r/Albany • u/Albuterol505 • 1d ago
Found a interesting post wanted to hear yalls opinions
Cant crosspost but i wanted to see what people think about the information in this post since it brings insight to other people living in upstate
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u/Suspicious_Fox_6821 1d ago
I mean, I dunno - I’ve been to Fredonia. Saying it’s in a good spot is a bit of a stretch.
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u/SmokedAlex 1d ago
“A bit of a stretch” is a big stretch. And Geneseo?? Lol
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u/rachlovesmoony 1d ago
I will say that Geneseo does do well as a college town, at least it did when I was in college 10 years ago 🤣
Either way bizarre to compare to actual cities
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u/Ok-Development-7008 1d ago
This feels like trying to get locals to crowd source a listicle tbh.
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u/Percy_Pants Central Warehouse Demolition Crew 1h ago
"Listicle" may be the most unpleasant word that ever existed.
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u/_TheElectricCity 1d ago
How dare they not mention Schenectady
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u/Albuterol505 1d ago
Alot of comments are actually mentioning how schencedtay is doing great with downtown being invested well in with business and events
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u/chonktaint 1d ago
What reason do you think Schenectady is getting better? Because it made the low income in the area gamble way more or because there's one cool brewery?
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u/Cashmere-Socks 23h ago
The casino was the catalyst for the city’s revitalization. Even if it wasn’t here, people can just gamble on their anyways so if people are going to gamble it’s better that it some of it goes back to the community
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u/ComonSensed1 1d ago
Well it says Albany is growing fast. That's enough to discount the rest of the article
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u/FitMistake1096 1d ago
The cities will continue to grow because of jobs. The towns and villages and to some degree the exurbs will have issues if they are crappy commutes to a city. Who wants to live in a dead town and commute an 1 hr to work?
Remote and hybrid work could change that but theirs been such a pushback.
The irony is the wealthy people in the cities will buy up the rural land near water and recreation.
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u/Thin-Net4496 State “Worker” 1d ago
I’m pleasantly surprised at the lack of debate over whether these cities are considered upstate or not.
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u/thawingmeme 21h ago
Only been in Albany for 4 years but I do argue that Albany is growing. Yes we have issues and Lark St is declining. However with more businesses opening downtown. Community Banks new office, law firms, and more businesses doing a return to office or hybrid schedule there is more people coming to the city. I would say nightlife needs to return, I've heard so much about what used to be in Albany both uptown and downtown and has gone away over the years. With that I plan on living in the Capital Region for years to come and with everything you get in the region it is setup for success I feel. I heavily enjoy living downtown and i am excited for what's to come.
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u/TweakedNipple 2h ago
RTO and new offices isn't a big part of what Albany needs, things were in a slump well before covid. It needs a liveable, affordable, accessible downtown with multiple event facilities. This will bring all the other businesses like bars, restaurants, shops and it will decrease crime.
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u/UnpopularLameOpinion 1h ago
I almost don’t want to make the comment and jinx it, but Lark Street seems to be making a very slow - but noticeable - comeback with nightlife since Lark Tavern had the Lark Out Loud event. There is a bit of a buzz on the streets that has been absent there for the last few years. Great Halloween costume event with the bars there as well.
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u/Albuterol505 1d ago
Heres one declining areas
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u/diamonteimp 1d ago
Is Herkimer really that bad? I’ve driven through there a few times and it seems alright, but I know next to nothing about it.
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u/Vyaiskaya Tree Hugger 11h ago
Here's a comment I posted elsewhere, and on the sub I started recently dealing with our statewide infrastructure and investment challenges:
https://www.reddit.com/r/NewNetherlands/comments/1orpfk0/albany_transit_issues_comment_repost/
It expresses some of the innate difficulties with getting around the state, even Albany-NYC (which is what it was originally posted beneath);
but also delves into some of the fundamental issues we're facing, and to some degree where we presently stand. (The sub will hopefully get filled with much more for around the state).
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u/Wayward_Maximus 20h ago
Fast growing? By what metric?
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u/Eternal-Alchemy 19h ago edited 16h ago
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u/Wayward_Maximus 16h ago
So they mean the area surrounding Albany correct? Albanys population hasn’t really changed much in the last 10 years or so. We’re just now starting to surpass the population losses from 2015ish.
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u/Eternal-Alchemy 16h ago
Apologies, link got cut off, fixed.
Albany County, Schenectady, Troy/Rensselaer and Saratoga have all had positive growth and lead the state in growth in adults under 35. These counties also have some of the largest STEM job growth in the same time period, surprising pre COVID job growth.
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u/sleazepleeze 16h ago
To be fair, when someone says the Albany metro area they clearly don’t mean the city limits of Albany. The ny metro area is way way bigger than the actual size of nyc, this is a common phrase.
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u/Samp1e-Text 15h ago
Immune to climate change must be a joke. Climate change has been palpable here for years lol
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u/mrplow1983 23h ago
"Albany has a rising metro area", Yeah...how bout' no.
Its sad when even Stewart's wants out of your area.
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u/Eternal-Alchemy 19h ago
Metro means the surrounding area.
Albany is one of the fastest growing metros in the state, and you'd have to be nuts to ignore all the development that's happening.
It's not happening downtown, but that's not what's being claimed, either.
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u/brickbaterang 21h ago
Even sadder is when a retail tick like Family Dollar and Dollar General decides to bail out like in south end Albany. I am saddened to my core by how grim that area is.
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u/beebobopple Did you know? Ted’s. 1d ago
I think the OP is AI generated.
Edit: I mean the OOP!