Articles by The Buffalo Chronicle

By Staff Reporter NEW YORK — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faces an existential threat from within his own party. At 75, the Brooklyn-born power broker is grappling with a resurgent progressive wing that views him as a relic of

Acting Buffalo Mayor Christopher Scanlon has made the sale of the city’s four parking garages a cornerstone of his strategy to address Buffalo’s looming budget deficit, estimated at over $50 million. The proposal, which involves creating a Buffalo Parking and

Despite Buffalo’s mildly improved economic climate and sense of civic optimism of the last decade-and-a-half, the City still faces stark challenges.  Across all indicators, the City is getting older, poorer, and sicker.  A dearth of political leadership has squandered any

The City of Buffalo’s 2025 mayoral primary election is scheduled for June 24, 2025, with the general election to follow on November 4, 2025.  The election follows the resignation of longtime Mayor Byron Brown in October 2024, who left to

Rep. Nicholas Langworthy is being widely floated as a viable ‘unity candidate’ for the Speakership of the House of Representatives. At age 42 years old, Langworthy would become the youngest Speaker of the House since James G. Blaine was elected

(January 12, 2023) Watkins Glen, N.Y. — State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C-Big Flats), Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning), and Assemblyman Chris Friend (R,C-Big Flats) today joined regional law enforcement representatives and other local leaders to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and

(January 13, 2023) ALBANY – On Wednesday, January 11th, Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Senator Liz Krueger announced the reintroduction of the Sex Trade Survivors Justice & Equality Act. The bill, carried in the Assembly by Assembly Member Pamela J. Hunter,

Political operatives with close ties to Senator Chuck Schumer expect the Majority Leader to introduce a $2.1 trillion spending bill during the lame duck Congress dedicated to mass transit construction projects — whether or not the Democrats are ousted from

Amtrak is planning to accommodate cannabis users on its traditional regular-speed routes across the country, including on trains that run between Buffalo and New York City.  The move is at the urging of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who believes

Governor Kathy Hochul is pledging to improve passenger rail service across the State — including high-speed “Acela-style service” from New York City to Montreal by end of her first full term in 2026.  That service would take passengers from Penn

Amherst Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa is planning to propose a zoning law later this month that will require ‘big-box’ retail stores and plazas larger than 50,000 square feet, like Walmart and Home Depot, to install solar panels atop their roofs.

Even if Senator Chuck Schumer wins his personal reelection effort in November, the Democrats are likely to lose control of the Senate and oust Schumer as Leader of the Democratic Party caucus in the chamber.  That has young and aspiring

Billionaire Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS, has big plans to generate more advertising revenue from the network’s flagship CBS Mornings program. Redstone plans to expand the two-hour morning program to five hours,

Sources are telling The Chronicle that Lisa LaFlamme is interested in serving as the national campaign manager of former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould‘s campaign for Prime Minister, which is widely expected next year. LeFlamme has led CTV News‘ nightly national broadcast for

Governor Kathy Hochul is instructing Janno Lieber, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Transporation Authority (MTA), to sell broadcasting rights on New York City’s expansive subway system, which sources say will include the right to broadcast inside stations and on moving

Niagara Falls Redevelopment, the investment vehicle owned by Manhattan billionaire Howard Milstein that has acquired more than 140 acres of prime real estate in downtown Niagara Falls, has relocated its local office — raising eyebrows in political circles. Roger Trevino

Governor Kathy Hochul is lobbying President Joe Biden and his administration to invest a jaw dropping $20 billion to vastly expand research and development facilities at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) campus, located on the eastern end of Long Island. BNL is

Governor Kathy Hochul is contemplating a ‘Performance Venue Tax Credit‘ that would fund a portion of the construction costs associated with ticketed performance venues like theaters, concert halls, comedy clubs, orchestras, operas, ballets, or another form of art (presumably regardless