State-backed proposals for revitalizing downtown Albany give a nod to the Erie Canal's original gateway. It's a historic opportunity to reconnect the city to its waterway. A 19th-century postcard ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A financial grant is heading toward the Albany waterway in the continued effort to redevelop the eastern end of the Erie Canal. The $85,000 grant will be used to start an ...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – There have been 200 years of cruising down the Erie Canal, but that wouldn’t be possible without locks. Locks are essential for navigation on the canal, acting as elevators for boats ...

Equipment will begin to be marshaled at the Erie Canal locks in Lockport Wednesday for the $1.3 million restoration of another of the 19th century locks to working condition.