The harbor at Mohawk Harbor is now filled with water and almost ready to accommodate boat traffic as part of Galesi Group’s redevelopment of the former Alco site. Sheet piles are being lifted out of the ground and the Mohawk River is slowly being pumped into the harbor as work on the 60-acre site off Erie Boulevard moves forward. At the same time, construction has also started on a 124-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel and 206-unit apartment building around the harbor. Galesi’

Roughly two years from now, roulette wheels will be spinning, cards will be shuffled, and poker chips will be piling up in Schenectady. However, the only thing piling up beside the Mohawk River are steel pilings and large mountains of dirt. So at this point, where do things stand on the Rivers Casino project? It was last December when Schenectady found out they'd be getting a new gambling casino. Here we are 10 months later, and no one in this community has seen a casino lice