Hoffman’s Playland Rides Saved?

It's no secret. Huck Finn's Warehouse and More wants the rides from Hoffman's Playland. They're ready to invest most of the $1.8 million dollars it would cost to move the rides. There's even financial aid on the table, $650,000 combine worth of grants from the Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Empire State Development and National Grid. Now It's all up to a vote.

Tonight (10/7/2014) at 5:30pm, the IDA will have its vote on funding. We'll hear the official decision tomorrow, but it looks very promising. Most elected officials even seem on board. It's going to create 30-35 construction jobs and about 150 seasonal jobs in a part of Albany that's trying to have a revitalization.

The move would also bring the rides closer to the downtown bar scene, and I for one think it would be great to have some late night rides available. Mostly because I wanna ride the merry-go-round after having some of the great micro-brews from downtown.