For over two decades Elise Johnson-Schmidt has focused her preservation architecture efforts on buildings in Corning–and has branched way beyond, dedicated to bringing new life to the upper floors of historic buildings in communities throughout the state. Her projects include […]
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I too was a drop in the river of 350,000 climate change marchers in Manhattan a few weeks ago. I was glad to be there amidst the largest climate change event ever. The buzz that day reminded me of the […]
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(Photo courtesy of Syracuse.com: Supporters of the plan to house immigrant children on the campus of the former Maria Regina College) If it were only a case of 50,000 destitute children interned for trying to enter the United States, we would […]
continue readingSolar City will open the Western Hemisphere’s largest solar panel manufacturing operation in South Buffalo on the site of a former steel plant, and is poised to bring with it more jobs (3,000 possible) than the steel plant ever had, […]
continue readingA new study out of Rutgers University reveals that over the last five years, the outer suburban counties of the New York City metro area have lost population as the “core” has grown, signaling a surprising reversal of outward sprawl […]
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photo Syracuse.com A prominent building in downtown Syracuse went dark in 2008 when major regional employer Excellus moved their people to the suburbs. Soon, the building will be 73 apartments, right in the heart of downtown. Read more at Syracuse.com […]
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It took sixteen seconds in Governor Cuomo’s 2014 State of the State address to re-awaken a dormant relic of an idea for New York’s North Country. Said Cuomo in January: “In the North Country, the proposed Route 98 could reduce […]
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Legoland is talking about building a theme park in Rockland County, and as you might expect, the idea has its vehement supporters and detractors. LoHud.com posits in a recent article that the tax base generated by the park could severely […]
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photo New York Times Governing magazine has released a sobering analysis revealing that pedestrian fatalities in American communities are much higher in poorer neighborhoods. The article’s subtitle: “Many cities have made pedestrian safety a priority, but their efforts rarely focus on poorer […]
continue readingAn interesting article in the NY Times puts a spotlight on Utica, NY as a “refugee magnet” with immigrants transforming this once-fading industrial town. According to Shelly Callahan, executive director of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, this population […]
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