Black and Latino workers will foot a disproportionate share of a recent MTA-saving payroll tax increase thanks to Albany’s capitulation to suburban legislators in budget negotiations last month, according to new findings. The exemption of suburban business from the small tax hike means Black, Hispanic and Asian employees of city-based companies will shoulder an unequal … [Read more…]
ALBANY — A local plumbing supply company says the parts CRM Rental Management needs to address the lack of hot water in its building at 400 Hudson Ave. come from Texas, not overseas. Both tenants and the head of the city’s codes department were previously told the two heat exchangers needed to restore full hot … [Read more…]
Move over, Union and RPI hockey. There’s a new Mayor’s Cup in town. Well, really it’s an old Mayor’s Cup, newly polished and refurbished for the 21st century. From 1974 to 1988, the Albany Knickerbockers and Schenectady Reds competed for the Mayor’s Cup in rugby, but the tradition faded as the Reds declined and eventually folded. … [Read more…]
Mass looting by armed men and civilians is making life an even greater misery for Khartoum residents trapped by fierce fighting between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses say. While the RSF dominates the capital on the ground and the army conducts frequent air strikes, the witnesses said police had simply vanished … [Read more…]
May 18—COLONIE — Southwest Airlines starting July 11 will begin offering daily direct flights to and from Ronald Reagan International Airport in Washington, D.C. Flights will depart from Albany at 2:55 p.m., landing at Washington, D.C. at 4:40 p.m They will leave Washington, D.C. at 12:35 p.m., and arrive in Albany at 1:55 p.m. Airport officials said the decision is a good indication of Southwest’s confidence in the continued recovery of Albany air travel following the COVID-19 … [Read more…]
It’s factual — the library does, in fact, carry books. It’s humorous and off-beat. It’s part of a meme trend that Amtrak (“trains”), NPR (“radio”) and even President Joe Biden (“democracy”) eventually hopped on. And it’s the work of Luke Martin who, since June 2020, has run the library’s social media and helped define a voice … [Read more…]
Thousands of runners participated in the annual CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge on Thursday, May 18, 2023, in downtown Albany. The 3.5-mile loop around Washington Park begins and ends at the Empire State Plaza. It is the largest running event in the Capital Region and is a major fundraiser for the Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club. The … [Read more…]
Both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund managed to win last weekend with neither side daring to slip up as the Bundesliga season draws to a dramatic close. Thomas Tuchel’s side easily dispatched relegation candidates Schalke with Serge Gnabry netting a brace in their 6-0 win. Bayern will be under no illusions about the task ahead this … [Read more…]
Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park) has announced the beginning of Toronto’s busy 2023 construction season with more than $1.14 billion of work planned for roads, bridges, expressways, TTC tracks, sewers and water mains. The city said it is investing about $426 million from the 2023 budget on rehabilitation and improvements to transportation infrastructure this … [Read more…]
Libraries in Albany did not stay rooted in one spot for long. It took Librarian Jim Davies almost a year to track down all of the locales through the years. A bank, a phone company, an old IRS building, a funeral home, an opera house and a former school all hosted Albany’s readers. The funeral … [Read more…]