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Sewage And Flooding On The Waterfront
September 20, 2013 Public attention spurs a planning initiative for Albany’s coast, but first take care of the long-neglected problems The government of the City of Albany wants to “transform the waterfront,” make it “more user friendly” and “connect the waterfront to the surrounding neighborhoods.” All well and good, I’m all for it, it’s about…
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The 2013 Totally Biased City Of Albany Election Guid
August 29, 2013 The Democratic Primary on September 10 is the real election in the City of Albany while the November election is usually a rubberstamp, here is a guide to the Democratic candidates It’s a long article, and I don’t want anybody to teal deer it, so jump to the race you want to…
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The Wife Takes A Walk
August 7, 2013 The Wife, otherwise known as Lynne Jackson, carries petitions across New York State by foot on a Journey For Justice to call for a reversal of the bad decision that put Yassin Aref in prison This is a very long article so it’s in three parts, jump to the section you want…
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The Staghorn Coral Expedition
July 11, 2013 A boat trip across Skaneateles Lake to search for fossil corals and cool off a little On the shores of Skaneateles Lake in the Finger Lakes region of Western New York is a spot along the water’s edge where one can find fossil staghorn corals. The spot is well known by geologists…
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A Revolution In City Hall
Petition Delivery Service: Starting July 12 The Wife is going to WALK from Albany to Binghamton, N.Y. to deliver a petition to a federal judge. That’s right, she is going to walk the entire way along Route 7 to support a motion to release former Albany Imam Yassin Aref from federal prison. Mr. Aref, you…
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Welcoming The Capital South Campus Center
May 11, 2013 A new college building is dedicated in my neighborhood, and Jerry Jennings may have a flukey idea to replace the unwanted Convention Center If you only want to read about Mayor Jennings’ plans for reelection, jump to here. *UPDATE* Jerry Jennings will not run again! These groundbreakings and dedications are getting more…
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I Am Not A Radical
April 21, 2013 An offhand comment sets the blogger ranting about the Bill of Rights and the prescient observations of Alexis DeTocqueville Some weeks ago I was in the company of two Albany elected officials, one of whom I particularly respect and get along with well. (Yes, there are a few.) They introduced me to…
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Mr. Calsolaro Retires
March 31, 2013 The introduction of Dorcey Applyrs, a rumination on representational politics and discovering the Plumeri Complex near my house Damn that Dominick, how can he do this. He’s been the best thing politically that has happened to the the City of Albany during these long, torturous years of the Jennings administration, the guy…
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A Casino In The Convention Center
March 14, 2013 The mayor stubbornly pushes His money-draining boondoggle by any means at hand Albany mayor Jerry Jennings showed up this year as he almost always does at the February Council of Albany Neighborhood Associations (CANA) meeting at the main library. This annual visit with the NAs has always been the only time the…
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A Letter To Mr. Longo
February 27, 2013 As Section 8 housing subsidies disappear, the dynamic director of Albany Housing Authority takes some unnecessary steps to save money The following is a much expanded version of a letter that I sent to Mr. Longo at Albany Housing Authority, which administers the Section 8 housing assistance program for the City of…