quality of life

Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello and the police chief say several public safety initiatives are under way.

A rift is growing between Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and the city's Common Council.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Police Chief Eric Hawkins held the first of a promised series of “regular periodic updates” on public safety in the city on Monday. The move came after Common Council President Corey Ellis called for public safety enhancements.

Albany Common Council President Corey Ellis is calling for a clampdown on crime and a new approach to quality of life issues in a city that has been plagued with gun violence.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan signed legislation Wednesday banning ATVs and dirt bikes from city streets and parks. "The message today is very clear. Do not…

After a fourth shooting death this year outside a corner store in the city, Albany officials are taking steps to close the business. Albany Mayor Kathy…

Jonathan M. Metzl is the Frederick B. Rentschler II professor of sociology and psychiatry at Vanderbilt University and director of its Center for…

The new book, "The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life," is about living as well as possible for as long as possible and adapting…

As the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between her parents' experiences and her own was…

Roger McNamee is former mentor to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and then reluctantly became a critic of the way big tech companies like Facebook and Google…