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The Albany Common Council voted Monday to pass an amendment to the city’s inclusionary zoning ordinance.

As state and local officials consider ways to revitalize downtown Albany, a newly revived business improvement district is working to increase foot traffic to Lark Street. Businesses on the street are hopeful of the BID’s plan.

The Albany Common Council is set to consider a legislative amendment that would ease the city's affordable housing requirements for new construction.

Applyrs, the city’s former chief auditor, told reporters that she was unaware of the budget deficit until just before she became mayor. Applyrs says the city has a roughly $15 million structural deficit for FY 2025 and expects a $22 million deficit for FY 2026.

A veteran Albany City Hall staff member is now running for Chief City Auditor.

Officials in the city of Albany and Rensselaer County were sworn in for new terms on Monday.

The City of Albany has turned off its SeeClickFix service that enables users to communicate with City Hall about quality-of-life issues as a lawsuit moves forward.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s chief of staff is lending a helping hand to Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign.

A new exhibit centered around the time capsule unearthed from the base of the Philip Schuyler statue that long stood in front of Albany City Hall opens today.

For nearly a century, an unusual instrument has played music from atop Albany’s City Hall.