Hudson River Commons — Local services in Troy

Nice little place with some nice stores but it's smack dab in the middle of one of the highest crime areas in Troy. I've never had a problem myself but people I know have been mugged walking to their car or if they walked to the store, got robbed on the way out. It's a real shame. Troy is a dying city. It needs shopping centers like this but businesses just can't make it here. Usually going out of business in 2 or 3 years because city council put political correctness above residents safety and it kills the businesses as the middle class leave for safer cities and leave the town in the hands of the gangs and illegals who go on assistance as soon as...

This was my go-to spot when I needed something in a hurry! It's changed a lot though...and not for the better, imho. Downtown Troy is a food desert. If you're looking for junk food, lottery tickets, or beer & cigarettes, there's LITERALLY a store on every corner for you. Save-a-lot made affordable groceries accessible to so many struggling households. There WAS a good variety of stores in this plaza, so you could almost always find whatever you needed. That's not the case anymore, though. I'm hoping they'll find a replacement grocery store to fill the empty storefronts. Lord knows it doesn't need another discount bargin chain or another fast food/...

Have gone to Rainbow, Save-a-lot, Big Lots and Shoe Dept. Save-a-lot is no Walmart, but it's a good go-to place for quick refill of grocery/food items. The frozen food section is surprisingly good, though. Rainbow came as a pleasant surprise with cheap options for women's apparels. My wife liked the place, and have done shopping there multiple times. Shoe Dept seemed like a good place to get a shoe if you're in a hurry and don't have time to go to Albany and are not comfortable with ordering online. Big Lots was nothing special, but nothing too shabby. Good collection of...