1+ week, 6+ day ago   (111+ words) Portions of Albany's Second Avenue Neighborhood will be getting a makeover this fall. The City of Albany is set to redesign Frisbie Avenue by installing a sidewalk, correcting curves in the road and improving storm drainage. The project also includes…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (339+ words) Presentation boards are arranged inside a South End elementary school gymnasium. The boards ask attendees about different aspects of a plan to convert an empty lot into an intercity bus terminal. But on many of the boards, residents have attached…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (548+ words) The Albany County Legislature has passed a law that officially recognizes affordable housing as a public purpose. The measure, in tandem with another move by the governing body this week, will give the county greater capacity to build affordable units....

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (562+ words) The Albany County Legislature is scheduled to hold a public hearing tonight on bolstering the availability of affordable housing. The Affordable Housing Initiatives Act would create a committee tasked with the creation, development and administration of a plan to address…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (253+ words) Overall, the Pine Hills Neighborhood Association has been pleased with the continued redevelopment of the former college of Saint Rose campus in Albany — from Hudson Valley Community College’s purchase of the Massry Center for the Arts to Albany County using…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (71+ words) WAMC The Capitol Connection - John Kaeney, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany (Airs 05/07/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with John Kaeney, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany, about Governor Hochul’s power in negotiating a state budget, Hochul’s support for redistricting, the push…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (527+ words) Inclusionary zoning took center stage at Albany’s Common Council meeting Monday. In recent months Mayor Kathy Sheehan has contended that the law intended to promote affordable housing development is actually a hinderance. Sheehan has been adamantly pushing the council to…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (616+ words) WAMC On The Road and The Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley collaborate to present an important and engaging panel discussion on the housing challenges facing the Hudson Valley in 2025. WAMC and CFHV present HOUSING IN THE HUDSON VALLEY: a…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (632+ words) Albany’s inclusionary zoning laws have been a recent point of contention among city officials. The city’s current law, passed in 2023, requires developers make 13% of new housing units affordable to individuals earning no more than 60% of the area median household income....

6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (396+ words) Municipalities throughout the Adirondack Park are looking to build workforce housing to support their growing communities and aging residents, and there’s been a confluence of work to support construction efforts. Mindy Preuninger is a councilwoman and deputy supervisor from Johnsburg,…...