Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan

A week after demolition began at Albany’s maligned Central Warehouse, prep work for taking down another decrepit site began Monday. The redevelopment of Lincoln Square Towers is another step toward reimagining the city’s downtown neighborhoods

The crowd inside a Saint Rose auditorium filled three tiers Wednesday as hundreds of neighborhood and city residents are eager to hear what’s happening with the more than 20-plus acres of campus in the heart of the capital city. Some buildings are already occupied, and preparations are underway to enable other buildings to be put back on the tax rolls as housing stock.

A Tuesday afternoon groundbreaking at Hoffman Park heralded the coming of the New Albany South Recreation Center – a project that’s been envisioned for years.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are The Empire Report’s JP Miller, Albany Law School Professor Sarah Rogerson, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, and Former Times-Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.

After Albany County officials took criticism from Albany’s mayor following teen violence over July 4th , county officials are now vowing to expand their youth services and supports.

After multiple shootings involving teen offenders turned Albany’s July 4th celebrations into a night of chaos, Mayor Kathy Sheehan said the city hasn’t gotten enough money for programs and support services from Albany County as part of the state’s “Raise the Age” law. Advocates have long been calling for the law’s funding model to change.

The public spat between Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and County Executive Dan McCoy continues after a weekend of violence marred July 4th celebrations in the city.

On Thursday, officials celebrated the completion of the $25 million rehabilitation of the historic Lincoln Park Pool in Albany's South End.

The Trump administration announced this week that it would be withholding more than $6 billion in previously approved federal funding for after school and summer programs. That leaves agencies across the Capital Region and down in the Hudson Valley scrambling to keep services afloat as the summer programming heats up.

Mayor Kathy Sheehan on Monday unveiled a revitalized statue memorializing an Albany-area philanthropist and builder.