Curfew, states of emergency declared in three Troy suburbs
Mayors ask residents to stay indoors 9 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday
Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan on April 26, 1982.
Three communities surrounding Troy, which will be the scene of a large-scale protest rally Sunday afternoon, have set a curfew from 9 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday for what they called
“the threat of civil disturbance to their communities.”
The village of Green Island announced Saturday that the Green Island Bridge will be closed for the Troy rally starting at 2;30 p.m. Sunday.
The area surrounding the Green Island Bridge, including the south end of George Street, Albany Avenue and Lower Hudson Avenue, may be affected with closures, delays and parking restrictions throughout the day.
The rally planned at 2 p.m. in Troy’s Riverfront Park is part of the surge of protests arising from the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis during an encounter with police on May 25. Four Minneapolis police officers are facing murder or related charges in Floyd’s death.
Troy has also taken steps as the rally approaches, including closing streets surrounding the police station and the administration/detective building from Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening.
The mayors of Menands, Watervliet and Green Island all declared a curfew, as well as states of emergency that are effective immediately and will continue until Tuesday, June 30.
The curfew applies to the entire municipal boundaries of the three Albany County communities.
The mayors and chiefs of police are asking
In Cohoes, three men were arrested on various charges related to the pregnancy of a developmentally disabled 16-year-old girl. Through the investigation of the Humane Society, Thomas Quigley, 44, and John Murray, 26, were arrested for her abduction. The third man arrested was the 19-yearold brother of the girl, who was said to have a similar intellectual disability to his sister’s, on a charge of incest. When the inspector from the Humane Society visited the home, he found their father might also have cognitive impairments. The father promised to bring his children before an authorized person and have them married. The man cried after the inspector said it was against the law.
— Times Union, June 7, 1920 all residents and visitors to voluntarily abide by the curfew, which the municipalities intend to enforce.
Violations that result in public health or safety threats including fires, property damage and violence will be prosecuted, the advisory said.
Citizens should remain in their residences during the curfew, the officials said. People are advised not to travel on any public streets, alleys or roadways or to any public place.
The municipalities wrote in a joint press release that the curfew is meant to prevent fires, property damage and violence in the communities and is being imposed to protect residents.
People may still travel to and from work, consistent with the terms of applicable COVID-19 executive orders and can seek emergency and urgent medical care during the curfew.
The Green Island advisory states,“in anticipation of the very large crowd expected, the Green Island Bridge will be closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic starting at 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon due to a planned rally in the city of Troy. The bridge will be closed completely at 2:30 p.m. The bridge will re-open after traffic subsides,” the advisory stated.
Motorists or pedestrians not participating are advised to avoid the area from Exit 8 of I-787 to the Green Island Bridge including Lower Hudson Avenue, Albany Avenue and the south end of George Street on Green Island, the advisory states.
Traffic delays and road closures are probable during this time.
Participants are also reminded that they are to park only in legal parking spaces and watch for any other parking restrictions as well.
Parking on the Green Island Bridge is prohibited, the authorities said.
Daniel P. Moynihan, counselor to President Nixon, told 2,000 Fordham University graduates that he did not expect the crisis of confidence in the government to abate “for years to come.” As he spoke, 50 graduates and faculty members walked out but the rest of the audience of 6,500 gave Moynihan a standing applause. When he was introduced to accept an honorary degree, some booing could be heard above the applause in the school’s capacious gymnasium. “For years I was thought too radical to be invited to Fordham,” he said. “All of a suddent, I am not radical enough to be assured a welcome.” The former Harvard professor said he traced the origin of the “irrational” distrust to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and cited as an example “a belief now rampant on American campuses that the administration, using radical student protests as a pretext, is planning to cancel the 1972 elections.”
— Times Union, June 7, 1970
Looking Back is compiled by C.J. Lais Jr. and Azra Haqqie. For questions about this feature or to submit information, contact Tim Blydenburgh, 518-454-5421 or tblydenburgh@ timesunion.com
Driver in hit-and-run was drunk, deputies say
LAKE GEORGE — A 61-yearold man involved in a hit-and-run Friday night on Canada Street in the village of Lake George has been located, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.
Brian Allen was driving drunk when he hit another vehicle near Shepard’s Park, deputies said. He