urban blight

Albany's notorious eyesore, Central Warehouse, will be coming down.

Republican members of the Albany County Legislature are calling for the demolition of the city of Albany's Central Warehouse — an eyesore that can be seen from miles away.

Many of you know that I usually focus on federal issues, but I want to get something off my chest. People periodically talk about “blight.” The language suggests a focus on the buildings. They may need paint or repairs – though that doesn’t seem so offensive in rural areas. People with more money like to see property that matches their artistic senses more closely. I have always enjoyed walking among fine specimens of architecture. But what we tend to call blight includes homes. Regardless of color, and most of the poor are white, people live there because that’s what they have enough money for. They may laugh and play like the rest of us despite what appears to those of us with more money as flaws in their living space.

State, county and city officials were outside Albany's crumbling Central Warehouse Monday morning calling for the enactment of three bills that have passed both houses of the state legislature.

Pandemic slowed efforts to obtain demolition okays from courts

An Albany County Legislature task force has released a new report examining how to return blighted property to functional, productive use.

The city of Albany has been selected to participate in a program to help battle blight.

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