Mayor Of Albany

Hi! Im the mayor of Albany, New york. Let me tell you about Albany ok?! Ok! Albany was founded in 1614 and was New York's First Fur trading post! Isnt that dandy? Albany has about 90 thousand people living in it (Alot of african Americans live here, isn't that Dandy 8^) Albany is also one of the poorest Cities in the country based on it's population count, but who cares about big numbers, how are you? Albany has lots of things to see! Take a look at what we have to offer!
Best Way to Lure People to the Capital Region...................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................... better train service to NYC; build a downtown convention center; candy; bulldoze it and start over; cheap drugs; cheap hotels; clean up Troy; college babes; EMPAC; emphasize its low cost of living; free beer and dumplings; Jerry Jennings’ year-round tan; emphasize its central location; hookers and beer; hide drugs all over the city with a treasure map; the gay community; lower taxes; more jobs; Raise the Barn; raffle Nipper off; professional sports team; promise that all new residents can be orange like the mayor; promote history; sex; the arts scene; the Egg; tell them we don’t want them here—it works like a charm for Seattle, Asheville and other hip places...................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........ Best Thing That Could Happen to Albany A giant chicken emerges from the Egg; a major sports franchise that people support; a makeover; a new mayor; a piano falls on the mayor; a Republican mayor; a shuttle between Pearl and Lark; Alice Green to move; Albany Police Union dissolved; an aquarium; bring down crime rates; build convention center; cancel convention center; a casino; Eliot Spitzer moves into the governor’s mansion; fine property owners for not clearing snow; get a Trader Joe’s; take over Troy and Schenectady and make one giant city; a lesbian bar; less bars trying to be like New York City; movie nights on a big screen in Washington Park; free parking for residents; make schools safer; more big companies; NY Giants building a stadium; less apathy; people slow down and be more friendly; a performing-arts center; riverfront development; people move back in; get rid of all the pretentious hipsters; tax the Long Islanders for temporary residency................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ .. Best Time to be Had for Under $10 Fourth of July at Empire State Plaza; ’80s nights at Red Square and Fuze Box; a movie at the Spectrum; a Sirsy show; a Velmas show; Alive at Five; bingo; Bombers trivia nights; dancing at Danceland Boomers; free shows at Empire State Plaza; movie at Proctor’s; Lark Fest, ice skating at the plaza, the hiphop fest in Washington Park; happy hour on Lark street; First Night; Siena Saints game; Rkstar open mic; Park Playhouse; Super 400 shows; Thacher Park with a bag lunch; Tulip Fest; window shopping on Lark Street...................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................ Best Misuse of Public Funds Convention center; Albany police; Albany mayoral tanning subsidy; $20,000 report on how to restructure Albany Crime Victims and Sexual Violence Center; anything NYS Thruway Authority does, application of jaywalking laws in Troy; charter schools; holiday decorations on the street; fixing the collapsed bridge to Rensselaer; expanding landfill into Pine Bush; Iraq war; Metroplex authority; Mayor Stratton’s pay raise; Joe Bruno; nanotech center at SUNY; plants on the streetlights; removing the trees on Lark Street; paying cops to drive around double-parked cars on a busy street instead of giving them a ticket; $25,000 raise for town attorney in North Greenbush; screwing up I-90 so it had to be fixed again; bailing out SPAC; soulless design of downtown Albany; Joe Bruno Baseball Stadium; Troy horse cop; wrestling hall of fame; Wellington Hotel preservation; that walking bridge...................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................................... Best Use of Public Funds Albany riverfront revitalization; Albany CVSVC; any pothole getting fixed; cancer research; Christmas lights in Washington Park; dog park; convention center; Corning Preserve; fixing the roads; fixing the collapsed bridge; hiring Kermit Hall; Hudson Riverway; keeping the Pine Bush intact; Lark Fest; NYSTI; painting Nipper; APD; NPR; public libraries, purchase of Western Turnpike golf course by Guilderland, Rensselaer train station; saving our historic buildings; school funding; snow plowing; WAMC........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ................................................ Best Thing That Could Happen to Schenectady Crack supply dries up; a GE replacement; a non-corrupt police force; a petting zoo; alien attack; B&B sex parties; B&Bs everywhere; be annexed by Saratoga Springs; clean up the parks; close that bawdy house; crime down; dissolve the Metroplex authority; give Stratton his raise; GE making a comeback; gentrification; go back in time 50 years; gun control; Guyanese buy the rest of it; housing rehabilitation; make Union College plant students downtown; Stratton breaks Eratus Corning’s record; money to schools and housing for people in poverty; IMAX in museum; new YMCA........................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ...................................... Best Thing That Could Happen to the ’Burbs A slowdown on development; a yuppies-specific plague; affordable housing; all the people from downstate, New Jersey and Connecticut would stay home; another parking garage; ban the chain stores; better bands at SPAC; casinos; cockfighting is taken out of the back alleys and legalized; a comedy club; for people to find out what it’s like only to make five figures; get rid of the horses and tell the obnoxious rich to go someplace else; improve traffic flow; keep the ballet at SPAC; less money, less snobs; longer track season; more hiphop spots; more parking; more street festivals; no ballet; NYRA getting new ownership................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .................................................. Best Thing That Could Happen to Troy Bulldozer; A mayor who actually has good ideas; a new reputation; a new Woodstock at the Hudson Duster; bring back Revolution Hall; let RPI take over; Cinema Arts showing something other than porn; clean it up; district attorney DeAngelis gets booted; Emma Willard graduates stay in town after graduation; get rid of federal housing; honest politicians, Hudson Duster gets a real stage; Jesus returns; less hardcore music; less Nazi skinheads; massive renovation; no more horse cop; movie theater; RPI gets girls; the city accepts its fate and gets rid of Uncle Sam in favor of large statues of Joe Bruno in every neighborhood................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ....................................................... Best Evidence That the Region is Looking Up Better bars; better local organized community groups for kids; high-speed Internet; new music; no more yuppies; pizza delivery.................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................ Evidence That the Apocalypse is Upon Us It’s 50 degrees in February; 787 is falling apart while we drive on it; a little Italy in Schenectady can’t get off the ground; Albany finally put a parking meter over the last spot of open land that had been overlooked; all the Denny’s are closing; an on-time budget?; Andrew Cuomo likely becoming state attorney general; Bruno and Silver are still here; crazy people holding signs; Bush and Cheney are still in office; even winter doesn’t want to hang out here; F-Timmi is still a fucking band; gas prices; George Pataki is still governor; Hillary Clinton’s quest for the white house; Jennings got reelected; Jim Coyne is back; people are still racist; the Albany convention center might happen; the homeless person that roots through our garbage is making a lot of sense; the hookers and needles I find in my backyard; the windstorm of ’06....................................................... ............................................................ ................................. Best Local Celebrity You’d Like to Have a One-Night Stand With Alan Chartock; Albany police detective James Miller; Andy Rooney; Ann Hughes; Anya Tucker; Lori Friday; Bob Carlton; Brian Kaplan; Brian Pastiglione; Bridget Blythe; Buzz Grindle; Candace Jarrett; Cat from WEQX; Darwin from WEQX; Chris Ryan; Debbie Gabrione from Ten Year Vamp; Dee Scott; Donna Frank from WEQX; Doug Daniels; Doug Sherman; Elisa Streeter; Ellen Z.; Figaro of the Velmas; Gabriela Bruni; Gay Tastee; Brian Taffe; Brian Stratton; Hillary Clinton; Melanie Krahmer; Jamie Kazlo from Channel 9; Jason Erwin from WEQX; Jeff Smith from WTEN; Joe Bruno; Joe Keiser; John Gray; Judy Sanders; Kelly Murphy; Kevin Richards; Kristina Kravchuk; Kumi Tucker; the Lipstick Lovelies; Liz Bishop; Lydia Kulbida; Marcy Natale; Mark Mulholland; Mary Lou Whitney; Megan Baker; Mike Grosshandler; Mike Thornton; Mike Trash; Nikki from WEQX; Noah Francis; Rebecca Hall; Rachael Ray; Paddy Kilrain; Paul Caiano; Rafferty from WEQX; Ralph Renna; Scotty Mac.
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Mayor ________ of Albany
Birthday: Wouldnt you love to know
Birthplace: The back seat
Current Location: Behind you
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Super
Height: 6'2
Right Handed or Left Handed: Both Silly!
Your Heritage: Irish Italian and german
The Shoes You Wore Today: flip flops
Your Weakness: yellow people
Your Perfect Pizza: super cheesy
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: get re-elected... O AND STOP GANG VIOLENCE
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: Liek Oh Ma Gahd
Thoughts First Waking Up: I
Your Best Physical Feature: My thighs
Your Bedtime: 11:00 pm
Your Most Missed Memory: when i was young and Hawt
Pepsi or Coke: coke silly! clear cut :)
MacDonalds or Burger King: Both silly
Single or Group Dates: Group
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: nestea
Chocolate or Vanilla: i like my little chocolates
Cappuccino or Coffee: cappuccino
Do you Smoke: no
Do you Swear: like a sailor
Do you Sing: of course
Do you Shower Daily: no, the mayor never showers
Have you Been in Love: Of course
Do you want to go to College: already have :)
Do you want to get Married: Already did :(
Do you belive in yourself: no
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: :)
Are you a Health Freak: ew no
Do you get along with your Parents: my parents are dead
Do you like Thunderstorms: yes
Do you play an Instrument: no
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yes
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: do i run the city liek i'm on drugs?
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: no silly
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: ya boi
In the past month have you been on Stage: yes, its scary
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no... would you really want to see my greasy ass skinny dip?
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: thats a stupid question. Arn't i a politician?
Ever been Drunk: heck Ya
Ever been called a Tease: only by a guy
&..39;Ever been Beaten up:' ya boi......
Ever Shoplifted: I'm the mayor, I dont needa shop lift
How do you want to Die: Like a godess
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I AM GROWNUP
What country would you most like to Visit: Cambodia.....or thailand
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Blue
Favourite Hair Color: Green
Short or Long Hair: long
Height: short Silly
Weight: Muscular, Dominant
Best Clothing Style: I'm a fabulous prep (the stoners punks and ghetto people are too gay to vote so H-E-double-hocky-stick them)
Number of Drugs I have taken: HAHA
Number of CDs I own: none
Number of Piercings: 1 can you guess where :)
Number of Tattoos: none
Number of things in my Past I Regret: 1 taking this job
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Guess what? Im so super! But some ppl arnt. You might remember the big story when Ronald Mcdonald was arrested in Albany?
GOD BLESS ALBANY I love it! FUN Fact. Albany was founded by Henry Hudson, the same man who founded the hudson river. As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 95,658 people, 40,709 households, and 18,400 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,474.6/mi (1,727.5/km.) There were 45,288 housing units at an average density of 2,118.4/mi (817.9/km.) The racial makeup of the city was 63.12% White, 28.14% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 3.26% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.15% from other races, and 2.98% from two or more races. 5.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Omg, another fun fact, read below There were 40,709 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.3% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.8% were non-families. 41.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.95.In the city the population was spread out with 20.0% under the age of 18, 19.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.The median income for a household in the city was $30,041, and the median income for a family was $39,932. Males had a median income of $31,535 versus $27,112 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,281. 21.7% of the population and 16.0% of families were below the poverty line. 28.8% of those under the age of 18 and 12.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.Below is a list Of ALbany's Diverse set of Multi-cultural gangs, o that sounds so fun super!
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