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City of Albany Declares a Snow Emergency Beginning Thursday, February 9, at 8 P.M.

***PRESS RELEASE***

Date: February 9, 2017

Contact: Dan Mirabile, Commissioner

City of Albany Department of General Services

518-434-2489

For Immediate Release

Albany, NY – Please be advised that the City of Albany has issued a SNOW EMERGENCY that will begin at 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at which time all normal parking rules and regulations are temporarily suspended.

During the first 24 hours of the snow emergency, all vehicles must be parked on the even numbered side of the street.

Beginning at 8:00 P.M. on Friday, February 10, 2017, all vehicles must be parked on the odd numbered side of the street for the next 24-hour period.

If you are parked on the wrong side of the street during the snow emergency your car will be ticketed and may be towed.

After the second 24-hour period, please stay tuned for further announcements. For SNOW EMERGENCY information, call 518-476-SNOW or visit the City of Albany's website at Forinformation, callor visit the City of Albany's website at albanyny.gov facebook.com/CityofAlbanyMayorsOffice , and twitter.com/AlbanyCityHall (see other information sources below).

If your vehicle has been towed, call the City of Albany Police Department Traffic Safety Division at 518-438-4000 for information on how to retrieve your vehicle. Snow emergency brochures, which outline all of the Snow Emergency procedures, can be picked up at any City firehouse, police station or branches of the Albany Public Library. Thank you for your cooperation.

The Snow Emergency Hotline is 518-476-SNOW (7669); for general snow inquiries call the Department of General Services at 518-434-CITY(2489)

To report power outages and determine area repair schedules, call National Grid at 800-642-4272; in an emergency, call 911

If you would like to receive a text or email about a snow emergency, you can sign up for Nixle alerts at http://www.albanyny.org/Government/Departments/PoliceDepartment/Nixle.aspx

For real-time weather information, visit the National Weather Service

SNOW EMERGENCY ADDITIONAL PARKING

Due to the snow emergency declared for the City of Albany to start at 8:00 pm Thursday, February 9, 2017 the City of Albany has made available additional parking at the following locations:

ARBOR HILL/SHERIDAN HOLLOW

PARKING AREA ADJOINING ARBOR HILL SOFTBALL FIELD (NORTH LARK ST.) 230 COLONIE ST. (PLAYGROUND LOT) 178 COLONIE ST. (PLAYGROUND LOT) TEN BROECK MANSION (PARKING LOT & SIDEWALK WEST END)

PINE HILLS

RIDGEFIELD PARK (ENTER ON PARTRIDGE ST.) WOODLAWN PARK LITTLE LEAGUE WATERSON PARK (WESTLAND HILLS) ENTER ON COLVIN AVE. WASHINGTON PARK (ALL ROADWAYS AND PARKING AREAS)

SOUTH END

KRANK PARK AREA FRANKLIN ST. (BETWEEN SCHUYLER & BASSETT STS. – EAST SIDE) LINCOLN PARK (ALL INTERIOR ROADWAYS & PARKING AREA)

CENTER SQUARE/MANSION

77 PHILIP ST. (PLAYGROUND) 88 PHILIP ST. (PLAYGROUND)

NORTH ALBANY

NORTH SECOND & NORTH THIRD STS. (ABOVE PEARL ST.) PARKING AREA ACROSS FROM NORTH ALBANY AMERICAN LEGION POST

WEST END

BLEECKER STADIUM (PARKING AREA & ROADWAYS) NORTH SIDE OF LIVINGSTON AVE. (OPPOSITE JUDSON ST.) PARKING LOT

Please note the conflict streets and the applicable rules as described below.

Location Cross Side to post 1st night Side to post 2nd night Central Ave Lark St to Henry Johnson Blvd north side south side Pine St Eagle St to Lodge St North & South sides NONE Columbia St Eagle St to Lodge St north side south side Elk Street Eagle St to N. Hawk St north side south side Willett St Madison Ave to State St west side east side Jay St Turn Around to Hudson Ave west side east side Robin St Madison Ave to Myrtle Ave west side east side Thurlow Terr Western Ave to Dead End both sides NONE Englewood Pl Western Ave to Dead End west side east side Sprague Pl Western Ave to State St west side east side Bleeker Pl Phillip St to Eagle St North & South sides NONE Lark St Madison Ave to Myrtle Ave west side east side Leonard Pl Delaware Ave to Dead End north side south side Madison Pl Eagle St to Philip St north side south side Wilbur St Philip St to Grand St North & South sides NONE Park Ave Dove St to S. Swan St north side south side Manning Sq Manning Blv to Central Ave north side south side Manning Blvd Bridal Path Western Ave to Washington Ave street side house side Niblock Ct VerPlank St to End both sides NONE Essex St Watervliet Ave to Rawson St north side south side N. Main Ave Washington Ave to Manning Blvd west side east side O'Leary Blvd Western Ave to Washington Ave east side west side Northern Blvd Colonie St to Manning Blvd west side east side Manning Blvd Livingston Ave to Arbor Drive west side east side McPherson Terr #15 to Judson north side south side Hall Pl TenBroeck Pl to Second St east side west side St Joseph Terr Second St to First St east side west side N Second St Broadway to Jennings Dr south side north side N. Third St Broadway to west Dead End south side north side Helderberg Ave Main Ave to Weiss Rd north side south side Kate St Whitehall Rd to Cuyler St east side north side

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