COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) -The old community center in Cohoes will reopen by the end of 2025. Renamed to the Gil Ethier Albany County Athletic & Community Center for the Deputy Majority Leader of the Legislature, the building was closed for almost a decade.

From physical activites to studying with tutors, those are just some of the plans Albany County has for the center. It’s set to be a safe place to keep kids off the streets and engaged. Some more possibilities include bringing in the trades for job training.

“Not only will a kid come in here and have a chance to be a kid but opportunities will be there knocking on their door with the different programs and facilities,” said County Executive Dan McCoy.

In the early '60s, Ethier raised money to build the original community center. At the t

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