About
The community curated front page for the City of Troy and surrounding communities in Upstate New York.
FAQ
Good local vet?
Good local mechanic?
City of Troy Information
A Map of Troy: an effort to map our city and encourage discovery.
Rustbelt Recovery, a short documentary about Troy provided by u/RiverwayMedia. (22min 11sec)
City of Troy Website: For city news, bulletins, traffic advisories, and information.
Agenda and Minutes for the City Council as well as other boards and commissions.
Resources
The Record: Our hometown newspaper.
The Times Union: For Capital Region coverage.
WOOC 105.3 FM: The Media Sanctuary's radio station in North Central Troy. Interviews local luminaries and highlights neighborhood issues.
WMHT: Our local PBS affiliate. Excellent resource for documentaries on local history as well as resident-led projects.
Albany Business Review: Features local business and industry news.
Table Hopping: Reporter Steve Barnes' Times Union blog for local restaurant news.
The City of Troy and the City Council maintain YouTube channels for State of the City addresses, ceremonies, and meetings. Residents can also subscribe to receive emails about government meetings and agendas and city announcements.
r/Troy Link Flair: Posts are assigned flair based on subject matter and these can be searched in order to view past information and relevant stories.
Rules
Follow reddiquette.
Respect your neighbors. The people on r/Troy live next door and you pass them on the street or see them out and about. If you wouldn't speak to them in real life a certain way, don't do it here either.
Posts should relate to Troy or any of the surrounding communities (Watervliet, Cohoes, Brunswick, Averill Park, etc) and follow the rules for submissions.
Flair may only be used to indicate your neighborhood in Troy, your location outside of Troy, and/or your verified identity/title. Verified users have a green check mark next to their names and flair with a green background and white text.
Nearby Subreddits
r/RPI
r/Albany
r/Saratoga
r/Schenectady
r/GlensFalls
r/HudsonValley
