For decades, local leaders have debated how best to revamp Albany’s Harriman Campus, a sprawling uptown complex dominated by office buildings and surface parking lots.
On Thursday night, those conversations took a more detailed turn as state lawmakers met with residents to outline a redevelopment vision and hear concerns about how the changes could affect the surrounding community.
Assemblymember Gabriella Romero and Senator Pat Fahy addressed dozens of Albany residents at a town hall, arguing that the campus is ready for a significant overhaul. Romero framed the effort as a long-overdue investment in the city’s uptown neighborhoods…