Albany NY

The Albany City Schools Board of Education adopted its budget proposal to send to voters next month. The plan includes a 1.22% tax levy increase, while maintaining all current programs and services. There will also be two ballot propositions. The first would expand transportation services for elementary school students; the...

Albany Mayor Dorcey Applyrs on Thursday signed an amendment to the city of Albany's inclusionary zoning law. Part of this includes creating a fund to support programs for both emergency renter protections and to support first-time home buyers. It also requires developers to post available affordable units to the public.

The rides that the Colonie Senior Services Centers usually provide to 1,400 residents a month is in jeopardy. Executive Director Noelle Schmidt said her organization has been providing these rides since the 1980s.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WNYT)- According to Schenectady County District Attorney Robert Carney, two Schenectady men were sentenced after a jury convicted them in a beating at a drug house. Carney said Kervin Samuels, 38, and Shannon White, 49, were sentenced April 21 after a three-week trial. A jury convicted both men...

A Niskayuna restaurant gives warning, a reminder, and a pretty funny threat all rolled into one post

MENANDS, NY — A woman was arrested on a felony grand larceny warrant following a traffic stop April 14, 2026. Alexie A. Santos, 36, of Menands, was taken into custody by State Police from Latham on a warrant charging her with second-degree grand larceny, a class C felony. The...

The fast-casual taquería La Capital Tacos acquired the two-story building in 2024.

Albany International Airport is set to unveil the first public portion of its new departure hall on Friday (April 24). This development is part of a $100 million terminal expansion project aimed at enhancing passenger experience. The new section, which spans 6,000 square feet, offers a larger and brighter space for travelers heading to the security checkpoint.

Despite overall improvements, the Albany area continued to see worsening spikes in polluted air, according to a report by the American Lung Association.

A jury convicted an Upstate New York man of multiple charges following a violent physical encounter at a children’s indoor playground. Joshua Hunter, 47, of Schenectady, was found guilty of assault and seven counts of endangering the welfare of a child at the conclusion of a four-day trial, according to the Albany County District Attorney’s Office.