Social justice leaders denounce Albany mayor, chief after South Station clash
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1of8Buy PhotoAlice Green, executive producer of The Center for Law and Justice speaks at a press conference on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. The press conference was held to discuss the police actions on protestors who had been camping outside the South Station. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of8Buy PhotoAlice Green, executive producer of The Center for Law and Justice speaks at a press conference on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. The press conference was held to discuss the police actions on protestors who had been camping outside the South Station. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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An Albany County Legislator wants to study what it would take to make bus rides free in the Capital District.
Democratic Legislator Sam Fein of the sixth district introduced a proclamation calling for the Capital District Transportation Authority to conduct a study on implementing fare-free transit for all bus routes. They get about 20 percent of their revenue for their operating budget from fares, so, once we have a study then we can look at how we can make up that revenue.
CDTA was fare-free for several months during the beginning of the pandemic. Fein says multiple U.S. cities already run free buses, and says it encourages travel and helps local businesses. CDTA says it “needs time to look over the proposal.”
ALBANY, N.Y. â Albany County Legislature Chairman Andrew Joyce and members of the Albany County Legislature are working with Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy to impose a cap on fees third-party delivery companies that charge a business for their service.
McCoy recently announced an Executive Order capping fees and Joyce announced that the Legislature would be introducing a local law that would give restaurants the ability to seek relief and enforcement and to commence legal action if necessary.
Joyce and McCoy announced the measures which restricts a delivery company from charging no higher than 15% of the purchase price during the state of emergency. The local law is expected to pass in early 2021.