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.
Ann Winicki of West Sand Lake, right, applauds after hearing Gov. Eliot Spitzer announce his resignation as Sharon Fournier of Menands looks on. The pair watched the televised news conference in the concourse level of the Empire State Plaza in Albany Wednesday.