All Over Albany

Replacing Schneiderman, former Schenectady housing inspector sentenced, tractor trailer explodes in Saratoga, 100 years of the YWCA

Schneiderman
New York's Solicitor General Barbara Underwood will temporarily replace Eric Schneiderman as Attorney General. Schneiderman, who had been a champion of women's issues in public, stepped down after accusations that he hit and belittled women were made in a New Yorker article on Monday. Meanwhile legislators are working on finding a replacement to fill the seat until elections. Some say they'd like to see a woman get the replacement post. Andrew Cuomo called the revelations about Schneiderman shocking and disturbing, and called for a special prosecutor to handle the investigation into Schneiderman's behavior. Gubernatorial candidates Cynthia Nixon and Marc Molinaro weighed in on the situation, and on the culture of silence and abuse. Schneiderman had set himself up as a foil to Donald Trump, leaving many Trump opponents wondering who will pick up that mantle. [News 10][Spectrum][TU][Politico][Spectrum][NYT][Spectrum][Politico][NYT]

Ex Schenectady housing inspector sentenced
Former Schenectady housing inspector Kenneth Tyree was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in Jail for lying about his record on his job application, something the judge said resulted in the "unintended consequences" of four deaths in the 2015 Jay Street fire.[Gazette][TU]

Dontay Ivy settlement
Albany Common Council member Derek Johnson, a cousin of the late Dontay Ivy, who died in 2015 after being tasered by Albany police, says the $625,000 wrongful death settlement the city will pay Ivy's family is "a smack in the face."[TU]

Tractor trailer explosion
A tractor trailer exploded in Saratoga Springs on Tuesday, after hitting the Route 29 bridge.[TU]

Mace on CDTA bus
Police are viewing surveillance video to determine who is responsible for mace being sprayed inside a CDTA bus on Tuesday. [WNYT]

Towns sue over Colonie landfill
The towns of Waterford and Halfmoon, along with a handful of residents, are suing the state to block an expansion of the Colonie town landfill along the Mohawk River.
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Developer sues over Troy church/apartment project
A developer who wants to turn a former Troy church into eight apartments has filed a lawsuit in an effort to overturn a rule requiring a supermajority vote of the zoning board of appeals to obtain a variance. [TU]

Services for APD officer
Services will be held at the Palace Theater today for APD officer Jason Martin, who died of cancer last week.
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Legalizing marijuana
A look at how New York legislators feel about legalizing marijuana. [TU]

Capital Region gas prices
The Capital Region could be seeing higher gas prices this summer. [TU]

Police memorial
The names of fifty-one police officers have been added to the police officers memorial in Albany. [WNYT]

Niskayuna neighbors come together over headphones
How a Niskayuna neighborhood came together to help an autistic neighbor replace the missing headphones that helped her get out in the world. [Gazette]

New Schenectady library branch
Schenectady officials broke ground on Tuesday on a new public library branch on Crane Street in the city. [TU]

Solar farm moratorium
Nassau's Town Board wants to impose a nine-month moratorium on large solar farms in the town while zoning codes are updated to protect agricultural land. [TU]

"She wants us to succeed, and she's not gonna be nice about it"
A Schenectady teacher with a goal to make students love reading, was honored on Tuesday with a NYS Excellence in Teaching award. [Gazette]

YWCA
The YWCA of the Greater Capital Region celebrated 100 years on Tuesday. [Record]

Owl
Now that you've read all the other news, here's a picture of a baby owl. [TU]

Stuff going on today

Tulip tours
Today-Friday: Albany city gardener Jessica Morgan will be leading a series of tours of the flowers planted in the Washington Park tulip beds. Monday-Friday various times -- free (registration required)

Albany-Nijmegen
Wednesday: Albany City Hall will be hosting an opening reception for the Albany-Nijmegen sister city exhibit American Friendship From Across the Ocean. Blurbage:

The exhibit chronicles the liberation of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, by American military forces during World War II and the subsequent humanitarian shipment of food, clothing, medical supplies, and building materials sent by Albany citizens to Nijmegen in 1947 to help rebuild that city. The exhibit is a tribute to the historic bonds between our two cities that led to the Tulip Festival and continue to this day.

Speakers will include scholar Anja Adriaans of Nijmegen. Wednesday 6 pm -- free

Pine Hills walking tour
Wednesday: Akum Norder will be leading a history walking tour of Albany's Pine Hills neighborhood. She's the author of the The History of Here: A House, the Pine Hills Neighborhood, and the City of Albany. The tour meets at the APL's Pine Hills branch. Wednesday 6:30 pm -- registration required

Music

Wednesday: Sevendust at Upstate Concert Hall Metal. With: Memphis May Fire, Fire from the Gods, Madame Mayhem. 7:30 pm -- $20 ahead / $23 day of

Wednesday: Y La Bamba at The Linda
Indie folk pop. With: The Parlor, Bell's Roar. 8 pm -- $12

Wednesday: Losing Streak at Pauly's
Punk. With: The Wild Card, Subtleties, Luciano Ferrara, We're History. 7 pm -- $10