By Kristin Schultz Gazette Reporter Shop Rite Plaza will welcome a new neighbor later this winter when Nisky Martial Arts and Family Center opens next to LT’s Grill. Construction in the 3,000 square foot space will begin in January with…
SCHENECTADY — The weeks leading up to Christmas are an opportunity to show love and charity to those in need, and the Toys For Tots toy drive is one way to do that. Locations throughout the area are collecting new, unwrapped…
By Kristin Schultz Gazette Reporter After 10 years of repairing and selling wheels in Plainview, Long Island, Steve Barbera opened his company’s second location closer to his roots. Elite on Wheels Albany opened in East Greenbush in July in a…
By Kristin Schultz Gazette Reporter SCHENECTADY — For more than a decade, Cella Bistro has served up simple, thoughtful, seasonal food. On Nov. 18, the Rosa Road eatery was to close for good. Co-owner Julia Cella said the restaurant was…
Kristin Schultz Daily Gazette SCHENECTADY — Bread From Brooklyn generated a lot of buzz when it opened on Upper Union Street in June. Just three months later, the bagel, doughnut and pastry shop is closed, and the owner blames the Lecce…
NISKAYUNA — Niskayuna BR Holding Company has withdrawn its application for a zone change, special use permit and site plan approval for a controversial housing development at Balltown and Van Antwerp roads. The company plans to propose a new project for the…
By Kristin Schultz Gazette Reporter There’s a new business waltzing in the ShopRite Plaza in Niskayuna this month. Champion ballroom dancers Florin Vlad and Natalia O’Connor are opening Dance Fire Studio & Fitness, a ballroom dance studio where they will…
NISKAYUNA — Public opposition to a proposed mixed-use and multi-family development at Van Antwerp and Balltown roads has not abated. The Niskayuna Planning Board was scheduled to make a recommendation Monday to the Town Board regarding a zoning change request by developer BR Niskayuna Holdings. But…
NISKAYUNA — A widely opposed housing and retail project proposal will go before the Niskayuna Planning Board again on Monday. The project site is at Van Antwerp and Balltown roads, between the CVS and the CBS6 television station. In order…
By Kristin Schultz Gazette Reporter It was time to pop the champagne as the sale of Niskayuna Wine and Liquor was finalized on Sept. 14. Second-generation owner Peter Scanlan sold the Nott Street institution to fellow Niskayuna resident Anne Leonelli-Gallo….
By Kristin Schultz Gazette Reporter The Lecce Group on Sept. 14 withdrew its plan to demolish a derelict house at the corner of Balltown Road and Union Street and build a new company headquarters. “We made the decision after much…