SBA Announces Official Restaurant Revitalization Fund Application and Guidelines  The SBA has posted details on the new Restaurant Revitalization Fund at www.sba.gov/restaurants. This program will provide grant funding to help restaurants impacted by Covid-19 offset lost revenues. While the SBA…
Schenectady, NY (April 8, 2021) – Starting today (Friday) April 9, The Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady will go back to full-time, 24-7, operations. The hotel has been closed Monday through Thursday since February 1 due to…
(Schenectady, NY) A section of the Mohawk Hudson Bike-Hike Trail in the Town of Niskayuna will be closed intermittently between Anthony Street and Aqueduct Road until approximately April 30th due to the construction of access roads for the Rivers Ledge…
Schenectady, N.Y., March 23, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the Capital Region Land Bank has approved a Memorandum of Understanding with The Schenectady Foundation to construct a new splash pad at Wallingford Park in the City’s Mont Pleasant…
Schenectady, N.Y., March 19, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the Capital Region Land Bank met this week and approved a renovation project at 1009 and 1011 Strong Street in Schenectady that includes hands-on job training for City residents…
Local service members to be recognized from May to November (Schenectady, NY, March 10, 2021) – The Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation (DSIC) and City of Schenectady are partnering for a seventh year on the popular Hometown Heroes Banner Program. This…
 The State has announced that restaurants outside of New York City, which have been operating at 50 percent capacity, can move to 75 percent capacity starting March 19. The US Senate has passed a major Covid relief package. The House…
Local service members to be recognized from May to November The Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation (DSIC) and City of Schenectady are partnering for a seventh year on the popular Hometown Heroes Banner Program. This program proudly recognizes active duty and…
PPP Program Changes The new Administration has just announced changes in the Payroll Protection Program (PPP). A two-week exclusive PPP loan application period will be established for businesses and nonprofits with fewer than 20 employees. The 14-day exclusivity period will…
Latest installation part of Schenectady’s Electric Vehicle Destination Initiative SCHENECTADY – Mayor Gary McCarthy unveiled 10 new electric vehicle charging stations on Liberty Street in downtown Schenectady. The stations were provided by Livingston Energy Group and the installation was supported…