Coup removes contentious Ward 3 councilman from his leadership position in the Albany Common Council (Metroland – April 15, 2004) Albany’s Common Council experienced a shift in leadership last week, as the sudden ousting of Councilman Michael L. Brown (Ward 3) from his position as president pro tempore created a dramatic finale for the midweek [...]

While other cities lament their failures with similar projects, Albany pushes forward with ambitious plans for a new convention center (Metroland – March 02, 2006) Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: People of this fair but beleaguered city! Do you want all your problems solved? All you need is a convention center! Would [...]

Suspicions in Albany’s Third Ward race are fueled by aggressive interpretation of a single “s” in poll-watcher credentialing rules (Metroland – September 29, 2005) It took a day in court, election-day calls to local police and more than a week after the Sept. 13 primary to sort out who was elected as Albany’s Third Ward [...]

As the expiration date looms for one of New York’s economic revitalization programs, legislators and advocates debate its merits, flaws and failures (Metroland – May 13, 2004) New York’s Empire Zone program was dealt a series of blows in recent months, as several prominent state officials added their names to the growing list of parties [...]