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 legislati
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. She said she then watched
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 as a cruel b
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 Council voted the legislation down tonight. With 7 votes in