Albany

Is it asking too much to have the Sunday drummers move to a location further away from State St? Their playground location is so close the drumming is bouncing off the walls of State St residents. I suggest the back of the hill near the Lakehouse by Edgewood Place. It's less populated with residences and not in a direct line with State St. Also, does Lincoln Park have drumming? It's much larger and if it took place near the center of Lincoln Park, I doubt it would be heard by residents. There's also Swinburne Park. Why does it have to be in Washington Park? I never see crowds of spectators. Maybe one or two people pass by. I'm sure it would gather a greater following in Lincoln Park and serve the community better.

The female brown pitbull with a white face at this address is so malnourished that it can fit through the bars of the gate on the upper tenants balcony and was on the roof of the accompanying building, walking dangerously along the edge . Her ribs are so clearly visible as well as her hip bones. It is clear she recently had puppies, but even the weight loss from recently giving birth would not lead to the extreme appearance of this poor dog. That dog doesn't have enough nourishment to keep alive much longer, let alone to care for her puppies. She needs to be fed 3-4x the amount she was eating before having a litter and it is so clear from her figure that's not happening. Multiple neighbors in our community have addressed their concern for the dogs at this residence. Please help them.

Hello,

I am writing to bring to your attention an issue that has been causing confusion and safety concerns for drivers in our community. The intersection of S Swan St. and State St. has a crooked road that has been causing difficulty for drivers to navigate. Since the city drew a new left lane couple months ago, it has not been uncommon for drivers to miss turns, make sudden lane changes, and cause a traffic jam by merging into one lane after the intersection.

As a concerned member of the community, I am requesting that the city draws up clear guidelines on this crooked road to help reduce confusion and improve safety for drivers.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Albany loves having all these movie and television shows filming all over because they pay them good money. However the people who have to live in these places are misplaced and uncomfortable because of this farse. The corner of Dove and State Street is a complete zoo thanks to this show "the guilded age". They are all over the streets, sidewalks, and in front of your residence. They make you feel so uncomfortable walking down your own street because they are Hollywood or whatever and feel privileged. The owners of these buildings get compensated good as well while the residents just have to take it. All people who live in the filming area should be compensated in some way to make up for this awful zoo of a production that us residents have to live with. This is not right or fair.

While this becomes a major national problem, the issue of used needles, broken crack pipes, pot pipes and lost bags of pot find there way into the neighborhood. What exactly is the City doing about this? The bus stops are typically impacted, parking lots, in front of houses and now typically human feces. What is the plan in place to address this? Who is involved? Why don’t we know about it if there is one? Mayor, good time to get out of your office walking the streets and tell us what’s going on.

Gilded age is here to disrupt our lives, tow our cars, and block our hydrants. What an honor! Bonus points for the faux red and blue police flashing light in the window in violation of NYS vehicle and traffic law, but it's an NJ SUV so maybe they're ignorant?

Forget the fact that many parking spots were available because of the production's own no-parking enforcement in the same area.

Could a resident block a hydrant? Never, but the parking police and tax credit out of state film crews are welcome. Roll out the red carpet albany, it's time for our close up!

Drum circle in the park. It's not bad enough they're out there all day on the weekends, now they're set up on a Thursday afternoon? I work from home. Guitars, amps, the noise bounces off the buildings on State. It's a nightmare. Can they be directed further into the park? So it doesn't sound like a grade B movie in my apartment all day? Down by the stage?

After writing this once I’ll try for #2 to go through! The problem continues to grow on the corner of Lexington and Washington. Fr. Peter Young’s facility has been nothing but a drug den for years. Calls never seemed to help. The facility is used by prostitutes, male and female, and transsexuals. It continues on the street and we have to put up with the mess they leave behind. Used needles have now been added to the mix. ENOUGH! The City owes the residents a safer and cleaner city and the Police need to be involved more than they seem to be. We already lost an owner occupant due to the activities that occur within this neighborhood. Mayor, running for a third term, what happened to your commitment of two terms only? Well this time let’s stand for something that benifits us all... a better City of Albany.

This guy left several bags of trash after defecating all over our driveway (Biohazard Level). Prior to leaving this mess, he was exposing his genitals to several members of our community.

I was told APD's NEU division seesand reviews these requests on SeeClickFix.

Even on the heels of Veteran's Day with a memorial wreath right in front of their faces, skateboarders continue to disrespect the soldiers Memorial while the funded skatepark is empty. Why be contained to a skatepark when you can skate all over any public or private property you want with impunity? Try serving your country before you damage and disrespect a memorial to those who have. This shouldn't happen anywhere but with the Veterans Hospital so close by, this area has a large number of veterans who walk by these memorials every day and are personally deeply offended by the utter disregard not only by skateboarders but by city leadership that allows it and a police department that claims to support veterans and counts many veterans among their ranks. What's next, allowing people to smack a baseball over and over into the memorial to fallen police and firefighters. Who have we become?

Thanks albany! Really helping small business like usual! Parking 4 massive construction vehicles directly in front of my basement bar and leaving them there all week, ensuring my business is completely blocked from all visibility to potential customers. #larkstreet #businessfriendly lol

The new lane markings seem to be making a bad situation worse. traffic backed up a bit gave me a chance to snap this photo showing a car from the middle lane crossing into the leftmost lane (because that's how the markings obviously line up). If traffic flowed, I could have easily been sideswiped or squeezed out coming from the left lane. Saw this happen with 4 other cars in that same light cycle, so this has to be a very common occurrence. Only a matter of time before a wreck. This is also a heavily used area for pedestrians, so especially concerning. these markings create confusion, rather than clarity- please improve to make everyone safer, and improve the traffic flow too.ne and w..