Housing activists to remain under Troy landlord’s restraining order
Three of four women arrested at landlord Michael Ginsberg’s workplace in October while protesting an alleged eviction plead guilty to trespassing violations on Monday. Queena...
Schenectady woman questions why authorities didn’t issue public alert for missing grandchild
UPDATE: according to various reports from social media, this young girl was found on Thursday. Schenectady police still didn’t respond for comment. A 12-year-old Schenectady...
Troy judge shuns pleas to re-rent allegedly forced out tenant’s unit
Troy landlord Michael Ginsberg can’t get a new tenant in a vacant apartment formerly occupied by a 26-year-old single mother, as he is constricted by...
Evicted houseless family alleges Josephs House mistreatment
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media Daniel Griffin lost his job and house. Kayla Dzembo lacks mental health treatment for her postpartum depression and...
Lukee Forbes won’t take court offer in Albany obstruction case
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media Regional social justice dynamo Lukee Forbes isn’t ready to settle on a court deal yet. Albany Court Judge...
Troy 11-year-old wanted to ‘save the city’ months before his killing
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media Seventy-six days before Ayshawn Davis was fatally shot, the 11-year-old boy stood against violence and hatred outside an...
Rensselaer County’s brand of ‘annoyance law’ riles BLM activists
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media Community activists are outraged by a new law passed 17-2 by the Rensselaer County Legislature on Tuesday that...
‘In the dark’: Troy activists urge streetlight triage to deter crime, anxiety
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media Shadows blanket a crumbling basketball court and a stretch of weeds littered with broken glass and hypodermic needles...