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Albany mayor defends decision to attend conference in Puerto Rico
Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs is defending her decision to attend a conference in Puerto Rico while the city works to pass a balanced budget. Applyrs and two members of the Albany Common Council — Majority Leader Alfredo Balarin and Majority Whip Owusu Anane — attended the annual Somos conference in the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan from Wednesday to Saturday.
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Albany mayor signs executive order updating protections for immigrant communities
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs signed an executive order updating city protections for immigrant and New American communities. The order prohibits city property from being used for federal immigration enforcement, including staging, processing or detention. It also requires documentation of federal immigration enforcement activity and codifies current Albany Police practices, including visible badges, body-worn cameras and officers identifying themselves as members of the department.
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Cohoes man who pleaded guilty to girlfriend’s murder to be sentenced
A man who pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend is expected to be sentenced Friday afternoon in Albany County Court. Anthony Bechand could face 20 years to life in prison for the murder of 41-year-old Amanda Rodriguez. Rodriguez was found dead with multiple stab wounds inside the Cohoes home she shared with Bechand on September […]
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Cashman attends Small Business Hearing in Albany
ALBANY | Assemblyman Michael S. Cashman (D-Plattsburgh) attended a legislative hearing in Albany Tuesday morning on the impact and effectiveness of economic development programs that were funded in this year’s state budget. “Throughout the duration of my recent municipal tour, I have been able to sit down and speak...
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Why Is Albany the Capital of New York State Instead of New York City?
With New York City being the largest city in the United States, it might seem a little surprising that the capital of New York State is Albany. After all, New York City was once the capital of the entire country. Why, then, did the state government settle in a city roughly 150 miles to the north?
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This Albany, New York Diner Has Kept Morning Regulars Coming Back For Scratch Pancakes For Nearly A Century
Some breakfast spots in Albany come and go faster than a coffee refill, but one little red diner on Central Avenue has stayed put while the city changed around it. Morning regulars still slide into its booths at 7 AM, order griddle classics, and get to know the people behind the counter by name.
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Film telling story of New York's 19th century Anti-Rent Wars to be screened in Albany
You may not have learned about the 19th century Anti-Rent Wars in your high school history class, but the story of indentured farmers fighting for their land and freedom is well-known in parts of the Catskills and Hudson Valley. Shut out from purchasing their land, upstate New Yorkers who organized...
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Route 9J bridge in Stuyvesant reopens after months of repairs from historic rainfall
STUYVESANT, N.Y. (WRGB) — Repairs to the Route 9J bridge in Stuyvesant are complete, months after historic rainfall damaged the important commuter route. The Department of Transportation said the bridge experienced some of the worst damage in the Capital Region when historic rainfall hit in late July. “The situation...