There are complaint every night about the fireworks. Why can't this be stopped?

Wow! That comment about people who pay taxes sounds rudely elitist. Like renters done want to live in a peaceful environment and I assume you think you are superior to renters. I must say I’ve seen lots of comments on this platform on the edge of being racist. That’s disappointing. I think this is a platform for alerting police and etc. about important issues. Keep your economic superiority and opinions to yourself. But hey! That’s just my opinion.

I am a renter

Sorry. That comment was meant for the other person who committed. I reposted to him.

That's fine.

Since apparently I am not going to get any sleep - AGAIN, I called the police again and emailed my City Councilman.

I don't get it - enforce the ordinance and fine violators $250. It would increase City revenues and deprive people of the income to buy even more fireworks.

I agree that it's disturbing that some of these comments are hinging on racist and elitism.

Those comments detract from the very real issue of these fireworks as a fire hazard and noise issue. The ones at Spring and Henry Johnson woke me up around midnight last night, and that being-woken-up-by-fireworks thing happens every single night.

If we want to effect change we need to all be in this together, the fireworks issue, and many other quality-of-life issues, in the Washington Park/Center Square area have no distinction between race, class, or any other demographic factors. People should call the mayor's office at (518) 434-5100 to demand action.

This site/process clearly isn't working at all.

The fireworks are a chronic issue, every night. As is the litter they leave behind: you can often find this trash in Washington Park.

The legalization of certain classes of fireworks a couple of years ago has opened the door to anything and everything, legal or not. Coupled with the reduction of neighborhood engagement coverage and growing indifference to quality of life issues, this is a snowball that is gaining more and more momentum until eventually, the continued erosion of the tax base brought on by more and more people becoming fed up enough to pack up and leave in droves, will see the city bottom out and become unlivable. Most people, if you asked them, would honestly say they would leave if they were able. Keep ignoring the fireworks, noise complaints, illegal dirt bikes and ATVs and the like and we'll be on the same level as Detroit or Flint very soon.

I just read an email from my City Councilman.

He lives here and is just as frustrated. As we all guessed, the problem is Albany County allows certain fireworks, leaving the Albany Common Council unable to act to ban them in the city.

He suggest we contact our County Legislator with our concerns.

Please continue to call the police at 518-438-4000 if you hear them. Additionally if you know the house that is doing it, say so in the call to dispatch. Let your Beat Officer know if you have a house in your neighborhood that is doing it repeatedly. It does help us.