Bryen
Digital Managing Editor for Townsquare Media of Albany
Digital Format Captain for Country - Townsquare Media Group
Bryen
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Nine Arrests Made at Albany Hazing Incident
How'd you spend your Friday night? Perhaps lying on a basement floor with your face submerged in water, while being spanked with a wooden paddle and begging for mercy? No? Perhaps if there was cold water being poured on your head from a garden hose? Still doesn't sound fun? Albany police didn't think it was so great either when they arrived at 470 Hudson Ave. in response to a noise complaint.
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Watch Donald Trump Get Torn Apart by Brian Williams in 10 Seconds
No matter what side of the election you were on, it's hard to take Donald Trump seriously. He's become a laughing stock with his outrageous and over the top harassment of President Obama. Brian Williams has clearly had enough of his shenanigans and he was able to sum up just how lame Trump is in about ten seconds.
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President Barack Obama Wins Re-Election
It was the election that seemed it would never end, but all of the major networks have called the election for President Obama. Starting with Fox News, followed by NBC, ABC, and the others it came down to Ohio.
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Albany Cares S.O.S. Day
We know the damage a hurricane can inflict all too well; Irene was very hard for many of us in the Albany area, so we know firsthand that any help you can get, you need. There are people who need our help downstate and we want to our best to reach out a hand to those in need - that's why we're doing an S.O.S Day - Show Our Support. Find out how you can help victims of Hurricane Sandy.
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Albany Area Local Election Results
We have a lot of races in the Albany area with some of them being more major than the others but all equally important. Here are the results of the races that have been called. We will be updating the data as new numbers come in.
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Sick of Politics on Facebook? You Can Hide Politics with this Plugin
It doesn't matter what side of the political spectrum you fall on - you can agree on one thing: you're sick of politics. We're sick of them too, especially on Facebook. Good news though, you can hide everything political thanks to some guys with pocket protectors.
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The Latest Update on Sandy for the Albany Area
We're going to keep you updated every time there is a change in information or new information about Sandy as she approaches the Albany area. Please keep checking back and refreshing the page to display the latest information.
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Incredibile + Shocking Photos of Sandy Damage, NYC Flooding
The photos flooding social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram as well as Facebook are just shocking to see. Lower Manhattan is flooding, the power is out in large parts of NYC as the city takes a beating from Sandy. Also Atlantic City and other cities along the east.
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Send Us Your Sandy Photos
Send us your photos of Sandy wind damage, flooding, etc and we'll share them in our gallery. Include your location with the photo. You can Tweet and Instagram them using hashtag #518storm or email them to us using email albanydigital@townsquaremedia.com
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Albany Area + Capital Region Power Outage Map for Hurricane Sandy
If you are in the dark, chances are you’re looking at this on a smart phone. If you’re wondering about an outage in your neighborhood, need to report an outage, wondering how long it’ll last, and other information, then check out the map below.
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Bridge Closing Information During Sandy
Gov Cuomo has just announced that the Tappan Zee Bridge near New York City will close at 4PM today (10/29) due to the high winds associated with Sandy. If you're wondering about any possible bridge closings in the Albany area, New York State has a twitter account setup that will display information about bridges across the state. If you don't have Twitter, you can follow along here:
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Albany Area State of Emergencies Due to Sandy
Most of these have been lifted or will expire by the end of the day Tuesday. We were lucky that Sandy wasn't as bad as it could have been!