The Buffalo Chronicle
City & Region
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Franczyk sends goons to Marine Drive to smear Joe Mascia, harass residents
The embattled and deeply unpopular Councilman David Franczyk is resorting to mudslinging early this election cycle, in what observers call “an obvious sign of desperation.” On the first day of petitioning, the…
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The Blackrock-Riverside waterfront deserves transformational planning
The Blackrock and Riverside sections of Buffalo could be nationally renowned neighborhoods with an extraordinary quality of life. But rather than securing a gorgeous waterfront as public space, we have allowed a massive…
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It’s time to think beyond the Scajaquada Expressway
One of the most profound urban design mistakes in Buffalo’s history has been our treatment of Scajaquada Creek. In Black Rock, the creek winds though industrial brownfeilds and functions as a sewage…
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Sources say Garner fears he may be focus of FBI investigation; wants peace deal with rival club
Two prominent Democrat officials tell me that Maurice Garner, the founder of Grassroots, Inc, is brokering “a peace deal” with Unity Coalition — a shocking development that would have been unthinkable a…
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Veronica Nichols slams Mayor Brown on SUNY appointment
Veronica Nichols, the community activist who challenged Assemblywoman Crystal People Stokes in a tree way primary contest last year, is calling out Mayor Byron Brown. Brown’s surprise appointment to the SUNY board…
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Sharp change of tone on school board after Orfield report
The tone was subdued after the presentation of Dr. Gary Orfeild, a national civil rights expert who was charged with investigating the the selection process that governs admissions to the city’s highest…
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Peoples-Stokes rebrands her mayoral control bill, as “The Community Schools Act”
Assemblywoman Crystal People-Stokes held a rally in support of legislation that has introduced in Albany in recent weeks, for which is seeking passage in the coming days. She is said to have…
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Pridgen gets ungodly this Sunday, unloads on Buffalo News in Facebook rant
Common Council President Darius Pridgen took to Facebook Sunday evening to lash out against the Buffalo News for, apparently, implying that he supported a mayoral takeover of the public schools. He clearly…
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Buffalo billion funds should be used for public space
High quality public spaces can be a deeply democratizing force in the urban context. Historically, public spaces — particularly in the form of town squares — have been where civic life occurs. Those…
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Peoples-Stokes bill “will further disenfranchise voters” says Nevergold
Legislation being advanced by Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes is meeting resistance from both factions of the Buffalo Board of Education and from political activists from both parties. The legislation would disband the elected school…
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Justice O’Donnell is dragging his feet on BMHA ruling
Mayor Byron Brown’s five appointments to the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority’s board of commissioners were made illegally, alleges the tenant elected Housing Commissioner Joe Mascia. In accordance with the articles of incorporation…
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Does Darius Pridgen have trouble with his base?
Council President Darius Pridgen has political problems with the base of support that elected him. A wealthy pastor of one of the poorest congregations in the city, the Councilman’s expensive tastes, flamboyant…
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Mascia may make BMHA’s privatization an issue for incumbent Councilman
Housing Commissioner Joe Mascia — who was elected to five consecutive terms by a largely minority base of support — is widely expected to challenge longtime incumbent David Franzcyk for the Fillmore…
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On education, is it really ‘for the children’?
By Budd Schroeder By the time this column is published, the school districts will have their elections for the budget and school board members. The general consensus is that there are problems…
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Nevergold tells Peoples-Stokes to take a step back on mayoral control
Former school board president Dr. Barbara Seals-Nevergold published a statement that opposes recent efforts by Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes to replace the school board with mayoral control of district schools. Peoples-Stokes is the chairwoman…
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Mascia, Pridgen, Schroeder take the Conservative Party nomination
On Thursday night, the Conservative party offered its nomination to Housing Commissioner Joe Mascia — a clear rejection of the longtime incumbent David Franzcyk, who has overseen the utter collapse of his Fillmore…
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Jerry Kaminski’s ethics investigation could lead to criminal charges
Councilman Jerry Kaminski, who sought the Democrat endorsement for reelection on Monday but was denied, is under investigation by the Town of Cheektowaga’s Ethics Board. They are investigating conflict of interest allegations that…
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Benczkowski picks up Democratic Party endorsement for Cheektowaga Supervisor
The popular Councilwoman Diane Benczkowski — who also has the endorsement of the Conservative party committee — is now the endorsed Democratic candidate for Supervisor as well. Two incumbent Councilmen failed to…
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Higgins steps in to demand answers from Sanders-Garrett on BMHA mismanagement
Congressman Brian Higgins, our region’s emissary to the federal government for more than a decade, has stepped into the crisis situation at the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority. He is demanding answers from…
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Residents are feeling the the brunt of BMHA mismanagement
A resident at Sedita Towers, a BMHA senior housing property on Summer Street, has been complaining to that property’s manager and maintenance supervisor that lights in the parking lot have been off…
