August 22, 2018 Schenectady, N.Y. – The Capital Region Land Bank met last evening and approved a contract worth $622,000 to demolish 10 buildings, boosting neighborhood revitalization efforts in Schenectady County. Richard Ruzzo, Chairman of the Land Bank and a member of the Schenectady County Legislature said, “We are pleased to award this demolition contract […]
Read More →Schenectady County Brings Live Music to Downtown Schenectady in September
(Schenectady County, NY) Schenectady County, in partnership with the Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp., is proud to announce the 2018 Jammin’ on Jay concert series. The series will begin on Thursday, September 6, 2018 with The Refrigerators, followed by Grand Central Station on Thursday, September 13, 2018. Schenectady County will conclude its Jammin’ on Jay concert series by hosting one […]
Read More →Delta Engineering Chooses Mohawk Harbor for New Office
Waterfront Development Continues to Attract New Jobs to Schenectady Schenectady, N.Y., August 16, 2018 — The Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority today announced that Delta Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors (Delta), a multidisciplinary architectural and engineering firm based in Endwell, NY, will open an office at Mohawk Harbor. Delta, founded in 1976, provides a wide range […]
Read More →Tourism Spending in Schenectady County Grows by Sixteen Percent in 2017 for Largest Increase in the Capital Region
(Schenectady County, NY) The annual tourism economic impact study released by Empire State Development’s Division of Travel and Tourism showed that traveler spending increased by 16 percent in 2017 in Schenectady County while the regional average growth rate was 4.6 percent. The rate of increase in Schenectady County was more than double that of any […]
Read More →Historic Facade at SUNY Schenectady’s Elston Hall to be Preserved
Schenectady County and State to Fund Restoration Effort August 9, 2018 (Schenectady County, NY) The Schenectady County Legislature and SUNY Schenectady County Community College (SUNY Schenectady) today announced that work will get underway later this month to restore and preserve the façade of Elston Hall. The historic building, formerly The Hotel Van Curler, is located […]
Read More →Former Edison Tech Center to be cleaned up, redeveloped
Distinctive facade is crumbling, expansive exterior is filled with junk August 6, 2018 BY JOHN CROPLEY, The Daily Gazette SCHENECTADY — Two more time-worn pieces of the downtown Schenectady landscape are in line for facelifts and new purpose. The former Skypes Carpet building at 136 Broadway and the former Daily Gazette printing press building at 132 […]
Read More →New park not done but already fun
Spray pad at Eastern Avenue pocket park gets use in warm summer; playset will be installed later August 3, 2018 BY JOHN CROPLEY, The Daily Gazette SCHENECTADY — A bit of green has replaced a lot of rot along Eastern Avenue, and, to the delight of neighborhood children this hot summer, there’s plenty of water […]
Read More →Lower State Street renewal underway in Schenectady
BY PAUL NELSON, Times Union SCHENECTADY – There are signs of construction up and down Lower State Street, a spurt of redevelopment that officials hope will revive a once forlorn part of downtown. Mayor Gary McCarthy said that several of the construction projects should be done by the fall. The work is happening on several […]
Read More →Derelict apartment building is first of 22 Hamilton Hill demolitions
$40 million project will yield two apartment buildings, string of townhouses BY JOHN CROPLEY, Gazette Reporter SCHENECTADY — A long-standing eyesore at a main entrance to Hamilton Hill came down Thursday, the first of 22 demolitions that will make way for a $40 million neighborhood project. Thursday’s demolition of the derelict 11,290-square-foot brick apartment building […]
Read More →Traffic and Parking Advisory: Schenectady County SummerNight 2018 This Friday
Street Closures and Bus Reroutes to Occur (Schenectady County, NY) Don’t miss Schenectady County SummerNight this FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2018 from 5:00pm until 10:00pm in Downtown Schenectady, (on State Street between Broadway and Barrett Street and on the Jay Street Pedestrian Mall.) There will be significant changes to traffic and parking in Downtown Schenectady […]
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