Canoe Island and Lodge for sale
The 30-acre Canoe Island Lodge and its companion Canoe Island are up for sale, $9 million for the resort itself, and $2.9 million for the island, just west of Long Island on Lake George, the Albany Business Journal is reporting. The resort has 472 feet of shoreline and and a series of buildings and decks that step down to the water. The resort was built by Bill Busch Jr. and his wife Jane Richter Busch starting in the 1940s. Their daughter and son-in-law run the resort now, the story says. The island includes a picnic pavilion and a beach on the southern shore.
CDTA starts BRT line
Construction of a Bus Rapid Transit “Purple Line” from Crossgates Mall to downtown Albany, has begun, says a story in the Albany Business Journal. It will run for 8.5 miles along Washington and Western avenues with stops at UAlbany, on a dedicated bus lane, and at the Harriman State Office Campus, along with more than a dozen other locations, the story says.
Motorcycle accident, hurts two, stops afternoon commute
Two people on a motorcycle were hurt Tuesday afternoon when they crashed near Northway (I-87) Exit 18, the Post-Star is reporting. The accident occurred in the northbound lanes, and the man and woman had non-life-threatening injuries, the story says. The Warrensburg Bike Rally and the Americade motorcycle rally overlap this week, the story says.
[Editor’s note: Traffic apps showed traffic at a near standstill during the afternoon rush Tuesday.]
Niskayuna woman sues Twitter, may find account info.
In coming weeks, courts will determine if Caroline McGraw, a Niskayuna resident and political activist, will learn who runs the Twitter account @niskyfails, the Times Union is reporting. She says the account has been defaming her and her family. A ruling from a Schenectady County judge recently paved the way for McGraw to subpoena Twitter. Once the subpoena is served, Twitter will have 20 days to respond, the story says. @niskyfails has told the T-U they see this as censorship that will have a chilling effect on critics of the political family.
Adirondack Park gets little from state legislative session
None of the four state constitutional amendments regarding the Adirondack Park nor a bill aimed at large-scale subdivisions inside the Blue Line passed the New York State Legislature during the session that ended last week, the Adirondack Explorer is reporting. Amendments affecting the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic campus, a Cathead Mountain emergency services tower, and changes that would have moved a great camp and prison out of the state forest preserve all failed, the story says. The political finger-pointing has begun.