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A fatal crash should trigger a quick look at the street, and Buffalo can build that habit now
A Strong Towns essay argues governments learn too slowly from fatal crashes. Buffalo, with city, county and state streets, should adopt a short written protocol for reviewing the street within days.
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New York sues Interior to strip two Seneca parcels of sovereign status. The case turns on where the money came from
The state filed two federal suits Friday challenging Interior’s restricted-fee decisions for Seneca Nation land in Buffalo and on Grand Island. Here is what each side claims, what the record shows, and…
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Buffalo says it has 44 pieces of snow equipment and 3,000 tons of salt ready, as the first snow of the season nears
Public Works Commissioner Nolan Skipper told the Common Council the city is “ready to go.” Here is what is in the fleet, what is new on side streets, and who runs a…
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Abuse survivors approve the Buffalo Diocese’s $327 million settlement plan, with court approval still to come
All but three of 541 voting claimants backed the Buffalo Diocese’s $327 million bankruptcy plan. A Nov. 18 hearing, insurance agreements and individual awards still lie ahead.
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Election Day in Western New York: polls open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. after nearly 100,000 early votes in Erie County
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Here is where to vote, what is on the ballot, and what record early voting does and does not tell us.
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Buffalo picks a former police precinct in the Old First Ward for its new animal shelter
Mayor Sean Ryan says the city will turn the former police station at 294 Louisiana St. into a modern animal shelter, replacing the cramped Oak Street building.
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Who owns the land around Millrace Park? City records point to a Larkin-linked company
Property records show a company sharing Larkin Development’s address owned the Millrace Park site and at least 22 nearby parcels. The state is paying $6 million of the park’s $8 million cost,…
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Elmwood Bidwell apartments start leasing, 10 months past the developer’s target
Studios start at $1,700 at Douglas Development’s long-delayed Elmwood and Bidwell project. City permit records trace a five-year path, mismatched unit counts and a storefront that still has no announced tenant.
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Gendron jury selection enters week three as a fatal taxi crash brings an indictment
Gendron’s lawyers tell prospective jurors the case is about life or death. Also: a DWI homicide indictment in Kensington-Grider, two sentences for Buffalo killings, a Hamburg burglary verdict and an Election Day…
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Federal disaster loans open to Buffalo-area homeowners, renters and businesses hit by Sept. 3 floods
The SBA’s Oct. 19 declaration covers Erie and five neighboring counties after the Sept. 3 flash flooding. Applications for physical damage loans are due Dec. 18.
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Four charged with murder in alleged plot to kill a witness, as federal gun case and day care shutdown round out the week
An indictment accuses five Buffalo residents of conspiring to kill a murder-trial witness. The week also brought a federal gun-trafficking complaint, Timon Street arrests and a state shutdown of a Ransomville day…
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A Rochester developer bets factory-built homes can fill Buffalo’s vacant lots for about $175,000
Cook Properties is buying 18 city lots for unsubsidized modular homes, starting on Northampton Street. Its plan comes as Albany funds factory-built starter homes elsewhere and the White House orders a review…
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Buffalo’s long ballot: 11 charter changes, from a human rights commission to who controls the budget
With no city offices on the ballot, Buffalo voters will decide 11 proposed charter changes on Nov. 3. Here’s what each would do, from police advice and human rights to budget power…
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Western New York won a third of MOVE-IN NY’s starter-home money. Here is where its 96 homes stand
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Lackawanna and the Town of Tonawanda won about $29 million to place 96 factory-built starter homes. Records show lots identified and approvals under way in some communities, and few…
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Albany is running $9.7 billion ahead of plan. Its own books say Buffalo shouldn’t count on it lasting
Wall Street’s record run left New York’s General Fund $9.7 billion above projections at midyear. The state’s financial plan still shows $31.7 billion in gaps ahead, and Erie County and Buffalo have…
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Albany funds two East Side parks in one day. One is the city’s; the other belongs to a developer-backed nonprofit
The state put $1.2 million into a city-owned park in Broadway-Fillmore and $6 million into Millrace Park, a privately owned park anchoring the Larkin District’s next phase. The second deal leaves questions…
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Rochester lands a $375 million rare earth plant for $3 million in state credits. Buffalo’s last deal cost more per job
Phoenix Tailings will separate rare earths from mining waste at Eastman Business Park, backed by up to $3 million in Excelsior credits for 90 jobs. That’s about $33,000 a job on paper,…
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A UB medical student’s first year costs $83,000. Washington now lends $50,000. Albany hears what that means
The end of Grad PLUS loans leaves a gap of about $33,000 a year for New Yorkers entering UB’s medical school. At an Assembly hearing, medical and social work educators asked the…
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Judge refuses to halt Seneca Nation’s Miami Street One Stop, rejecting Buffalo’s bid to stop construction
A state judge found Buffalo hadn’t shown enough immediate harm to stop work on the Seneca Nation’s $10 million One Stop at 5 Miami Street, land the federal government placed in restricted-fee…
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Buffalo’s school board votes tonight on a closure plan that changed again overnight
The Buffalo Board of Education is set to vote Wednesday on closing six schools, down from eight, after the district posted yet another version of its plan Monday night. One board member…
