Upstate Black Panthers in 2021? It’s a plan
Two legacies are expected to meet. Schenectady organizers Star Antonia and Legacy Casanõva plan to mobilize an all-Black coalition to serve residents of their ilk...
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...
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...
Here’s how a superhighway changed one road in Rotterdam
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media Old Duanesburg Road connects with history. Old Duanesburg Road doesn’t connect with Old Duanesburg Road. A 25-year-old man...
BLM LGBTQ+ activists: keep tearing down our flag at Gateway Plaza, we’ll replace it
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media This is the fourth LGBTQ+ Black Lives Matter flag replaced in Schenectady’s Gateway Plaza within nearly a month....
Redburn walks away from Schenectady landmark
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media This was announced Wednesday, the same day Zoning Board members were expected to vote on Redburn’s request to...
Ice cream parlor alleged racist hiring practices rankle Schenectady activists
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media Denise Robertson stood outside of Bumpy’s Polar Freeze Inc. on Sunday afternoon, clutching a megaphone. She stood, elevated,...
Why Redburn’s Stockade Inn Plan Faces Hostility
This article originally appeared on Them+Us Media Redburn Development has a vision for the Stockade Inn, a Schenectady landmark shuttered after back-to-back business hurdles: turnover,...