way it is, I think it is time to stop all...
View ArticleAdvance school into 21st century
As a member of the Albany City School District Board of Education responsible for the building project 15 years ago, I strongly urge all residents of Albany to vote “yes” on the rebuild of Albany High...
View ArticleCost of new high school a burden for taxpayers
City of Albany voters will find on the ballot a proposition seeking approval of a $196 million bond issue for the purpose of building a new Albany High School to replace the present 40-year-old...
View ArticleVote ‘yes’ on Albany High
If you’re not quite sure what to make of the Albany City School District’s $196 million proposal for Albany High School, little wonder. If only the district had done a better job explaining to the...
View ArticleDo something about eyesore
I was recently coming home from a trip to Pennsylvania and got off the Thruway at Interstate 787 to go home. I viewed with pleasure the Albany skyline – the Empire State Plaza and several new buildings...
View ArticleTurn warehouse into a greenhouse
With regard to the concrete Central Warehouse on the Albany skyline, a wonderful transposed use for the structure would be an urban hydroponic greenhouse. Other cities have put such structures to good...
View ArticleFully disclose school expenses
The Albany City School District superintendent seems to think Albany voters don’t understand that a $196 million high school is needed. Yes, there is the matter of why a $196 million high school is...
View ArticleBuilding gas pipeline will speed up climate change
Contrary to the claim that the “Port Ambrose veto could put more political pressure behind several natural gas pipeline projects” in the article “Cuomo vetoes gas facility,” Nov. 13, I believe Gov....
View ArticleThe standoff in Oregon
Ammon Bundy, one of the leaders of an armed occupation of a federal building on a wildlife refuge in Oregon, got one thing right when he declared, “The rest of America can see that there’s something...
View ArticleBring Albany High into 21st century
We, voters of Albany, have an opportunity to bring Albany High School into the 21st century with a facilities vote on Feb. 9. We have been presented with a scaled-back renovation and construction...
View ArticleInvest in future of Albany students
It’s time for Albany residents to approve a needed investment in our future. Physical improvements to a school building may not lead to drastic academic improvement; yet, it’s clear these changes will...
View ArticleHow can structure impact learning?
The Albany school board will put a $180 million bond issue before the voters Feb. 9. The money would go toward reconstructing Albany High School. The voter must ask himself several questions: Given...
View ArticleVisit high school complex before voting
Just think about it – a city (in serious deficit) of far less than 100,000 people with an acknowledged sub-par educational system and taxes already beyond the norm is once again pushing for a vote to...
View ArticleA vote Albany kids deserve
After the narrow defeat of an earlier proposal to modernize Albany High School, the district has heeded the criticisms of voters who found the price tag too high and information inadequate. So it comes...
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