Driving Around Schenectady New York, USA in Winter (4K) (CC)
After winter storm, I drove around Schenectady New York to run errands.
I welcome you to join the ride to see the view after snow storm.
Schenectady (/skəˈnɛktədi/[3][4]) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135. The name Schenectady is derived from a Mohawk word, skahnéhtati, meaning beyond the pines.[5][6] Schenectady was founded on the south side of the Mohawk River by Dutch colonists in the 17th century, many from the Albany area. They were prohibited from the fur trade by the Albany monopoly, which kept its control after the English takeover in 1664. Residents of the new village developed farms on strip plots along the river.
Connected to the west via the Mohawk River and Erie Canal, Schenectady developed rapidly in the 19th century as part of the Mohawk Valley trade, manufacturing and transportation corridor. By 1824 more people worked in manufacturing than agriculture or trade, and the city had a cotton mill, processing cotton from the Deep South. Numerous mills in New York had such ties with the South. Through the 19th century, nationally influential companies and industries developed in Schenectady, including General Electric and American Locomotive Company (ALCO), which were powers into the mid-20th century. Schenectady was part of emerging technologies, with GE collaborating in the production of nuclear-powered submarines and, in the 21st century, working on other forms of renewable energy.
Schenectady is in eastern New York, near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers. It is in the same metropolitan area as the state capital, Albany, which is about 15 miles (24 km) southeast.[7] In December 2014, the state announced that the city was one of three sites selected for development of off-reservation casino gambling, under terms of a 2013 state constitutional amendment. The project would redevelop an ALCO brownfield site in the city along the waterfront, with hotels, housing and a marina in addition to the casino.[8]
Driving Around Schenectady NY in Autumn
This video is about driving around Schenectady, NY. Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York State. The name Schenectady is derived from a Mohawk word, skahnéhtati, meaning beyond the pines. The title of a Movie The Place Beyond the Pines” means the city of Schenectady. The driving starts at the corner of Nott St/Rosa RD. then turns to Erie Blvd and loops around the traffic loop near GE plant and comes back to turn to State st, passing Proctor Theater. Turns around Clinton St and then Franklin and finally turns to Union St and end at the junction of Union and Balltown Rd.
Schenectady County HistoryCast Episode 9 - Major Mordecai Myers
Bill Buell interviews historian and educator Neil Yetwin about Major Mordecai Myers.
Mr. Yetwin is a social studies teacher at Schenectady High School.
Neil Yetwin has been a social studies teacher for over 35 years, 32 of which have been at Schenectady (formerly Linton) High School in Schenectady, NY. He has lectured extensively on local history at libraries, schools, historical societies, places of worship and veterans organizations throughout the Capital District. Yetwin received the Louis B.Yavner Award of the New York State Regents for Excellence in Teaching the Holocaust and Civil Rights in 1989, and was named “Outstanding Citizen of Schenectady” by the Schenectady City Council in 2005 for his research and presentations on local history.
Yetwin has just produced the first annotated edition of Mordecai Myers' posthumous memoirs, entitled To My Son...: The Life and War Remembrances of Captain Mordecai Myers, 13th United States Infantry, 1812-1815, published by the Old Fort Niagara Association and with a foreward by Canadian historian Donald E. Graves.
The Future of Community Media in New York State - a Roundtable Discussion
Videotaped Roundtable Discussion:
THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY MEDIA IN NEW YORK STATE
1 hour 31 minutes 54 seconds
Produced by ACM New York
Videotaped on April 18, 2015 at Open Stage Media (Proctors.org) in Schenectady, New York.
According to the moderator, Maryann Arrien of the Alliance for Community Media of New York, there are vast sections of New York state that have either no local channels, or an inadequate number of channels and staffing to support their operations, putting New York State residents at a disadvantage compared to other states in the North East Region when it comes to seeing their local government and school meetings, as well as local cultural programming on Community TV channels.
The panelists include Proctors Executive Director Philip Morris, NYS Assemblyman Peter Lopez (District 102), NYS Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (District 111), John A. Figliozzi, former Chief of Municipal Assistance at the NYS Public Service Commission – now of FSI Municipal Consultants LLC, and President Michael Vandow of Schopeg, Inc. In addition to the live guests, there were videotaped comments from NYS Assemblywoman Sandy Galef (District 95), NYS Assemblyman Kevin A. Cahill (District 103), US Congressman Chris Gibson (NY-19) of Columbia/Greene County, Alliance for Community Media national organization President Mike Wassenaar, present and past Chairpersons of the Alliance for Community Media North East Region Karen Hayden and Nancy Richard. In addition there were videotaped comments former NY State residents Executive Director Jennifer Evans of West Hartford Community Television in Connecticut and Membership & Outreach Coordinator Erica Jones of Somerville Community Access Television in Massachusetts.
The panel discussed the value of Public, Educational & Government Access Television, why it is absent, weak or dying in some areas. They speculated on ideas of how to remedy that, took stock of how PEG Access TV is presently funded, and how it should be funded in the future taking into account the changes in video distribution technology. In addition to new funding streams, they addressed the problem of the lack of parity of video quality and channel accessibility of local community non-commercial channels with their local ‘for profit’ local TV channels counterparts. Most cable providers do not provide closed captioning, a presence on the electronic programming guide necessary to record a local access TV program with a DVR, and some even relegate local PEG TV channels to a channel with sub-menus that are inconvenient to access, leading to less of a viewer share than commercial television.
This finished program is available on a complimentary DVD to any local access TV station, and is downloadable at acmny.org in both Standard Definition and High Definition files. Complimentary copies of the DVD are also available to show at a community gatherings and libraries in New York State.
For more information, or to request a DVD for your community, contact Maryann Arrien at Arrien@optonline.net or call 845-528-7420. Membership in ACMNY is free, so join our mailing list if you wish to be notified of our events or scholarship opportunities to attend ACM conferences.
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Public Health in New York State (NY Division of Public Health Education, 1937)
This film shows the New York State Health Department's administrative organization, map of health districts, and work in maternity care, cancer, orthopedics, tuberculosis control, education, including audio-visual work, and sanitation, including areas of milk, drinking water, streams, and swimming pools.
Produced by the New York Division of Public Health Education.
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My Visit to Albany, NY
A documentation of my visit to Albany, NY. Please be sure to check out the other videos in this series!
Video 1 [This Video] (My Visit to Albany, NY):
Video 2 (The Capitol Building):
Video 3 (The Empire Plaza):
Video 4 (Albany Institute of History and Art):
Video 5 (Where To Eat In Albany):
Video 6 (Downtown Albany, NY):
Driving Downtown - New Rochelle 4K - New York USA
Driving Downtown New Rochelle New York USA - Episode 44.
Starting Point: .
New Rochelle is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. Many of the settlers were artisans and craftsmen from the city of La Rochelle, France, thus influencing the choice of the name of New Rochelle.
In November 2008 Business Week magazine listed New Rochelle as the best city in New York State, and one of the best places nationally, to raise children. In 2014, New Rochelle was voted the 13th best city to live in, out of 550 cities, and was the only city in Westchester County on the list.
Residential Profile
Some of the country's most expensive real estate can be found in New Rochelle. The north end of the city (10804) is ranked in Forbes magazine's list of the '500 most expensive zip-codes' in the country.[22] According to the list, the average household income was $199,061 and the average home price was over $752,000. Homes in Premium Point, a gated section of the city on Long Island Sound, are priced anywhere from $2 to $20 million. The three newest residential developments, 'Kensington Woods', 'The Greens at Cherry Lawn' and 'Riviera Shores', are all gated communities with single family homes priced from $2 million.
Economy
New Rochelle has been home to a variety of industries over the years, including: Thanhouser Film Studios, Terrytoons Studios, P.J. Tierney Diner Manufacturing (now DeRaffele Manufacturing Company), Flynn Burner Company, New York Seven Up (Joyce Beverages, Inc), RawlPlug, Inc., the Longines Symphonette Society, Conran's USA. Manufacturing and warehousing has declined since the 1990s as industrial land near both exits from Interstate 95 have been converted to big box retailer use. New Rochelle remains a center of business, home to the corporate headquarters of Sidney Frank Importing, Blimpies, East River Savings Bank, and Somnia Anesthesia Services.
Landmarks and Attractions
Columbia Island – a small island (appx. 150 feet (46 m) square) situated between Davids' Island and Pea Island. Up until 1940 it was known as Little Pea Island. CBS purchased it and built a concrete foundation to support a transmitter building topped by a 410-foot (120 m) tall antenna tower for WCBS-AM.[32][33] The transmitter remained in operation until the 1960s, when the station was moved to nearby High Island.
Execution Rocks Lighthouse – centered in the middle of Long Island Sound, just south of Davids' Island. The structure was built in 1849 and includes a 55-foot (17 m) tall tower and the ‘keeper's house’. It is rumored that the lighthouse's site got its name before the American Revolutionary War when British colonial authorities executed people by chaining them to the rocks at low tide and allowing the rising water to drown them. In reality, the name was chosen to reflect the historically dangerous shipping area created by the rocks exposure during low tides.
Huckleberry Island – a 10-acre (40,000 m2) island owned by the Huckleberry Indians, Inc., a club within the New York Athletic Club. The island is an important nesting site for waterbirds such as egrets and night herons.
Leland Castle – a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built as the summer residence of Simeon Leland, a wealthy New York City hotel entrepreneur. It has since been acquired by the College of New Rochelle and is used as an art gallery available to the public.
St. John's Wilmot Church – a historic Episcopal parish located in the northern end of the City at the intersection of North Avenue and Wilmot Road, formerly referred to as “Cooper's Corner”.
Thomas Paine Historical Site – a historical nexus within the city, the site comprises: the country home of the American pamphleteer and Revolutionary War hero Thomas Paine, his burial site, monument, and a museum. Paine's Cottage was built in 1793 and is a National Historic Landmark. The Thomas Paine Memorial Building, built in 1925, houses the library and museum collection of the Thomas Paine National Historical Association. Also on the site is the Brewster Schoolhouse, one of the oldest structural relics in Westchester County.
Trinity-St. Paul's Episcopal Church – added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It is located at the northwest corner of Huguenot Street (also known as the Boston Post Road) and Division Street. This church represents the body of the majority group of New Rochelle's founding Huguenot French Calvanistic congregation that conformed to the liturgy of the established Church of England in June 1709. King George III gave Trinity its first charter in 1762. After the Revolutionary War, Trinity became a parish of the Protestant Episcopal Church of America.
SAFE Act questions to be answered tonight
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SCHENECTADYTeams consisting of members of the New York State Police and Division of Criminal Justice Services are visiting communities all across New York this week and are in Schenectady Wednesday.
The teams will answer questions regarding the New York SAFE Act. The event begins at 6 at the Schenectady County Public Library on Clinton Street.
Colonel Thomas Fazio and Sgt. James Sherman from the New York State Police will be on hand.
Clarkson University Capital Region Campus Grand Opening Highlights
Clarkson University officially celebrated the merger of Union Graduate College into Clarkson and the opening of Clarkson's new Capital Region Campus in Schenectady, N.Y., with a Grand Opening on February 22.
The Grand Opening event at the DoubleTree by Hilton, adjacent to the Capital Region Campus, attracted nearly 400 students, friends and alumni of both institutions.
Clarkson University President Tony Collins emceed the event, which also included speakers Congressman Paul Tonko '71 (NY-20), New York State Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (District 111), Union Graduate College Trustee & Alumna Lauretta Chrys, and Alumni Association President-Elect Mark Greene '77, as well as many honored guests.
The Clarkson University Capital Region Campus serves as a recruiting hub for graduate and professional degree program admissions at all of the institution’s operations in New York State and online. Located at 80 Nott Terrace, it is the former Union Graduate College (UGC), and a result of UGC merging into Clarkson University on Feb. 1, 2016.
As part of this new milestone in higher education mergers, current and future students at the Capital Region Campus have also gained new value-added services, like Clarkson's Career Center, libraries, research consortiums, international opportunities, and an alumni network that is more than 40,000 strong.
Clarkson's graduate student recruitment and admissions for master's programs are based at the Capital Region Campus, which supports a growing list of graduate education opportunities throughout the state, including Clarkson's Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries in Beacon, N.Y.
The merger was approved last year by the New York State Education Department Board of Regents and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which provides accreditation for Clarkson. The merger is unique in higher education, as both schools were in a sound fiscal position, both meeting and exceeding current enrollment targets, and both in good standing with their accrediting agencies.
The total enrollment of Clarkson is now more than 4,300 students.
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Building the Erie Canal
'Wedding of the Waters': Building the Erie Canal
Robert Siegel talks with Peter Bernstein, author of Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation, about the building of the canal and its impact on America, east and west - npr books, Feb 1, 2005
Wedding Of The Waters
The Erie Canal And The Making Of A Great Nation by Peter L. Bernstein
Without the gritty determination of a small group of men convinced of the prospect of a great nation, he wrote, the Erie Canal would not have been built and the Western territories would in all likelihood have broken away. Peter L. Bernstein, American financial historian (Jan 22, 1919 -- Jun 5, 2009).
Peter L. Bernstein, Explainer of Risks of Stocks, Dies at 90
The New York Time, Louis Uchitelle, Jun 7, 2009
[Peter L. Bernstein] argued that public spending was necessary for a healthy market economy. [He] also argued that government's role in the economy should not have been curtailed as President Ronald Reagan sought to do in the 1980s, when he argued that the deficit was too large to maintain public spending. It was not too large, [Bernstein] said, as a percentage of the nation's economic output. The New York Time, Louis Uchitelle
Peter L. Bernstein; Influential Economic Historian
Bloomberg News, David Wilson, Jun 9, 2009
DeWitt Clinton, American politician and naturalist, United States Senator and sixth Governor of New York (Mar 2, 1769 -- Feb11, 1828)
Silent footage of Franklin D. Roosevelt on Erie Canal barge trip in 1930. Samuel I. Rosenman Archival footage from the FDR Presidential Library. Collection FedFlix
Big, Small or Not at All: Assessing Public-Works Projects
Christopher Aceto and Holly Epstein Ojalvo, Dec 1, 2009
cause and effect aren't clear, but the strongest periods of economic growth in America have generally coincided with big outlays for new public works and the transformations they bring once completed.
Building the Erie Canal Was Messy: It's Worth Remembering That!
Oldest footage of New York City ever
The oldest and most incredible footage of New York City ever, including where the WTC would be built. With added maps carefully researched to show where the camera was. 28 shots of classic footage with a new twist and a new soundtrack.
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This collection of footage was taken between 1896 and 1905 and shows various places around New York City, all identifiable by location on a map.
In order they are:
1. Panorama from Times Building, New York - W. 42nd Street and 7th Avenue, up 6th Ave ending at Times Square
2. Interior N.Y. Subway, 14th St. to 42nd St. ending at the Old Grand Central Station
3. Opening of New East River Bridge, New York - Williamsburg Bridge, on the East River
4. 'Move On' - A fruit market somewhere on the lower East Side
5. At the Foot of The Flatiron, or Fuller Building on Broadway and 23rd Street, on the Broadway side near the narrow north corner.
6. Parade of Exempt Firemen - Washington Square Park (Greenwich Village) showing Washington Square Arch
7. Panorama of Blackwell's Island, N.Y. - Heading along the eastern shore of Blackwell's Island, known today as Roosevelt Island. Shows Lighthouse Park and the construction of the Queensboro Bridge over Roosevelt Island, with Manhattan in the far background.
8. Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River - On the Hudson River, looking toward the piers of Lower Manhattan. Shows approximately where the World Trade Center would be located many years later.
9. Old site of the New York Aquarium (which moved to Coney Island in 1957) and Battery Park.
10. Panorama of Flatiron Building - Looking south from Madison Square across Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street
11. Parade of Horses on Speedway - on the West Bank of the Harlem River, Highbridge in North Manhattan. Taken from Harlem River Drive, the footage shows the old High Bridge at 175th Street and the Washington Bridge at 181st Street
12. Lower Broadway - Looking north up Lower Broadway from Wall Street, at the Trinity Churchyard Cemetery
13. Looking along the length of 23rd Street, with the elevated EI in the background.
14. Time-lapse demolition of the Star Theatre on 13th Street and Broadway.
15. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Parade on Fifth Avenue
16. Skating on the Lake - Ice skating in Central Park
17. Dewey Arch stood at Madison Square over 5th Avenue between 25th and 24th Streets. It was demolished in 1900.
18. Automobile Parade - Downtown Manhattan on the corner of E. 27th Street and Madison Avenue, with the old Madison Square Garden in the background (now the New York Life Building). Stanford White, the building's architect, was murdered in the rooftop restaurant.
19. New York Police Parade - Parade turning into 14th Street from Broadway. In the background is Morton Hose, today the Union Square Theatre.
20. A month earlier from almost the same spot, footage shows the great blizzard that year. In the background is the statue of Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, who designed the Statue of Liberty. The statue still stands today.
21. Union Square - a fight between two newspaper sellers, likely young boys.
22. Panorama from the Tower of Brooklyn Bridge
23. Liberty Island - the island which holds the Statue of Liberty was called Bedloe's Island until 1956. The statue was erected 12 years before this footage was taken.
24. Racing At Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island. Old maps indicate that the race track was east of Ocean Avenue, between avenues X and Y.
25. Union Square, looking north-east from the corner of E 16th Street, with 33 E.17th Street Center Publishing Company in the background.
26. Mounted Police in Central Park
27. Bergen Beach near Coney Island. Shooting the Chutes was one of the first amusement rides.
28. The oldest footage of New York City ever - 11 May 1896 - Herald Square, at the intersection of Broadway, 6th Avenue and 34th Street.
Credits:
Panorama from Times Building, New York
Interior N.Y. Subway, 14th St. to 42nd St.
At the Foot of The Flatiron
Parade of Exempt Firemen
Panorama of Flatiron Building
Parade of Horses on Speedway
Lower Broadway
Delivering Newspapers
Panorama from the Tower of Brooklyn Bridge
Star Theatre
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Parade
Skating on Lake
Dewey Arch
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, PD-US
Opening of New East River Bridge, New York
Move On
Panorama of Blackwell's Island, N.Y.
Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River
What Happened On 23rd Street
Automobile Parade
New York Police Parade
Racing At Sheepshead Bay
Coney Island
Herald Square
Thomas A. Edison, Inc., PD-US
All footage:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.
Photo of World Trade Center - Andrew Fogg
Music
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New York metropolitan area | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
New York metropolitan area
00:03:23 1 Definitions
00:03:32 1.1 Metropolitan Statistical Area
00:06:50 1.2 Combined statistical area
00:09:06 2 Geography
00:10:45 2.1 Subregions
00:10:53 2.1.1 New York City
00:12:06 2.1.2 Long Island
00:16:39 2.1.3 Northern New Jersey
00:18:07 2.1.4 Central New Jersey
00:18:52 2.1.5 Lower Hudson Valley
00:20:22 2.1.6 Mid-Hudson Valley
00:21:34 2.1.7 Western Connecticut
00:22:15 2.1.8 Monroe and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania
00:23:20 2.1.9 Lehigh Valley
00:24:51 2.2 Urban areas of the region
00:25:07 2.3 Main cities
00:28:30 2.4 Climate
00:32:02 3 History
00:39:15 3.1 Statistical history
00:43:28 4 Demographics
00:43:37 4.1 2010 Census
00:46:53 4.2 Population estimates
00:53:55 4.3 Religion
00:54:11 5 Economy
00:55:19 5.1 Wall Street
00:57:43 5.2 Silicon Alley
01:00:35 5.3 Port of New York and New Jersey
01:02:01 5.4 Water purity and availability
01:03:22 6 Education
01:04:53 6.1 Attainment
01:05:58 7 Transportation
01:06:43 7.1 Rail
01:07:01 7.1.1 New York City Subway
01:07:52 7.1.2 PATH
01:08:44 7.1.3 Commuter rail
01:11:18 7.2 Major highways
01:11:29 7.2.1 Interstates
01:12:19 7.2.2 U.S. Routes
01:12:45 7.2.3 State Routes
01:13:30 7.2.4 Other limited-access roads
01:14:33 7.2.5 Named bridges and tunnels
01:19:19 7.3 Commuter bus
01:19:52 7.4 Major airports
01:20:26 7.5 Commuter usage
01:21:13 8 Culture and contemporary life
01:22:06 8.1 Sports teams
01:27:36 8.2 Media
01:29:26 8.3 Theme parks
01:29:34 8.3.1 In New Jersey
01:29:42 8.3.2 In New York State
01:30:10 8.3.3 In Pennsylvania
01:30:31 9 Area codes
01:30:44 10 See also
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The New York metropolitan area, also referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass, at 4,495 sq mi (11,640 km2). The metropolitan area includes New York City (the most populous city in the United States), Long Island, and the Mid and Lower Hudson Valley in the state of New York; the five largest cities in New Jersey: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, and Edison, and their vicinities; six of the seven largest cities in Connecticut: Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, and Danbury, and their vicinities.
The New York metropolitan area remains, by a significant margin, the most populous in the United States, as defined by both the Metropolitan Statistical Area (20.3 million residents in 2017) and the Combined Statistical Area (23.7 million residents in 2016). It is the largest urban agglomeration in the Americas and the tenth largest in the world. The New York metropolitan area continues to be the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States, with the largest foreign-born population of any metropolitan region in the world. The MSA covers 6,720 sq mi (17,405 km2), while the CSA area is 13,318 sq mi (34,493 km2), encompassing an ethnically and geographically diverse region. The New York metropolitan area's population is larger than that of the state of New York, and the metropolitan airspace accommodated over 130 million passengers in 2016.As a center of many industries, including finance, international trade, new and traditional media, real estate, education, fashion, entertainment, tourism, biotechnology, law, and manufacturing, the New York City metropolitan region is one of the most important economic regions in the world; in 2015, the MSA produced a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of nearly US$1.60 trillion, while in 2015, the CSA had a GMP of over US$1.83 trillion, both ranking first nationally by a wide margin and behind the GDP of only nine nations and seven nations, respectively. In 2012, the New York metropolitan area was also home to seven of the 25 wealthiest counties in the United States by median household income, according to the American Community Survey. According to Forbes, in 2014, the New York City metropolitan area was home to eight of the top ten ZIP codes in the United States by median housing price, with six in ...
Chauncey J. Schoonmaker, Chief Warrant Officer, US Navy, 1956 - 1981
Chief Warrant Officer Chauncey J. Schoonmaker
DOB: 2 February 1939
Hometown: Phoenicia, NY
Place of Birth: Phoenicia, NY
Inducted: 13 September 1956
Discharged: 1 March 1981
United States. Navy
Cold War
Boxer (Ship: LHD-4)
Saratoga (Ship: CV-60)
Midway (Ship: CV-41)
Nimitz (Ship: CVN 68)
10 August 2009
Margaretville, NY
Schoonmaker, Chauncey J.
USS Boxer (LHD 4); USS Saratoga (CV-60); USS Midway (CV-41); USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
Veteran oral history interview published by the New York State Military Museum.
The State of New York, the Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the New York State Military Museum are not responsible for the content, accuracy, opinions or manner of expression of the veterans whose historical interviews are presented in this video. The opinions expressed by those interviewed are theirs alone and not those of the State of New York.
Clarkson University Capital Region Campus Grand Opening (Full Ceremony)
Clarkson University officially celebrated the merger of Union Graduate College into Clarkson and the opening of Clarkson's new Capital Region Campus in Schenectady, N.Y., with a Grand Opening on February 22.
The Grand Opening event at the DoubleTree by Hilton, adjacent to the Capital Region Campus, attracted nearly 400 students, friends and alumni of both institutions.
Clarkson University President Tony Collins emceed the event, which also included speakers Congressman Paul Tonko '71 (NY-20), New York State Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (District 111), Union Graduate College Trustee & Alumna Lauretta Chrys, and Alumni Association President-Elect Mark Greene '77, as well as many honored guests.
The Clarkson University Capital Region Campus serves as a recruiting hub for graduate and professional degree program admissions at all of the institution’s operations in New York State and online. Located at 80 Nott Terrace, it is the former Union Graduate College (UGC), and a result of UGC merging into Clarkson University on Feb. 1, 2016.
As part of this new milestone in higher education mergers, current and future students at the Capital Region Campus have also gained new value-added services, like Clarkson's Career Center, libraries, research consortiums, international opportunities, and an alumni network that is more than 40,000 strong.
Clarkson's graduate student recruitment and admissions for master's programs are based at the Capital Region Campus, which supports a growing list of graduate education opportunities throughout the state, including Clarkson's Beacon Institute for Rivers & Estuaries in Beacon, N.Y.
The merger was approved last year by the New York State Education Department Board of Regents and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which provides accreditation for Clarkson. The merger is unique in higher education, as both schools were in a sound fiscal position, both meeting and exceeding current enrollment targets, and both in good standing with their accrediting agencies.
The total enrollment of Clarkson is now more than 4,300 students.
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Inside horrific murder-for-hire crime scene in upstate NY
Officers were wearing body cameras when they discovered Kelley Clayton had been brutally murdered in 2015.
Improving the Options for Care at the End of Life | David Pratt | TEDxAlbany
When people are asked to think about how they want to die, they often say that they want to die at home, without pain, and surrounded by loved ones. The reality is that too few people actually get to have that kind of death. Dr. Pratt will talk about why he is committed to ensuring that New York joins the growing number of states that are giving terminally ill people expanded end of life options.
Dr. Pratt is a board certified internist with sub-specialty certification in pulmonary medicine and preventive medicine. He has a medical degree from Tufts University and a master’s degree in public health from SUNY Albany.
He was The Commissioner of Public Health Services for Schenectady County, New York from 2009-2012. Currently he is a private consultant in public health, palliative care and preventive medicine.
The focus of his recent work is the provision out patient palliative care in the Schenectady area. He has been part of Care Choices team (operated by The VNS of Northeast NY) since it began in the fall 2013. Care Choices is the first large outpatient palliative care initiative in the region.
He has been active in the legislative effort to pass a bill that would allow New Yorkers Medical Aid in Dying. He is a member of the Board of Directors for MVP Health Plan.
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Schenectady Co. postpones 2013 budget proposal vote
UPDATE:According to Schenectady County officials, voting on the 2013 budget proposal scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed until further notice.SCHENECTADY -- Residents gave legislators an earful Monday during the only public comment session on the county's 2013 budget. Earlier this month the legislature voted 11-4 to override the tax cap, prompting county manager Kathy Rooney to propose a 7.49 percent property tax increase.Do you run your households the way you run this county? Do you? asked Glenville Resident Ed Capovani Do you have hundreds of thousands of dollars in credit card debt because if you do, you're the wrong people to be in these chairsLegislators could not respond to comments made by residents. Instead they took notes and can propose amendments and resolutions ahead of a vote to approve the budget on Wednesday.There are more things that have got to be looked at harder. There are some things in there that are not essential jobs that are going to have to be taken out, some things we've learned to like and want to provide, but we can't afford them, said Minority Leader James Buhrmaster (R).Buhrmaster was one of four legislators who voted against the override and instead suggested the department heads work with an across the board cut.One of the things I suggested before was 10 percent across the board, everywhere legislative, all of the different operations we have in the county. Start somewhere, but we didn't do that. We didn't do 10 percent, didn't do 5 percent. They submitted their budget and most of them are coming in pretty similar to what they were before and that's not good enough, said Buhrmaster.No one spoke directly in favor of the property tax increase, although several members of Friends of the Library requested additional funding for the library. Residents who spoke against the increase were mixed whether the county should increase taxes up to the state cap or not raise taxes at all.No elected official ever wants to say the words raise property taxes, said Majority Leader Gary Hughes (D). This is a budget that is minimally able to do that. If we want to go below that then we need to begin to look at the service we provide, making cuts in those services, making changes in those services and frankly that's what some of the individual legislators are struggling with right now.While the legislature is scheduled to vote on the budget on Wednesday, Buhrmaster said they may take some extra time to review their options following the public hearing. They are mandated to pass the budget by October 31st.Schenectady County's government has done a lot of cutting we just have, as one of the individuals said, we reached a wall, said Hughes Now our job is to take what we've heard tonight, process, look at the budget again.
Rotterdam Square Mall (Via|Port Rotterdam) - Raw & Real Retail
This is our walkthrough of Via|Port Rotterdam, formerly Rotterdam Square in Rotterdam, NY from April 17, 2019. This is a wonderfully designed Wilmorite Mall, complete with oversized pool-style fountain and epic skylights. Unfortunately this property has seen a few very poor changes in ownership, either resulting from or contributing to the lack of tenants in the mall. All the anchors have left the mall, and the inline tenants are sparse and emptying out. The newest owners have tried to spruce up the place with a goofy new name and aquarium/entertainment center, but it is too little way too late.
Check out our ongoing series of dead and dying shopping malls!
Songs used in this video (in order):
Incognito Five - Tender Touch
John Fiddy - Main Street Coaster
Midas Touch - Aqua Perambulator
Midas Touch - Black Bison
Claude Bolling - New York, New York
Sound Prospect - Stevie Bee
Steve Gray - Wonder Groove
Here is some information from Wikipedia:
Via|Port Rotterdam, formerly Rotterdam Square, is a shopping mall located in Rotterdam, New York, United States. When it opened, the mall was originally called Rotterdam Square and owned by Wilmorite Properties (who also owned Wilton Mall in Wilton) until 2005, when Wilmorite was acquired by The Macerich Company, who then took over ownership and management of most of their properties. The mall has an area of 900,000 square feet on one level with 58 stores, a 450-seat food court as well as restaurants, an aquarium, entertainment center, and a seven-screen Sony-Loews Cineplex, now operated by Zurich Cinemas (independent company). The mall was purchased by Kohan Retail Investment Group in January 2014, and was later sold to Via Properties in June 2015. In 2016, Via Properties renamed the mall to Via|Port Rotterdam.
The mall is situated on a site once owned by the Vedder Family. Harman Albertse Vedder of Schenectady bought the land in 1672 and built a home on it. In 1832 Harmens' great-grandson Johannes sold it to Colonel Daniel David Schermerhorn Campbell, who constructed a 26-bedroom mansion on the site. The mall features a graveyard within the complex. Located in a corner between the food court entrance and the front side entrance, the graveyard is the family cemetery of the Vedder Family dating back to around 1715.
At the time of construction, the area around the mall was a nature preserve, and environmental groups were concerned that the building of the mall would endanger wildlife and pollute the wetlands on the opposite side of Route 337, now the Great Flats Nature Trail and Preserve.
From 1988 until January 2007, Rotterdam Square featured a full-size Italian carousel in the food court. The management sold the carousel in late 2006 and in January 2007 it was dismantled and removed.
Mike Kohan bought the mall from Macerich in January 2014 for $8.5 million.
In January 2015, Macy's, originally Hess's and later Filene's, announced that its store would be closing as part of a plan to close 14 stores nationwide. The space is now the location of a NYS taxation call center.
On February 12, 2015, local power company National Grid disconnected electric service due to a rumored $300,000.00 unpaid utility bill. The service was turned back on the next day.
In June 2015, the mall was sold for $9.25 million to Via Properties, which renamed the mall to Via|Port Rotterdam in 2016. They have invested $10 million into mall improvements, including exterior upgrades, a 25,000-square-foot aquarium, and a nearly 30,000 sq ft entertainment center with a bowling alley, sports bar, restaurant, and arcade.
On April 21, 2016, it was announced that Sears would also be closing as part of a plan to close 78 stores nationwide. The store closed in July 2016. The closure of Sears left Kmart as the only anchor left.
On October 15, 2018, Sears Holdings announced that Kmart would be closing as well in December 2018 as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide which left the mall with no anchor stores left. As of January 2019, only several in-line tenants are remaining in Via|Port Rotterdam as well as a call center for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance.
The Untold Story about NYS Assemblyman Oscar Garcia Rivera
“The Untold Story about New York State Assemblyman Oscar Garcia Rivera” In 1937 Garcia Rivera became the very first American of Puerto Rican heritage to be elected to public office in the continental
United States. Narrator: Jose Angel (Joe) Noriega, Film Biographer
(26:00) Library of Congress catalog number 827625-1
Copyright 1988 Committee to Commemorate Oscar Garcia Rivera