In Albany, yes

In Schenectady - not on your life.   Contrary to DV's fairy tale about alleged great condition of the streets, the truth is they are pitiful.

Yeah, fire trucks in the stockade yesterday and the day before seemed to be having trouble negotiating turns.

What snow removal? Any moron that thinks Mayor SOS is doing his job should go to Union Avenue. A lane and a half covered with snow and ice. No tickets, no towing-no problem. Because the useless Mayor SOS refuses to deal with it and is too busy chasing granny about her snowy sidewalk.

     Where have they cleared from curb to curb as the Gazetto alleges? Meanwhile, the big problem is granny down the street. She left for Florida and her sidewalk is snow covered. So what if everyone walks in the road-she must be ticketed. She's the bad one-not the City Hall morons that are in the dark on every issue. For the highest taxes can you give us better than the worst service?

Albany is going street by street for clean up.....park this side today-opposite side tomorrow.....simple......

Schenectady will probably wait for a water main break street by street.....

The situation in Albany is serious.  Big fire on Morris Street and the trucks could not reach it.  They needed to run a hose from Madison.  Fire plugs were all buried as well.  
This weekend the Chief of Police asked officers to drive through the streets and report which streets were unplowed or needed attention.  A list of 56 streets were targeted as priority.  All of that forwarded to DGS.  The snow plan in albany is ever-changing and based on incoming snowstorms.  Then they decide on a snow emergency plan.  Albany does things much differently than I remember in Schenectady.

Quoted from Yossi

The situation in Albany is serious.  Big fire on Morris Street and the trucks could not reach it.  They needed to run a hose from Madison.  Fire plugs were all buried as well.  
This weekend the Chief of Police asked officers to drive through the streets and report which streets were unplowed or needed attention.  A list of 56 streets were targeted as priority.  All of that forwarded to DGS.  The snow plan in albany is ever-changing and based on incoming snowstorms.  Then they decide on a snow emergency plan.  Albany does things much differently than I remember in Schenectady.

Schenectady in the past did snow "removal," which meant posting temporary signs which meant no parking at all, none, natta, not on either side of a street for oh, maybe 12 oe 24 hours, and a gigantic snowblower type truck came by with a dump truck behind it, and it would go right along the curb and "slice" just like a snowblower if you go along your driveway in a foot of snow, you would actually see the totally vertical "wall" of snow on the street side of the snow bank.  This is very very rare in Schenectady anymore.  STratton's purpose as mayor is to give money to the millionaires downtown instead of making the streets in the ctiy passable.  

And don't think that fire trucks in Schenectady are totally able to get through every street right now, because there are MANY MANY streets that they could not travel through.


Schenectady in the past did "snow emergencies" which mirrored Albany's plan.  After a snow storm, a "snow emergency" would be declared effective, i.e., to start at an 8 a.m. or 8 p.m. on a given day and that meant no parking at all, anywhere in the whole city on the even numbered side of the street.  And the police went through every street ticketing cars and calling the tow trucks to have them towed away.  Then the plows went along the even side of the street, no cars in the way, they plowed straight along through the street, plowing snow close to the curb, and no snow was left on the street, After that first 24 hour period, the no parking rules changed to the odd side.  And the joint effort of the police, the plowers and the tow companies were able to clean the streets marvelously.  Streets were wide and people had no problem with on street parking, there were no mountains of snow in the road, everything was clean, in fact, when they plowed, they also salted.  

The city doesn't do "snow emergencies" anymore.  Stratton doesn't want to hear people complaining their cars were towed (even though the people failed to take responsbility to listen to the news and move their cars).  Stratton claims it's too expensive  to clean the streets good (but it's not too expensive for someone who might lose their house when a fire truck can't get through, or it's not too expensive when someone has to pay for damage to their cars because of the snow turning to ice on the roads, etc).  Ya know, if he had a brain, Stratton would realize there's money to be made with tickets and towing companies would also derive income.  

But we know STratton prefers to give money to the millionaires downtown rather than spending it on necessities like clearing the streets of snow.


Way before "snow emergencies" there has been "priority street" parking.  Each and every street in the city that is designated a priority street has multiple signs posted designating the street as such, and spells out the parking rules.  But people don't pay attention to the rules, and the city doesn't abide by it's own rules either.  No one works together in the city as I have proven from last week.  The plowing dept claims it's the police who tow the cars, the police say they only ticket cars (after 3 inches of snow on priority streets,) the police say they do not arrange to have them towed.  

Working together?   Not in Schenectady.    

Quoted from mikechristine1

In Albany, yes

In Schenectady - not on your life.   Contrary to DV's fairy tale about alleged great condition of the streets, the truth is they are pitiful.

The only thing that is pitiful is your constant whining.     The fact is that the roads were in pretty good shape.

You probably need to learn how to actually cope in a northern climate with snow and cold weather.   You also need to learn how to find happiness within and not have to depend on the government to make you feel good about life and yourself.    

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

The only thing that is pitiful is your constant whining.     The fact is that the roads were in pretty good shape.

You probably need to learn how to actually cope in a northern climate with snow and cold weather.   You also need to learn how to find happiness within and not have to depend on the government to make you feel good about life and yourself.    

The middle of some of the main roads isn't bad.  But, I guess you didn't read what Carl Olson said.  He was equally as concerned about the ice forming on the street.

You just cannot accept the fact that your secret stratton buddy does wrong.  

DVR-I have to say the roads in Schenectady are not in wonderful in shape everywhere.  Schenectady could learn al lot from Albany.  I myself have spoken at the council requesting they put together a GunViolence Task Force that mirrors Albany's program.  They didn't do it.  Taxes are sky high and then there are those special few who get "consideration."   Schenectady could learn alot from Albany.

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

The only thing that is pitiful is your constant whining.     The fact is that the roads were in pretty good shape.

You probably need to learn how to actually cope in a northern climate with snow and cold weather.   You also need to learn how to find happiness within and not have to depend on the government to make you feel good about life and yourself.    

So what time did you see Stratton Wednesday? Tell us liar.

Duane Ave, Stanley Street and all the roads in that area are like a war zone.  You have to weave in and out of cars.  Some still buried.  NONE of the hydrants are cleared.  NONE of the sidewalks are cleared.  If I had a camera with me, I would have taken pictures.  Where some cars were cleared, now there are mounds of snow in the road and around where the car was.  You have to pull over to the side to allow another car through as its single lanes.  And once you pull over, good luck getting back out.  People dont park up against the snow bank because passengers need to get in and out too.  Its a mess over there.  Albany Street near McDonalds is the same way.  Parts are narrowed to one lane.  Bigelow is solid ice on one side.  No sidewalks there either.   Hydrants on Stanley Street in front of the school there are buried.  All the secondary side streets off Helderburg are a mess.  Broad Street, Jerome Ave, and a few others in that area are almost less than one lane.  You cant get through some parts of those streets when the cars park on the street. These are roads that a lot of traffic do go through.   I havent been down through the middle of Mont Pleasant yet.  I know 10th is the same way.  You have to wind your way in and out of the parked cars to get through.  Pretty much one lane through there.  Most of these roads are traffic roads to connect through the neighborhoods.  Cars going both ways cant get through and get stuck trying.  There are some main roads that are ok.  Not the best but ok.  State Street is about the only one that is cleared.  I havent ventured anywhere else yet.  Too cold to be out there.  

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

The fact is that the roads were in pretty good shape.

The roads WERE (your own word) in pretty good shape, when they were originally laid down.

The ROADS themselves TODAY are in horrible condition.  Potholes, utility digs and beneath a failing, ancient infastructure.

The snow and ice cover on top of the already deplorable ROADS only makes it worse, TODAY.

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

The only thing that is pitiful is your constant whining.     The fact is that the roads were in pretty good shape.

You probably need to learn how to actually cope in a northern climate with snow and cold weather.   You also need to learn how to find happiness within and not have to depend on the government to make you feel good about life and yourself.    

So, what you are saying is that in the northern climate, people should expect to have damage to their cars rather than the city cleaning the streets, huh? So, what you are saying is that in the northern climate, people are supposed to just put up with their house burning down because streets arent' properly cleaned for fire trucks to get through, is that right?  

Tell us DV, answer the question.  What is more important use of tax dollars.  
1.  Exempting millioniares from paying property taxes
or
2.  Having streets cleared so emergency vehicles can pass through

Well, what is DV.    

Watch him avoid the question, he can NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER answer a direct question.

And here is the proof that the city plows AROUND cars on a priority street and fails to tow the cars away.  This is McClellan St



That reddish colored line shows where the plow moved away from the curb, this was just a close up photo