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CDPHP Cycle! bike-sharing program rolls out in Cohoes

THE RECORD- COHOES, N.Y. — Residents
and visitors of the Spindle City can now rent a bike and ride
through the city, thanks to a new partnership that brings the
CDPHP Cycle! bike-sharing program to the city. (READ
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Times Union -
Jan. 9, 2013Aid for downtown home buyers - Cohoes offers
$5,000 to lure owner occupants in bid to improve area....(READ MORE)
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Troy Record
- Jan. 5, 2013 New program
developed to attract first time home buyers to downtown
Cohoes.... (READ
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The
Business Review - July 15 -21, 2011 - Top
Twenty Five Construction Project (ranked by project
value)...#8 Harmony Mills Falls View & #22 Cohoes Falls
Apartments...VIEW
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Times Union -
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - By Chris Churchill Business writer -
Rooms with a view in Cohoes
Two projects are bringing more than 260 apartments to the Cohoes
waterfront -- and promising to boost
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The Record
- Sunday, March 27, 2011 - By Tim O'Brien - Rising stars Where
are median home sales prices soaring? Not where you'd think.
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March 25, 2011 - By Chris Churchill
Region Posts Census Gains
- Cities in area see share of growth, along with area suburbs,
in 2010 count..MORE |
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Times Union -
Mar 24, 2011- Cohoes on the Rise! The true hero is the resident
of Cohoes. In
as much as we feared we where in “Census overkill”,
especially when walking the streets with ...
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YouTube - Opening Day at the Cohoes
Farmers Market Cohoes Mayor John McDonald speaks at the
ribbon cutting ceremony of the Cohoes Farmers Market.
This is the fourth season for the market.VIDEO |
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The Record - May 20, 2010
- Cohoes works on a renaissance - An
eclectic group of bankers, hair stylists, artists, church
leaders, audio specialists, real estate brokers, a bike shop
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Daily Gazette - Mar. 28, 2010 - Couple envisions Foundry
project as an art, cultural hub — Lynne Allard and
Jesse Matulis did a lot of brainstorming before picking a name
for the arts and cultural center they’re creating in downtown
Cohoes. The name they came up with — The Foundry for Art Design
+ Culture — speaks to their vision for the building they’re
renovating. “Work is going to be made here,” Matulis said. “The
Foundry — it’s where the work gets done.” When it opens, The
Foundry for Art Design + Culture will be an arts center where
local artists and residents can meet, show their artwork and
offer classes and performances..More |
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The Record - December 30, 2009 - After five years of
delays and waiting, the developer of the Lofts at Harmony Mills
is expected to close today on the mill project for the second
phase of the deluxe housing development...More |
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Downtown Cohoes enjoying revival -
WNYT
COHOES -- lingualinx, a foreign language translation
agency, has offices in San Francisco, London, Beijing and now --
Cohoes. "You can't just look at the ... |
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Gov. Paterson Signs Historic Rehabilitation Tax
Credits ReadMedia (press release) - Albany,NY,USA
John T. McDonald, Mayor of the City of Cohoes, said "As the
economy begins to show signs of a rebound, we have a unique
opportunity to direct new ...More |
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The Record - June 22, 2009 - Guest Editorial:
Continuing revitalization of downtown - Once again, this
time of year marks the start of the Cohoes Farmers’ Market as it
enters its third season having two successful seasons since
opening in 2007. The Farmers’ Market has expanded to 15 vendors
and will include several community groups and organizations that
will also be participating in this year’s market. Every Friday
from 4 to 7 p.m., now until Oct. 2, the market will be held at
the Remsen Street Municipal Parking Lot where you can find dairy
products, fruits, vegetables, meats, baked goods, gourmet goods
and much more...More |
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Times Union - October 6, 2008 - A post-industrial tale of
two cities - Five years ago, Remsen Street was a depressing
shadow of its former self.
Longtime Cohoesiers remember the street as a thriving commercial
strip. First it was jobs that moved beyond the city lines. Then
it was people who left. Like most downtown areas, it slid slowly
into disrepair.
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Times Union - August 22, 2008 - New outlook for Cohoes
Falls - Cohoes Falls was forged nearly 12,000 years ago,
when millions of gallons of water rushed over and dug into the
soft shale. It is the second largest falls east of the
Mississippi River, smaller only than Niagara Falls.
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The Record - August 22, 2008 - New park
highlights Cohoes falls - Area residents now have a new park
to view the beauty of the Cohoes falls, the second largest
waterfalls east of the Mississippi River.
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WGY810 - August 21, 2008 - Cohoes Opens New Park
Highlighting Falls -
A new view of the
historic Cohoes Falls now available, all thanks to a
public-private partnership.
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Capital News 9 - August 21, 2008 - New park opens in
Cohoes - A new park is Cohoes is offering some new views of
the waterfalls to the public.
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Times Union - August 20, 2008 -Albany County funding
boosts affordable housing units -
In Cohoes, Local Development Corp. will rehabilitate 237
Remsen St., a vacant building that was damaged by a fire next
door. That project will receive $30000 for two housing units and
commercial rehabilitation.
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Capital News 9 - June 7, 2008 - City of Cohoes garage
sale day- If you head to Cohoes, you'll notice many folks
are putting their personal belongings up for sale. That’s
because the city is hosting its fifth annual city-wide garage
sale Saturday.
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The Record - June 7, 2008 - Cohoes citywide
garage sale packed with activities - The city is holding a
citywide garage sale throughout today, officials said. A list of
all participants and their addresses will be available at the
Riverspark Visitors Center today and self-guided tour maps of
Cohoes will be at the Cohoes Visitor Center on Remsen Street.
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Daily Gazette - Feb. 24, 2008 - Baby boom generation key
to Cohoes’ renaissance - On Oct. 15, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling
— the nation’s first baby boomer — applied for Social Security
retirement benefits.
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Times Union - Jan. 17, 2008 - Upstate's future -
During his election campaign, Governor
Spitzer once referred to upstate as Appalachia, in an attempt to
underscore its stagnant economy. On Wednesday, in his first
State of Upstate address, he outlined his plan to improve the
lot of millions of New Yorkers who live in upstate communities
that have lost jobs and population in recent decades to
competition from the South, West and overseas.
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City of Cohoes - PR - Jan. 16, 2008 -
MAC Source Communications to Relocate to Downtown Cohoes -
By mid-January,
MAC Source Communications will be new residents to the
City of Cohoes, New York.
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The Business Review - Jan. 16, 2008 - State grants will help redevelopment
efforts in Amsterdam, Troy, other area cities -
50 housing
units; and $544900 to help renovate a former bank at 122 Remsen
St. in Cohoes, converting it into live/work artist lofts
and a visual and
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The Business Review - Jan. 11, 2008 - Cohoes showing signs of new life
- The three-story abandoned building at 103 Remsen St. in downtown
Cohoes was within four days of being demolished when Bob
Gallagher and Steve Noble bought it.
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The Record - Sept. 26, 2007 -
Downtown Cohoes coming back one grant at a time - Residents,
politicians and the media gathered on Remsen Street Tuesday for
a press conference held by Mayor John McDonald announcing a
newly received grant to renovate downtown buildings.
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Times Union - Sept. 25, 2007 - Improvements ahead for
Cohoes State and private will be invested toward improving Remsen
Street in the heart of downtown.
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