The Buffalo Chronicle
The Buffalo Chronicle
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Tourism advocates say Milstein, Jacobs should partner on Niagara Zoo project
Manhattan real estate tycoon Howard Milstein owns development rights to a 140-acre parcel of property in downtown Niagara Falls, and has contemplated redevelopment options for the tract of land since the late…
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Local Tea Party wants Mexico to make reforms before any new trade deal
President Donald J. Trump’s administration has announced its intention to separate the ongoing multilateral North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations with Canada and Mexico. The President intends to conduct bilateral talks with…
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Tea Party wants banking integration at heart of new Canadian trade deal
New York’s leading Tea Party organization, Buffalonians for New Leadership, is calling on President Donald J. Trump to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement, and to replace it with a new…
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Cuomo, Schumer prodded to push league expansion in talks on sports betting
Governor Andrew Cuomo and Senator Chuck Schumer are being prodded to make upcoming talks on legalizing sports betting, at the state and federal level, contingent on major league sports’ willingness to significantly…
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Trichter’s leftist views shock GOP, as Cox takes heat for a weak ticket
New York State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox isn’t shy about recruiting Democrats to run for public office — a practice that often draws criticism from the party faithful before the candidate…
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Republicans want Chairman’s outside income investigated by prosecutors
It is no secret among local political operatives that Erie County Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy has been accepting ‘outside income’ that his critics say “profoundly corrupts the Republican nominating process, seemingly…
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Coppola’s absence in 60th district makes Democrat primary wide open
Former State Senator Alfred T. Coppola‘s presence in the politics of the 60th State Senate district has been perpetually felt since he left office in 2000, following an election loss engineered by…
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Rumors percolating that Anderson may primary Ranzenhofer in 61st district
It’s being rumored among politicos that Senator Mike Ranzenhofer, an unaccomplished backbencher who has held his seat since Mary Lou Rath retired in 2008, may face a primary challenge this cycle. Ranzenholfer has…
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Local Republicans scoff at Langworthy’s ambitions on State Chairmanship
Erie County Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy has long aspired to succeed Ed Cox as the Chairman of the state organization. But some local Republicans scoff at the idea, following the embarrassing…
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Silver convicted on all counts — again
Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, 74, was found guilty Friday of receiving more than $4 million in kickbacks — a sound affirmation of a 2015 conviction that had been overturned on appeal. …
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Heastie allows primary for AG, following Cuomo pushback against Bharara
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie had been on the verge of appointing former United States Attorney Preet Bharara as the State’s next Attorney General. But pressure from Governor Andrew Cuomo has thwarted that…
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Party loyalists have become deeply skeptical of Zellner, following missteps
It hasn’t been a good year for Erie County Democratic Party Chairman Jeremy Zellner, who has lost the confidence of dozens of the party’s most loyal officials in a succession of political…
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Heastie may appoint Bharara next Attorney General, in a deft political move
The New York State Attorney General’s office is vacant following the resignation of Eric Schneiderman amid accusations of aggressive sexual behavior from four women. The appointment to fill that vacancy will be…
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Giambra outlines Marijuana Infrastructure Plan at Cannabis Parade
Joel Giambra, Reform Party candidate for Governor, outlined his “Marijuana Infrastructure Plan” at the Cannabis Parade in Manhattan on Saturday. Giambra has pledged to end New York’s marijuana prohibition. A statewide cannabis excise…
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Joan Seamans announces bid to unseat Ranzenhofer in 61st district
Joan Seamans, a business owner and former Williamsville Village Trustee, announced her candidacy this Saturday at the VFW Hall on Spring Street. Seamans is a successful photographer, operating her Main Street studio…
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Tea Party wants Trump to demand NAFTA access to Canadian banking markets
One of New York State’s most aggressive Tea Party organizers is calling on President Donald J. Trump to end the North American Free Trade Agreement ahead of midterm elections later this year. Matthew…
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Giambra will ‘phase-out’ rent control laws to solve NYC housing shortage
Plan will make market rents more affordable, introduce a Renters’ Tax Credit Gubernatorial contender Joel Giambra, the former two-term Erie County Executive, is pledging to end New York City’s decades-long housing crisis…
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New poll: Cynthia Nixon may accidentally destroy New York’s Republican Party
A new poll in the New York gubernatorial contest, conducted by Quinnipiac University, puts incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo at 40% in a three way general election scenario, with Republican nominee Marc Molinaro…
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Giambra will march in NYC’s Cannabis Parade on Saturday
It was back in January in frigid Buffalo that former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra called for the “toughest, tightest regulated” legalized marijuana bill in the United States as a way to…
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Kaloyeros’ cooperation may throw Ciminelli defendants under the bus
Alain Kaloyeros, the former head of SUNY Polytechnic and a principle target of public corruption charges that have engulfed the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, is widely thought to be cooperating with…
