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Schenectady, N.Y., January 18, 2018 — A week after issuing a report showing that it had helped to put 54 properties back on the tax rolls in Schenectady County, Metroplex today announced plans for a private developer to renovate 530 Franklin Street and return the property to the tax rolls. Schenectady-based investor Chris Spraragen will […]

Neighborhood Revitalization Program Expands to Help Low- and Middle- Income Residents Buy and Renovate Vacant, Distressed Properties in Schenectady County Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program in Schenectady County to help new homebuyers purchase and renovate abandoned and foreclosed “Zombie” properties. The program will help low- and middle- […]

The Schenectady County Metroplex Development Authority today announced that it has awarded a contract to Schenectady Hardware and Electric for $235,211 to light up three bridges in downtown Schenectady.  The company was the low bidder of six bids received by Metroplex. Mayor Gary McCarthy said, “Lighting up rail bridges downtown with LED technology helps to […]

SCHENECTADY, NY (December 29, 2017) – CDTA’s Electric City Trolley will operate along its route in Schenectady on New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31, 2017 as part of county-wide STOP DWI efforts. Earlier this year, CDTA partnered with several Schenectady organizations to launch the free trolley service which connects attractions and destinations in Downtown Schenectady. […]

Final union occupant has left century-old downtown building BY JOHN CROPLEY, The Daily Gazette A landmark of the organized labor community will be getting an overhaul and a new purpose for its second century. The Labor Temple at the corner of Clinton and Liberty streets is slated for conversion to apartments and stores. The Schenectady […]

Larger, more modern space will feature stage area, new bus stop BY STEPHEN WILLIAMS, The Daily Gazette SCHENECTADY — The transformation of Liberty Park is nearly done, as city officials envision a more attractive entrance to the city. Renovations to the park, located at the corner of State Street and Washington Avenue, are aimed at making it […]

(Schenectady, NY)  The Capital Region Land Bank last night approved $30,000 to demolish an infamous “zombie property” at the corner of Union Street and Balltown Road in Niskayuna. Richard Ruzzo, Chairman of the Land Bank and a member of the Schenectady County Legislature said, “We are pleased that the Land Bank is going to demolish […]

President: ‘The sky’s the limit as far as I’m concerned’ BY ZACHARY MATSON, The Daily Gazette A black chain-link fence separates miSci and its four-acre plot from 40 acres of nature in the heart of Schenectady. But soon that fence will be coming down. As part of the state’s regional economic development grants unveiled last week, […]

Since 2012, it has worked to eliminate some of the worst examples of blight to help revitalize neighborhoods BY RICHARD RUZZO for The Sunday Gazette Earlier this week, the Daily Gazette wrote about a long-vacant property in the Eastern Avenue neighborhood that the Capital Region Land Bank helped stabilize for a new life as an […]

Childhood friends’ project is latest effort to improve Eastern Avenue neighborhood BY SARA FOSS, THE DAILY GAZETTE Rick Mangino has worked in restaurants all his life. His family’s acclaimed Italian restaurant, Mangino’s Ristorante, has been a Saratoga Lake institution for seven decades. “I’ve been cooking for almost 35 years,” Mangino told me. “I learned through my […]