Bias policing rears its ugly head in Albany
Lights and sirens hit the rear view mirror of their Mazda sedan last Friday night. A young Black man and woman, who didn’t give their...
Community activists mourn the passing of one of their own
Daniel “Harris” Prouty, a fixture among local Black Lives Matter activists, unexpectedly passed away earlier this week. He was 26-years-old. Dan grew into a constant...
More questions than answers after Rensselaer County DA releases Zeoli arrest video
The District Attorney argued that it would cause protests — the arresting officer argued that it would exonerate him. The video in question, released last...
Troy community pulls out all the stops to get people to the polls
Flora Carr has spent her entire life in Troy as a self-described voting pro. “Never missed a year,” she said. Carr was joined by her...
Neighbors say Amazon series negatively impacted Grand Street community
Film crews from the Amazon Originals series Modern Love have been filming throughout the Capital Region this month, finding locations that mimic Brooklyn at a...
Schenectady cop had a scheduled suspension while knee-to-neck arrest played out
According to documents released to Albany Proper, Schenectady Police Officer Brian Pommer had a pending unpaid suspension for a ‘Standards of Conduct’ disciplinary charge when...
Unfinished business brings protesters back to Saratoga streets
Old men heckled in between cigar puffs. White-tablecloth diners looked annoyed. Drunken men stumbled out of bars to flip the bird. It’s 2020 and this...
Upset by acquittal, Troy protesters march to the Mayor’s front lawn
Local activists took to the streets following the former Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove’s acquittal of all charges related to his handling of the...