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.
Tahir Mahmood of Amsterdam uses a scraper to remove ice from the rear window of his car in the driveway of his home on Wednesday. With more than a month to go before the calendar reads spring, local highway departments are finding road salt in short supply.
