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Streetsies 2025: The Best from Albany

It's that time of year again! Albany often disappoints, but state officials got a few things right, we guess...

By Austin C. Jefferson

12:02 AM EST on December 26, 2025

How about some floral bouquets for the good work that did happen in Albany this year?

It's that time of year again! Albany often disappoints, but state officials got a few things right, we guess...

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Austin C. Jefferson

Before becoming Albany Bureau Chief in late 2025, Austin C. Jefferson was a state politics reporter for City & State NY, covering state government, elections and major legislative debates. His reporting has also appeared in the Daily Freeman, Chronogram Magazine and The Legislative Gazette. Having grown up in the Hudson Valley, he's always happy to argue about where Upstate New York truly begins.

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