Participating young adults from YouthBuild Schenectady (operated by Northeast Parent & Child Society) will take a sledgehammer to the front door of 843 Emmett Street in Schenectady, New York’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood. Students will be joined by Acting Mayor Gary McCarthy and other city officials in a ceremonial kickoff celebration of the sustainable rebuild.

When they say, “You can’t fight city hall,” they aren’t talking about Mother Nature. And she’s been fighting Milwaukee City Hall for a long time.