The Buffalo Chronicle
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Brown, Pridgen are considering a $100m privatization of the Urban Development Corp
Sources tell The Chronicle that Mayor Byron Brown and Common Council President Darius Pridgen are considering a sweeping privatization of the Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC) and the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency…
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Tonawanda terminates Officer Rider over sexual misconduct, but not before hearing a mouth full
The Town of Tonawanda’s Town Board voted unanimously to authorize Supervisor Joe Emminger to terminate Police Department dispatcher Brett Rider on sexual misconduct allegations that the Town is refusing to disclose to…
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Tonawanda residents want a new policy that allows police to accept ‘sexual gratuities’
Following tawdry rumors over a sexual misconduct allegation against a popular career police officer, Brett Rider, 46, several Town of Tonawanda residents are pushing the Town Board to change its policies to…
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Cuomo is considering a tax credit for performance venues in Niagara Falls
Governor Andrew Cuomo and economic development officials in his administration are considering a Niagara Falls-specific tax credit that would fund 40% of the construction cost of performance venues ranging from 150 to…
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Cuomo expects to be named Secretary of State in Biden administration
Governor Andrew Cuomo expects to serve as Secretary of State in the administration of Joe Biden following private discussions with the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee earlier this week, sources close to the…
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Seneca Gaming executive agrees to ‘free rent’ deals with local broadcasters
Sources tell The Chronicle that Seneca Gaming executive David Sheridan has informally agreed to allow two locally owned broadcasters — WBBZ Channel 5 and WEBR 1440 AM — to broadcast their daily…
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Cuomo orders Hochul to lead ‘Tiger Task Force’ on Amazon distribution center
Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul late this evening to lead what is being colloquially referred to as a ‘tiger task force’ of civic leaders that will be tasked with…
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Shooter indicted for murder of convenience store employee and attempting to murder responding officer
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 28-year-old Travis J. Zukic of Cheektowaga has been virtually arraigned before Erie County Court Judge James Bargnesi on an indictment charging him with…
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Most of Facebook censorship board has ties to leftwing billionaire George Soros
The recently appointed Facebook oversight board that will decide which posts get blocked from the world’s most popular social networking website is stacked with leftists, including a close friend of leftwing billionaire George Soros…
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Trump task force to dismantle MS-13 takes down key leaders
A special task force launched by President Donald Trump to gut the nation’s deadliest street gang has taken down key leaders in less than a year and for the first time charged…
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Soros funds campaign of St. Louis prosecutor charging couple for protecting home from BLM protestors
A controversial city prosecutor investigated for abusing her power to pursue a bogus criminal case against a political nemesis and fined for campaign finance violations just received a hefty reelection contribution from…
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Special Prosecutor to investigate police during Quentin Suttles arrest
Due to a conflict of interest, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office requested that the Court appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the actions of Buffalo Police Officers Ronald Ammerman and Michael…
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State Department sued for documentation of Samantha Power’s unmasking of American citizens
WASHINGTON, DC – Judicial Watch announced today it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the U.S. Department of State for records…
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Hunter Biden took 411 flights, visited 29 countries with Secret Service detail
WASHINGTON, DC – Judicial Watch announced today it received records from the U.S. Secret Service showing that, for the first five and a half years of the Obama administration, Hunter Biden traveled extensively…
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Higgins demands that BMHA turns on water at housing projects
Management has locked outdoor spigots, ordered no access to water for plants or kiddie pools Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is calling for immediate review and reconsideration of a decision to block residents…
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Gillibrand calls for $32B in transit funding in next COVID-19 stimulus package
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined 24 colleagues in urging Senate leadership to provide an additional $32 billion in emergency supplemental funding for public…
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Pridgen passes three resolutions — including Cariol’s Law — forcing Brown to take action against police brutality
Just days after Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown retreated on previous calls for the termination of two police officers who shoved Martin Gugino to the ground and broader calls for police reform, Council…
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Police officers begin calling for Mayor Brown’s resignation
Police officers from across the City of Buffalo have been calling for Mayor Byron Brown‘s resignation in a sweeping change of attitude toward the Mayor in the law enforcement community, following his…
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Attorney General releases statement on video of Buffalo Police injuring 75-year-old protester
NEW YORK – In response to a video of the Buffalo Police Department pushing a 75-year-old man to the ground, causing serious injury during an anti-police brutality demonstration, Attorney General Letitia James…
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Barclay calls on Cuomo to allow high school graduation ceremonies
The Assembly Minority Conference, now led by Minority Leader William Barclay (R – Fulton), today sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo calling for him to allow high schools across the state…
