Excellent question and very well put, thank you. This is a MAJOR problem at 405 Washington Ave (Unitarian Universalist Church) as well and needs to be addressed.

I would love to see her walking to work on Washington or State Street every morning and night just to avoid human and dog feces, garbage, and drug paraphernalia, every day like I do.

This happens all over this neighborhood because of the Methadone clinic on Central Ave. They get their Methadone and then sell it to get the real stuff. The drug deals are happening right on the corner of Robin and Central Ave in plain sight. They are getting high out in the open like it is acceptable. And there is ONE beat cop that actually does his job of being present but where are the rest of the police officers. They are not patrolling this neighborhood on a regular basis or the drug dealers and drug addicts wouldn't think it was okay to do what they are doing. The fact that my child sees people shooting drugs up on corners or smoking from a crack pipe is unacceptable and the fact that nothing is done about it is worse.

This issue rests squarely on Sheehans shoulders. Since she became mayor to he City has deteriorated to Chiraqthe environment she ran from. Do your job, stop your PR campaign because your absence speaks louder than the lies being dished on a daily basis. Hire Police and stop lining your pets pockets! The clay idol of NY is gone, there is s no more backup for dilettantes!

These are oftentimes littered in Washington Park too.

The only way to solve this is to get out of Albany. Things have only gotten worse over the last 35+ yrs I’ve been here. Point of return is long gone.

I just looked at a house 40 min from here. I’m done with 2 months of fireworks,poop all over,trash all over,blasting music from speeding cars.. Done.

Thank you all for your comments and support of this critical issue. I agree, the City is right on the edge and there is little if no concern on the part of our elected officials. And if at all possible, I will be moving out as well.

It was assigned to City of Albany Admin 3…raise your hand if you know what that means…

This is everyday all day and nothing is done. That church isn't even open. Hang out spot because its allowed.

Do not re-elect this incompetent and corrupt Mayor. Hopefully the other candidate will win and do something positive for the city. I’m thinking expecting DGS to enforce code and abolish the ridiculous waste collection fee.

It seems like it has to go deeper than just the mayor, darned if I know where but is she really the only person that can fix this because she isn’t and as far as I can tell has no plans to.

I would really like to know what her plans are for most things. She certainly has no understanding of quality of life issues. It’s apparent when you walk out your door. Just one walk up Bradford or West and you will see the discusting mess we live in. It took us ten years to get a fence out around the parking lot at Lex and Washington. That is pretty much all I’ve seen in our neighborhood in her tenure. Please retire and let someone competent run the city. This has been the worst I have seen it during my upbringing and return to Albany. And if Albany is rated so highly to live it’s not for the Mayors doings. It’s the Univerisities, Hospitals, distances to other locations. Not a crazy park going no where.

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A large part of the problem is the clientele which is coming in to the city to live. People who just don’t care and don’t take pride in their homes and living here. Absentee landlords don’t help either.

Then there are long time residents who are tired of waiting for quality of life to improve and see a constant decline. If they can,they move.

Many of these long time residents also are passing away. Two on my street lately. One was 98. Distant kin sell the house because they don’t want to move here. Absentees buy it and rent it out. Another one down the drain.

The spread of urban blight is tough to reverse.

This morning a guy and a girl who are not from around here are chasing each other up and down Elk Street between Robin and N. Lake near two schools. The guy yelling give me the drugs while the girl hits him with a bag she is carrying yelling I don't know you, stop bothering me. They clearly knew each other since he was carrying the rest of her bags but this is the chaos that happens on this block all the time due to people that don't even live here. Someone better do something before these schools start back. This is ridiculous.

Issues of this nature are reassigned to city departments in order to address the issues of litter and/or loitering as they arise. These are an unfortunate byproduct of having a methadone clinic in a high traffic business district that is adjacent residential areas. The NYS Office of Addiction Services and Support (OASAS) has oversight of this facility and the City has reached out to OASAS on many occasions requesting that OASAS exercise appropriate oversight and that the clinic be moved to a more appropriate location. This request has also been made to the operator of the facility on many occasions. The City has also referred complaints made by staff within the facility to the Office of the State Attorney General. Unfortunately, the City has no authority to compel the facility move. In the meantime APD and the Department of General Services do what they can to keep up with the issues that impact the quality of life for our residents and the impacts of concentrating these types of facilities – which service residents from across the region – inside the City of Albany. We will continue to do everything in our power to urge the State, which has sole oversight authority of this clinic, to have it moved to a more appropriate location. We encourage you to reach out to your state legislators and the Governor to urge them take action as well.

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I’m very concerned about this issue. I clean up around the area of Engine 1 and up Lexington and the Parking Lot each day. I have numerous pictures of the needles I have picked up and disposed of. So you are responding that you have made calls and no one has responded so the City is in the clear. We did what we can do so we are going to close out this issue. Sad that this is the approach to something so critical. Gee, you didn’t call me back so I’m exonerated from this responsibility. Wouldn’t it be great if the Mayor went to every neighborhood meeting and encouraged us that we were being paid attention too and that they would take recommendations as to how to handle this. After a while you just give up when you feel you are not being listened too. Even the (proposed) new 6th Ward Candidate doesn’t have time to listen. Not a good sign.

The needles,etc don’t just find their way into neighborhoods. They find their way to the storm drains on every corner,then to the Hudson. Horrible.

My comment was blocked because it was truthful? Now you have drug addicts hiding underneath the loading dock of Brighter Choice Boys School in the middle of the day to get high. And trust me the drug addicts aren't from around here. Walking my dog with my child in the evening still light out and one drug addict offered a @#$% to a man walking down the street right in front of us. Explain that one to a child. Nothing is being done there is no police presence expect Officer Silver. And why call they don't come anyways.

This is such a major issue and one not just associated with the City. And, this is why most aware residents are concerned that the City takes no responsibility due to the lack of someone on a state level not returning calls by the city govt.And that is why we want to know why this and so many other issues seem to be ignored by this city’s administration. I’ve called the police snd honestly, the police do not respond. Or, by time they do, the addicts are gone. Last week three guys were injecting each other and one large guy started to scream, squeell and grunt. After calling the mayors office to hear the person answering the phone was in shock to hear this. So was the police Dept. And can someone tell me why a drug addict can wonder around the neighborhood erratically dancing and dropping litter and leaving it cannot be forced off the street. She is a major visitor to the Fr Young building on Lex and Washington. The emergency drug mobile will drop by when called but have no real authority to do much of anything. She was talked too and let go. So Officer Stone, I see no overall improvement in the situation and there hasen’t been anyone who has approached this population that I’m aware of. Quite interesting the other day a few people were injecting on the bench in front of Engine 1 and injecting right there. Such disregard and lack of respect for anyone else. So I will ask once again, what are you doing major?

This is a multi faceted issue that the City is working with other municipalities, non-profit organizations, and local authorities to resolve.

In the meantime, if you are aware of a discarded hypodermic needles, you can reach out to Project Safe Point at 1-866-930-4999 and they will come to dispose of the needle.