The public spat between Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and County Executive Dan McCoy continues after a weekend of violence marred July 4th celebrations in the city.
The day after Albany’s July 4 celebrations devolved into violence and chaos near the downtown fireworks show, Mayor Kathy Sheehan was heated. Three shootings and a fire left 10 people hit and a Madison Avenue building burned by a flare gun. And leaders were left looking for answers.
Though Sheehan didn’t name names during a press conference about the violent incidents that involved multiple teens, she pointed blame toward County Executive McCoy, a fellow Democrat, suggesting the county was not doing enough to support programs for young people that Sheehan said are “some of the hardest kids to reach.”…