Politics & Government

You Said It: 'Albany is Where Dreams Die'

With this feature, we'll do our best to highlight thoughtful, passionate and provocative comments from Albany Patch readers. Comments may be edited lightly for readability.

Reader Al Streit made this comment earlier this week in response to a story about development issues in Albany.

"We first moved to Albany in 1974. After a 2-year hiatus, we moved back in 1977. Our next door neighbor was a woman in her 70s. Once, in response to my comment on a proposal back then to remove the Santa Fe railroad tracks (which finally happened many years later), she said, 'They've been talking about that since the 1920s. NOTHING ever happens in Albany. Albany is where dreams die.' Nothing's changed."

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