In January, we found out that a popular store in Stuyvesant plaza for over thirty years, Drummer's Kitchen, was moving from Stuyvesant Plaza to Crossgates mall after its lease wasn't renewed. Another store which also had a thirty-plus year tenure in Stuyvesant Plaza announced it is moving too.
A popular store inside Stuyvesant Plaza in Guilderland will be moving a mile down the road to a bigger space in Crossgates Mall after thirty-five years.
A popular restaurant and bar that has been a staple in downtown Albany for fifteen years announced that they would be closing for good. Although this is sad news, there is a neighboring cafe that will move into that space because of the closure.
Recently I moved to Clifton Park, I've lived in Latham, Watervliet, Cohoes, Rexford and Albany, I have never lived in Troy or Schenectady and I don't want to because Schenectady scares me and Troy makes me sad and hurts my car.
If you had the opportunity to move from here or even the state of New York, would you? If you answered "yes," you are not alone. A new Gallup Poll says 41% of New Yorkers would move if they were able to.