The Buffalo Chronicle
City & Region
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What does Boston’s TD Garden teach Buffalo about stadium financing?
TD Garden, often called The Garden, is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts named after a subsidiary of Canada’s Toronto-Dominion Bank. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston…
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Wanted: Better neighborhoods
New research shows the importance of high-amenity districts for a healthy civil society. BY RYAN STREETER One of the most influential ideas to shape public policy at the end of the twentieth…
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BPS participates in August Wilson National Monologue Competition
Ten (10) Buffalo Public School students, representing ten (10) different BPS high schools, will take the stage on February 8th at Buffalo State College’s Rockwell Hall Auditorium to perform their August Wilson monologues in…
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‘Hockey Stick’ spending hikes make even less sense now
BY MATT WEIDINGER Last October, the House Ways and Means Committee approved, along party lines, legislation to extend and expand the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program. HPOG is one of more than 40 federal education…
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Making it easier to cross the border will have huge economic benefits for WNY
The federal government over-regulates nearly everything, and the northern border with our largest trading partner is no exception. But making it easier to traverse this international boundary line will have enormous economic…
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Charter schools in Newark: the effect on student test scores
BY MARCUS WINTERS This report estimates the effect of enrolling in a charter school on student standardized test scores in Newark, New Jersey. The results indicate that attending a Newark charter school…
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Cheektowaga man charged for shooting fast-food restaurant manager
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 44-year-old Anthony B. Jones of Cheektowaga has been arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Barbara Johnson-Lee on one count of Assault in the…
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Lorraine exits its investment in Bush Industries
Lorraine Capital, LLC (“Lorraine”), a Buffalo NY private equity firm, in partnership with Landon Capital Partners, LLC (“Landon”), a Boston MA family office and Ironwood Capital, LLC (“Ironwood”) an Avon CT based…
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Schumer calls for ‘revolutionary bi-national commuter rail’ between Ontario and Western New York
Senator says Canadian Side’s Cumbersome Screening Process Adds Time To Commute & Discourages Ridership Standing once again at Niagara Falls’ state-of-the-art Amtrak train station, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today urged the…
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State Route 77 may be renamed in honor of Vietnam hero
Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) announced today that he has introduced legislation that designates State Route 77 between Pembroke Town Park and the intersection of Indian Falls Road in the town of Pembroke as…
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Surgical robot market projects growth at 24.4% through 2025
Global Market Insights, Inc. has recently added a new report on the surgical robots market which estimates the global market valuation for surgical robots will cross US$ 24 billion by 2025. Rising patient preference…
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Asia’s first compliant crypto fund: Circle Fund
As the digital currency market matures from wild speculation to trust and integrity, a new crypto hedge fund has emerged — the first to be compliant in Asia. Circle Fund is working…
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Chestnut Ridge Park ski hill tow rope completed
The Erie County Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry has announced the completion of a new tow rope installed on the ski hill at Chestnut Ridge Park and now ready (when sufficient…
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Mayor Brown presents check to WNY Gold Star mothers
Mayor Byron W. Brown, joined by Buffalo area musicians and Veterans charity helpers, today took part in a ceremonial check presentation in the amount of $3,250 for the WNY Gold Star Mothers.…
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Brown signs new procurement law and energy finance program
Mayor Byron W. Brown signed two pieces of legislation, Local Laws V and VI of 2019, today. Local Law V will give the Brown Administration the authority to use “best value” practices…
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Don’t expect anti-tech antitrust to boost innovation
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS It’s easy to sound like a knee-jerk, anti-business agitator when calling for the breakup of Big Tech. These are America’s biggest and most innovative companies. China is trying to…
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Experiments in market solutions: The FCC’s toll-free number auction
BY DANIEL LYONS Earlier this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a novel experiment to improve the telecommunications network. To meet growing demand, the agency has opened a new area code,…
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AEI report details the benefits of consumer choice in K-12 education
The American Enterprise Institute released a report last week that details the benefits of consumer choice in education. The report’s key findings are as follows: Despite overall declines in college enrollment, various accredited…
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Census Bureau still hiring felons, while child sex offenders pass background checks
A decade after a federal probe exposed the U.S. Census Bureau for hiring serious criminals to enter the homes of unsuspecting Americans to gather statistics for the decennial count, the shocking practice continues. As…
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How more housing will boost economic growth: A long-read Q&A with Daniel Shoag
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS Why have housing costs skyrocketed in the past few decades? To what extent do these costs keep people from moving to prospering cities in search of opportunity? And how…
