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Niagara County
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New mayor of Niagara Falls, USA wants GO Train service
Robert Restaino, the incoming Mayor of Niagara Falls, NY wants access to the Greater Toronto Area’s commuter GO Train service — and he plans to discuss the possibility with Mayor Jim Diodati…
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A new mayor in Niagara Falls is likely to partner with local Indian Tribes
Niagara Falls’ new Mayor-elect Bob Restaino is “very open” to new public partnerships with the Seneca Nation of Indians, and a half-dozen other local tribal communities, believing that a collaborative posture will accelerate new…
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Restaino leads in Falls mayoral contest, as political tricks are played
Bob Restaino is the endorsed Democrat running for Mayor of Niagara Falls. He won a heated primary battle that pitted him against Paul Dyster‘s Community Development Director Seth Piccirillo, who often found himself…
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Critics say that Dyster’s record in Niagara Falls has been a titanic failure
Mayor Paul Dyster has decided not to seek reelection in Niagara Falls this year. Three terms of fiscal management finally caught up with him — and a structural deficit somewhere between $15 and…
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Despite promises, Higgins and Kennedy have yet to significantly deliver for Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls and New York State Parks are regional assets as well as a cash cow to New York State. Despite this fact, two influential politicians — with the ability to deliver…
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Many Niagara Falls residents want the City to benefit directly from State Park operations
Niagara Falls State Park is certainly a lucrative and, some would argue, it is an underperforming asset. Presently, the State Parks system does a very poor job programing the parks during the…
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With highway removal, Niagara Falls can leverage traffic to expand its tax base
For decades, the Robert Moses Parkway has strangled the City of Niagara Falls to near death when New York State began redirecting traffic directly into the State Park rather than through the…
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Critics say that Niagara Falls State Park could easily relocate its visitor center
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…
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African-American family’s dream of homeownership crushed by Piccirillo’s haphazard management of Community Development
Bridget Myles had dreamed of homeownership. She lived in Niagara Falls all her life and experienced the economic hardship and struggles that are common in the City’s Black community, which has always…
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Piccirillo admits “60 to 80” illegal Airbnbs operate in the Falls, despite risk of tragedy
In 2016, the City of Niagara Falls issued 30 cease and desist letters to various operators of Airbnb venues, which the City claimed were operating illegally, outside of the City’s short term…
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Piccirillo may have improperly influenced two foreclosures to benefit a political backer
Court documents allege that Niagara Falls Mayoral candidate Seth Piccirillo, with other City officials, overstepped their authority and improperly foreclosed on two properties owned by Sean Wilczak, and then sold them both…
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A convention center was stolen from Niagara Falls in 2002 — and it was never replaced
In 2002 the State of New York struck a deal with the Seneca Nation of Indians as part of a Compact with the sovereign Indian Nation to bring a ‘Vegas-style’ gaming venue that…
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As water infrastructure crumbles, what do Niagara Falls’ mayoral candidates plan to do with Sewer Plant?
In recent years, the City of Niagara Falls’ water treatment plant has become an international embarrassment. In 2017, the unsightly and confounding stenches of untimely sewage discharges — merely a few hundred…
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Planning a Niagara revival for years, it’s time for Cuomo to help Milstein, Trevino
No area businessman has been more dogged in his pursuit of Niagara Falls’ economic revival than Roger Trevino, the former NFL sports agent from Texas who now manages Manhattan billionaire Howard Milstein‘s…
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Jesse Gooch wants to bring Chick-fil-a to Wheatfield
Niagara County Legislator Jesse Gooch (R-Wheatfield) is voicing his support for Chick-fil-a following their removal from Delaware North’s planned remodeling of its venues at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Assemblyman Sean Ryan (D-Buffalo) publicly…
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Gooch slams Cuomo bag ban
Today, Niagara County Legislator Jesse Gooch (R-7thDistrict) voiced his opposition to implementing a new tax in Niagara County. As part of the FY2019-2020 New York State Budget, plastic bags will be outlawed…
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Joe Marranca announces NT school board bid
Today, Joe Marranca announced he will run for North Tonawanda School Board. Mr. Marranca was a student in the North Tonawanda School District his entire life and now he wants to give…
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Cuomo, Dyster want Toronto commuter trains to serve New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s administration, at the urging of Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster, is planning to lobby Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the coming weeks. The two men want badly to extend…
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Lisa Vitello misses key FOIL deadline, raising eyebrows
The Chronicle filed three separate requests for information with the Niagara Falls City Clerk’s Office on Wednesday, January 2nd, largely related to Mayoral candidate and Community Development Director Seth Piccarillo — a…
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Dyster likely to sell city parking lots to State to raise needed cash
Sources say that Mayor Paul Dyster is looking to sell the lucrative City-owned parking lots that operate in downtown Niagara Falls. The Dyster administration is desperate to secure cash — hoping to avoid…
