Panhandling

Nearly a year into panhandling signage being installed in the city of Troy, there's renewed conversation about their effectiveness.

The move comes after the New York State Department of Transportation determined Tuesday that the sign was located in the department's "Right of Way."

Twelve such signs encouraging drivers to say no to panhandlers were installed throughout the city last year as part of Republican Mayor Carmella Mantello's efforts to curb panhandling.

A proposed ordinance in Albany is intended to crack down on aggressive solicitations. But advocates say the measure would create a blanket rule with harsher impacts on homeless individuals.

Leaders in Troy are in the process of putting up signs to address panhandling. But not all city officials see the signs as a solution.

The City of Springfield is relaunching an extensive homeless outreach effort, along with new initiatives to connect the unsheltered with housing and to crack down on panhandling.

A revised ordinance to curb aggressive panhandling in Saratoga Springs has been introduced after a similar measure failed in August.

In a four-to-one vote Tuesday evening, the Saratoga Springs City Council approved a measure that would make lying or sitting on a sidewalk punishable by a…

The third-floor music hall at Saratoga Springs City Hall was filled for the Public Safety forum on the issue of aggressive panhandling. Public Safety…

In the last few weeks, the issues of vagrancy and aggressive panhandling have been on the lips of many in the Spa City. After a now infamous picture of a…