Pressure builds on Albany to address climate change next year
Despite pouring rain, hundreds of community members marched on the Governor’s Mansion this past weekend with urgent demands to address climate change through additional legislative...
Albany voters will decide if police watchdog gets teeth
Five years ago, Nairobi Vives and her family were all smiles as they arrived to Giffen Elementary School for her cousin’s first day of kindergarten....
Tear gas has no place in Albany
For those of us hoping the Council would finally acknowledge the irreparable harm caused by deploying tear gas in residential neighborhoods, the long-delayed vote came...
Common Council votes down tear gas ban
After nearly half a year of debating and tabling Local Law C, a ban on the use of tear gas by Albany Police, the Common...
Inspired by 2020, progressive candidates look towards Albany primary wins
On a recent evening neighbors unfolded their chairs at Hudson-Jay Park in Albany’s Center Square neighborhood to hear from a slate of common council candidates...
Community members march to demand an end to shootings in Albany
The night before an anti-violence march and speak-out was set to depart from Swinburne Park, gunshots were reported on Third Street just blocks from the...
A mother’s two-year fight for justice may end up in lesser charges for abuser
Yolanda Richardson struggled to hold back tears outside Albany County Court. Behind her, a group of local activists placed their hands on her shoulders to...
At speak-out, Albany youth feel the weight of community violence
Xji -Anne Hudson isn’t often at a loss for words. “I’m usually a person that you give me a topic and I can go on...