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Can We Get E-Bike Laws Enforced

Tired of seeing these ridden on sidewalks, wrong way, and ignoring traffic controls.

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u/cybermage — 19 hours ago
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Over 30 basketball group

Hellooo!! About a month ago I started a 30 and up basketball group for some ballers to get some casual low competitive games going.

And it’s been a resounding success, we have a usual group who play Tuesday nights(but can play most nights) but we would love some new members to join and play with us.

Here is the link to join our discord!

https://discord.gg/e4X7brxwX

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u/Spiritual-Guide-5141 — 16 hours ago
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Say what you will about Cohoes, but damn if it doesn’t do a good homemade illegal fireworks show.

We got real ass fireworks going off in every direction right now. People cheering. It feels kinda nice.

Obligatory “I’m posting this in the troy sub because no one follows r/Cohoes “

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u/warehouseworkerr — 1 day ago
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Estate sales/thrifting

Does anyone know of any good estate sales ideally where i could get clothing? I want to thrift beyond the Goodwill and Salvation Army here.

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u/kjfoetoe — 1 day ago
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I’m absolutely ashamed of Rensselaer county. No child belongs behind bars.

Rensselaer county attempting to charge a child with a felony offense. Yes, the crime is violent and wrong, but this is a child who should be being schooled and parented. In America children have almost zero legal rights, they are kept as non-autonomous entities by legal standards and 100% reliant on the adult world of which they are not allowed to participate, and yet are subject to the same punishments as adults who do have those rights. Absolute shame on anyone who condones the imprisonment of children, absolutely disgusting and shameful.

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u/mathlete_4_lif — 2 days ago
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Missing dog alert

A friend of mine lost his dog a day ago. She goes by Lucy. Last seen near Hoosick St. If anyone locates her please contact me. Thank you!

u/Broken-Toe911 — 3 days ago
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Fireworks?

Where does everyone like to go to watch fireworks on the 4th?

And no, I do not mean the ones people do in the middle of the streets lol

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u/JBriana2 — 2 days ago
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Fresh black currants anywhere?

Hey guys, does anyone know where to get fresh black currants locally? Ideally from a local farm? I know there were some at the farmers market last week but ideally I'd like them tonight and last week they weren't sure if they'd have any more tomorrow.

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u/kidhotel — 3 days ago
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Landlords and appliances

I have a general landlord question. Can a landlord deny repairing or replacing appliances that they provided? The apartment came with the appliances and they were not purchased by me. I’ve done some googling and it seems like it’s not legal. I’m looking for the lease agreement to see if anything was stated about that. I’m fairly new to New York so I’m not knowledgeable about the renting laws.

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u/Mordor-for-hire1 — 3 days ago
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The Rosenblum Companies - Sol, Vicina and the News

Hello! I am looking for my first apartment, I make around $60k a year, I know Sol Apartments is just about to open up next month but I am interested in all of these. Main concern is price (most likely will only be able to comfortably afford a studio in SOL Apartments) and the area.

Any info of the company/buildings or any other apartment recommendations for first time renters would be greatly appreciated!

EDIT: Yeah def not

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u/Hot-Grapefruit-3996 — 4 days ago
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Peaceful Protest at Taste of Italy

I just saw that there is a peaceful protest planned for 6pm today at Taste of Italy, and I wanted to pass that info along.

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u/Lola_E_Bola — 5 days ago
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After a poor reception at the Planning Board, Lansingburgh Gateway Team taking their case to ZBA tonight (Jul 1)

The Troy Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will hold their monthly meeting this evening, July 1, at 5:30 pm, at which time the body will, according to their agenda, entertain variance requests for Lansingburgh Gateway, the proposed mixed-use workforce housing project at 851-867 2nd Ave, the site of the former Price Chopper.

The proposed development has seen a rough start at the Planning Board, where it was introduced at the June 16 meeting (to view the presentation and discussion on Youtube, click here-presentation starts at 49:30.)

Plans for the 6 acre site, which include 205 workforce housing units and approximately 11K sq ft of commercial space on the ground floor adjoining the 2nd Ave sidewalk, as well as a de facto linear park on the waterfront and 226 parking spaces, seem to prioritize the view corridors of the Hudson River between the buildings over thoughtful placement of parking (which it should be noted are also part of the view corridors), consideration of water usage and ground permeability, flooding, and a host of other issues.

Criticisms of the current proposal came from both members of the Planning Board and public. As Barb Nelson of TAP, inc pointed out in her excellent comments (starts at 1:33:45), this is a large site, so it seems a lack of creativity, not site constraints, have resulted in some of the design choices.

Andrew Shriver of Attic Labs, the development lead for the project, noted at the time that plans were preliminary, meant to show massings rather than final design choices, with materials, coloring, and other design details to be presented at the July 22 meeting, to which one PB member urged a more complete rethinking of the proposal.

Notably, at the time, the applicant listed 8 variances from Troy’s Zoning Regulations it would be seeking at the ZBA, which have now grown to a whopping total of 17. Zoning Boards of Appeal are quasi-judicial in nature, and the burden of proof lies with the applicant. It remains to be seen what evidence the applicant is planning to provide to justify some of its design choices.

Meetings of the ZBA are held at City Hall, 433 River St, 5th Floor. To access the meeting remotely via Zoom, click here. Livestreams of this meeting, as well as recordings of previous meetings, can be accessed via the City of Troy Youtube page.

To access the agenda, including the proposal for the Lansingburgh Gateway Project, click here.

u/CollarCityCitizens — 5 days ago
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Wynanstkill Family Medicine

Hello! My husband and I are considering switching to Wynantskill Family Medicine and was curious what anyone else's experience has been like before pursuing. Thank you!

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u/ztaylork — 4 days ago
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Albany mod regarding a specific business’s comment on the missing boy found this morning

Just wanted to share here because I know Troy mods have a brain unlike Albany mods. What’s your guys opinion on this matter

u/Critical_Claim_1813 — 5 days ago
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Lansingburgh

Can anyone tell me what living around powers park is like? I’m a single woman considering purchasing a home near the park. All input about living in Lansingburgh would be appreciated.

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u/quietcompas — 4 days ago
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Alert Bus Scam

About 2 months ago, my husband and I were driving on Rt. 7 in Troy when ahead we saw a school bus parked on the other side of the road on a four lane street. The bus was not on and its lights were off like it was stopped for a break. My husband and I both saw the bus ahead (fully parked) and then as our light turned green and we and other cars began driving, the bus turned on and put out its stop sign. The bus was not only stationary but because the bus did not pull up and then put out its sign, the cars that were parked on the sides of the road blocked it so we could not see exactly where it was until we basically were passing the bus. I’m not even going to touch on how it did not look like there were any kids on the bus, but just wondering if anyone else has had this happen? like I said there were at least three other cars who also drove past the bus on our side and that did not include those cars on the other side as well.

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u/Evening-Essay-8391 — 5 days ago