July 2019 – The Buffalo Chronicle

When will Tim Kennedy start delivering on Transportation money?

July 31, 2019

Senator Tim Kennedy has been getting a lot of newfound attention following the Democratic Party’s takeover the Senate chamber last November. He was even named the Chairman of the Transportation Committee by Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins of Westchester County. His

Critics say that Niagara Falls State Park could easily relocate its visitor center

July 28, 2019

The management of the Niagara Falls State Park has been criticized in recent years for the over-built, asphalt-intensive, and commercial nature of the scenic landscape — which some say desecrates a natural monument that is sacred to many of North

Trump’s ‘infrastructure finance’ plan would reform the Federal Reserve

July 27, 2019

President Donald J. Trump wants Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring a landmark infrastructure bill to the floor in November that would transform the way that public and private infrastructure projects are financed in the United States — including

Martin slams attorney Jane Cameron on Egriu smears in the 26th congressional district

July 27, 2019

Community organizer Katrinna Martin is calling out the alt-left activist and local attorney Jane Cameron — who works for the Attorney General’s office — for attempting to smear 26th district congressional candidate and local businessman Eddie Egriu. In a series of smears

Know the risks of heatstroke

July 27, 2019

BY NORBERT RUG The most loving and attentive parents can even make mistakes. This includes accidentally forgetting their child in the back seat of the car. This is especially true with the rear-facing car seats. The problem is you can’t

Avoid another Amazon by learning from Essex Crossing

July 27, 2019

BY FELIX CIAMPA Amazon’s decision to withdraw its plans to build a second headquarters in Long Island City sparked dire predictions from many observers. Some argued it would now be impossible to attract significant commercial development in Western Queens, or

How the new rent laws will slam NYC’s housing market

July 27, 2019

BY HOWARD HUSCOK New York’s new rent-regulation law makes dramatic changes to housing rules — limiting rent increases after owners make major improvements and even after units become vacant and the rents have not been raised for years. The law will likely

We need more family-friendly cities

July 27, 2019

BY AARON RENN In January, Malaysia Goodson was killed when she fell down the stairs at New York’s 7th Avenue subway station while carrying a stroller with her one-year-old daughter in it. The baby girl survived but now faces life without her mother. The 7th Avenue

Gentrification for social justice?

July 27, 2019

BY KAY HYMOWITZ For many on the left, gentrification remains a dirty word, synonymous — or at least closely associated — with racism, oligarchic developers, neoliberalism, and even genocide. Fortunately, not all gentrification-watchers are so dystopic. Less excitable observers harbor reasonable concerns about poor residents forced

Updated payroll data on New York State authorities is released

July 27, 2019

Payroll data for 73,884 public authority employees, totaling almost $4.5 billion, have been added to SeeThroughNY. The new data come from 298 employers and include: New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (43,436 employees) New York State Thruway Authority (3,952 employees) Urban Development

Will Mark Hill keep his pledge to reject Ken Hill’s financial support in Six Nations election?

July 25, 2019

Six Nations Elected Councillor Mark Hill plans to run for Chairman of the Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) later this year. Early this year, when news of Councillor Hill’s candidacy for Chairman broke, it ignited a community conversation about privilege and influence

Katrinna Martin: “The local Democratic Party is shameful…”

July 23, 2019

BY KATRINNA MARTIN The local Democratic Party is shameful in their tactics and the unleashing of their social media trolls that lie about any and everything to paint these wicked pictures of democrats is horrible. They are simply part of

Katrinna Martin plans third party bid for County Legislature to hold local Democrats accountable

July 22, 2019

Katrinna Martin is planning a third-party bid for County Legislature on the Working Families line to hold local Democrats accountable. She is a critic of local party leaders, including County Executive Mark Poloncarz and Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner, who she says

Federal agent charged with criminal assault against an Indigenous woman from Six Nations

July 18, 2019

The longtime administrator of the Six Nations Reserve, the most populous First Nations community in Canada, was charged with the criminal assault of an indigenous woman from Ohsweken, ON, following a Superior Court hearing in Brantford yesterday. Canadians from coast

Month: July 2019

When will Tim Kennedy start delivering on Transportation money?

Critics say that Niagara Falls State Park could easily relocate its visitor center

Trump’s ‘infrastructure finance’ plan would reform the Federal Reserve

Martin slams attorney Jane Cameron on Egriu smears in the 26th congressional district

Know the risks of heatstroke

Avoid another Amazon by learning from Essex Crossing

How the new rent laws will slam NYC’s housing market

We need more family-friendly cities

Gentrification for social justice?

Updated payroll data on New York State authorities is released

Will Mark Hill keep his pledge to reject Ken Hill’s financial support in Six Nations election?

Katrinna Martin: “The local Democratic Party is shameful…”

Katrinna Martin plans third party bid for County Legislature to hold local Democrats accountable

Federal agent charged with criminal assault against an Indigenous woman from Six Nations

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