The Buffalo Chronicle
City & Region
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Chautauqua County ethics board to meet March 10th
The Chautauqua County Ethics Board will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 4 p.m. in Rooms 331 and 333 of the Gerace Office Building, 3 N. Erie St.…
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Man arraigned on attempted murder for shooting woman outside Quincy Street home
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 64-year-old Edward Bald of Buffalo was arraigned on Saturday morning before Buffalo City Court Judge Betty Calvo-Torres on one count of Attempted Murder…
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Defendant indicted on assault and gun charges for shooting on Wyoming Avenue
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 31-year-old Jibreel F. Williams of Buffalo was arraigned this morning before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case on an indictment charging him with…
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Zombies firms could complicate the strong post-pandemic economy
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS What sort of shape is the American economy in after a year of the pandemic? Maybe better than you might guess. Even better than many economists might have guessed.…
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Proposed wealth taxes come with a wealth of worrisome potential trade-offs
BY JAMES PETHOKOUKIS President Biden’s campaign tax plan was full of tax increases, some $3 trillion worth. But a wealth tax wasn’t one of them. And, according to The New York Times, a wealth tax…
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Postal Service’s performance declined last year
BY KEVIN R. KOSAR Last week, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hauled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy before it and spent the better part of five and a half hours denouncing him. In…
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FCC’s emergency broadband benefit attracts praise, criticism
BY DANIEL LYONS Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a report and order establishing the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB), a $3.2 billion program to help low-income families stay connected…
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Romney floats ‘child allowance’ in reform of child tax credit
BY KYLE POMERLEAU Last month, Senator Mitt Romney introduced a proposal to enact a “child allowance,” a monthly payment to households with children. His proposal would be financed in part by repealing other child…
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Two million airport workers may pose pandemic security threat
Nearly 2 million workers with unescorted access to security restricted areas at airports throughout the U.S. could pose an “insider threat,” according to a new federal audit, yet the government is still studying…
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New York’s proposed nursing home fixes cause for concern
A new report released today by the Empire Center raises questions about the factors contributing to high COVID infection and mortality rates in New York nursing homes—and what reforms should be adopted in…
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Dr. Hormoz Mansouri is considering a run for Erie County Comptroller
Dr. Hormoz Mansouri, an accomplished engineer and one of Western New York’s most successful businessmen, is considering a run for Erie County Comptroller. Mansouri is one of the most prominent Democrats in…
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Higgins presses for restaurant relief in next COVID package
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) is pushing for federal grants for restaurants to be included in the first COVID emergency relief package approved by Congress under the new Biden Administration. In a letter to…
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Gillibrand urges New Yorkers to apply for COVID rent relief ahead of February 1st deadline
New Yorkers Struggling to Pay Rent Due to Lost Income Caused by COVID-19 Are Eligible for One-Time Subsidies U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is urging New Yorkers to apply for rental relief through…
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Syracuse Mayor sees opportunity for I-81 project under Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg
After seeing comments in social media by Department of Transportation Secretary Nominee Pete Buttigieg, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh reached out this week to the former mayor of South Bend, In., about the…
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Syracuse Mayor applauds Cuomo’s pledge to break ground on the I-81 viaduct project in 2022
In his State of the State message on Thursday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to break ground on the Interstate 81 Viaduct project in Syracuse in 2022. Mayor Ben Walsh welcomed the…
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Rochester launches website to encourage community input on rewrite of land use laws
Mayor Lovely A. Warren announced today the launch of a new website to encourage community participation in the Zoning Alignment Project to match the City’s land-use regulations to the goals in the…
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Parolee sentenced on promoting prostitution charge
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 43-year-old Richard S. Swiderski of Buffalo was sentenced on January 6th before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth F. Case to an indeterminate sentence…
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Virginia man indicted for randomly attacking two victims
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 40-year-old Carlos Cherry of Reston, Virginia was virtually arraigned on January 5th before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case on an indictment charging…
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Town of Tonawanda man indicted for attempted murder
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 30-year-old Antonio L. Taylor of Town of Tonawanda was virtually arraigned this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns on an…
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December’s jobs report and where we go from here
BY BRENT ORELL Last week, the Department of Labor released the final employment report of the Trump administration, and the news there, much like all the news these days, was not good. For…
