For years, industrial sites that once fueled the city’s economy have sat idle and deteriorating in and around residential areas. Now, the brownfields are presenting an opportunity for residents to re-invent their neighborhoods.
Drew Coffey, English as a Second Language teacher, uses puppets as he reads a story to students Iszyarish Domena, 9, center, and Kenneth Mastache, 10, right, during class at Pleasant Valley Elementary school in Schenectady.
