Tag Archives: Glens Falls

ICE detains GF resident; rally cry ‘he’s one of us’; Google search yields law run-ins

By Zander Frost, Chonicle Staff Writer

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s seizing people it deems illegal immigrants came to Glens Falls last week as Yuriy Zinovyev was taken into custody by ICE after what his friend described as a routine immigration check-in.

As of Tuesday, an ICE database showed that Yuriy Zinovyev was “in ICE Custody” in Buffalo Federal Detention Facility. It listed Kazakhstan as his country of birth.

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Patten OK’d for $842,060 in tax benefits for South St.

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Glens Falls Industrial Development Agency approved tax credits and a PILOT — Payment in Lieu of Taxes — amounting to an estimated $842,060 for Chris Patten’s 46-56 South Street project.

The PILOT in this case is a “partial real property abatement,” for a term of 10 years, IDA Chair Judy Calogero tells The Chronicle. It includes a 100% exemption of taxes on the …

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New Glens Falls gathering place

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

The City of Glens Falls cut the ribbon Friday and debuted the centerpiece of its South Street redevelopment, the $6-million Market & Events Center.

It will be known as The Ed, for Ed Bartholomew, the late mayor and then Economic Development president who pushed for and won a $10-million New York State Downtown Revitalization grant in 2016, the first round of the Andrew Cuomo initiative.…

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Mayor still aims to create transportation hub, now at 333 Glen

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Stymied in his effort to transform the Elm Street parking lot, Mayor Bill Collins is actively pursuing 333 Glen and its parking garage and lot for a transportation hub in downtown Glens Falls.

In January, the City submitted a $1.3 million bid for a federal “BUILD” grant to add two levels and about 150 parking spaces to the garage and create a central location …

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Chris Patten seeks IDA help for South Street project; public hearing today

Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Chris Patten is seeking financial help from the Glens Falls Industrial Development Agency for his $5 million renovation under way at 45-56 South Street, on the corner of Elm Street downtown.

He is asking for exemptions on sales tax for materials and the mortgage recording tax plus a PILOT — Payment in Lieu of Taxes — on the property.

He notes it’s his first …

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