Conventional wisdom suggests that the Hilltowns of Albany County have seen a population growth in recent decades.
Indeed, you sometimes see new houses going up.
And there certainly has been some growth since the boom of suburbanization — which followed 20 years latere after the abandonment of farms in 1920s and 1930s.
But generally the area has remained fairly rural.
Nelson Rockefeller was a businessman, foundation head, cabinet-level US government official, and four-term governor of New York. He was engaged throughout his life with shaping public policy in direct and indirect ways, often alongside his younger brother Laurance, with whom he worked on some of the same business, philanthropic, and governmental initiatives. One of Nelson Rockefeller’s most passionately-pursued ideas during the 1950’s and 1960’s was the necessity of fallout shelters for civil defense.
The melting snow meant some small and a few larger rocks were rolling down the hill side.
Taken on Sunday March 3, 2019 at Albany County Rail Trail.
Walking along the shore of the Hudson River, thinking what a menace Styrofoam really is. So much washes up on the shorelines of the river. Bouys, floats, Styrofoam take out containers, coffee ups and big slurp cups 🥤. It’s all over.
LEFT - 1993 before Interstate 99 was built over Bald Mountain past Port Matilida
RIGHT - 2020 with completed Interstate 99
In a recent CBS/YouGov survey, 58% of Americans said that Biden wasn’t focusing enough on the economy and even more—65%—said this about inflation. Only 33% say that Biden and the Democrats are focusing on issues they care about the most. According to a CNN poll, 7 in 10 Americans think the government isn’t doing enough to reduce inflation and relieve disruptions in the supply-chain. Against this backdrop, it’s not surprising that just 38% approve of the president’s handling of the economy and even fewer—30%— his handling of inflation