Nipper has looked down on his city for decades, his head cocked with curiosity. But is Albany doing enough to look after the dog?
That question occurred to me after learning that 991 Broadway – the North Albany building on which Nipper sits – has joined the legion of vacant structures affixed with a Red Placard of Doom.
That isn’t what they’re officially called, of course. But the name seems appropriate, because often when a placard is attached to a building, it’s headed toward demolition. Nipper’s home was recently affixed with a single-slash placard that, while less worrying than a placard with a full X, nevertheless alerts emergency workers to use “extreme caution” when entering…