SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Caffè Lena has been a staple of music and community in the Spa City for more than sixty years, and to honor the long-standing impact the cafe has made not only in the city but in the state and music industry as a whole, Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner nominated the business to […]
TROY, N.Y. Verdile’s Restaurant, an 80-year staple and the oldest Italian-American restaurant in Troy, is on the New York State’s Historic Business Preservation Registry (HBPR). Assemblymember John McDonald awarded the recognition to third-generation owner Michael Verdile Jr. “I’ve been coming here since 1967,” McDonald, D-Cohoes, said. “It’s an honor to recognize Verdile’s for the […]