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Albany DMV Leaving Downtown

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas
Published September 13, 2018 at 10:34 AM EDT
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The Department of Motor Vehicles is moving out of downtown Albany.

The building DMV currently occupies on South Pearl Street is owned by Albany County, which is looking to move county agencies into the space.

County Director of Operations George Penn:  "Last year DMV told the county it  was moving to another location. DMV had requested an extension, and the county granted that. DMV will be leaving the space at the end of October."

Officials say the DMV is moving up to 855 Central Avenue, where it expects to continue operations in early 2019.
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Dave Lucas
Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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