Even if Senator Chuck Schumer wins his personal reelection effort in November, the Democrats are likely to lose control of the Senate and oust Schumer as Leader of the Democratic Party caucus in the chamber. That has young and aspiring
Officials in the administration of Governor Kathy Hochul have signaled to longtime Niagara Frontier Transporation Authority (NFTA) Executive Director Kimberly Minkel that she should begin planning a relocation of the agency’s headquarters to new office space, either in downtown Buffalo
Fresh off an unprecedented write-in election victory, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is considering a run for State Comptroller against Long Island incumbent Tom DiNapoli and is likely to announce his candidacy if former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer decides to
According to former City Housing Commissioner Joe Mascia, the embattled Mayor Byron Brown — who lost his own party’s nomination to Democrat India Walton earlier this year — has been “secretly endorsed” by the Erie County Republican Party. Mascia has
A source inside Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s administration tells The Chronicle that Cuomo will not seek a fourth term in office and is planning to endorse longtime Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul in a well-choreographed series of ‘retirement ceremonies’ that will begin
Sources close to Mayor Byron Brown tell The Chronicle that he is working to relocate the Greyhound Bus Station on North Division Street and to co-locate it at the City’s new Amtrak Station, which opened earlier this month on Exchange Street. The
The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC), a subsidiary of Empire State Development, has managed an excruciatingly slow 15-year process to develop the City’s Inner Harbor — all the while developers have been chomping at the bit to invest. Now,
Buffalo Police officer Karl Schultz shot Willie Henley, a 60 year old homeless man, on Saturday afternoon on Genesee Street just blocks from downtown. Henley was shot in the abdomen and is in stable condition at Erie County Medical Center.
Mayor Byron Brown is planning to list the City-owned Erie Basin Marina for sale with an asking price of $5 million or best offer, with all offers being due to the City by November 1st. The City is facing a
Sources tell The Chronicle that Mayor Byron Brown and Common Council President Darius Pridgen are considering a sweeping privatization of the Buffalo Urban Development Corporation (BUDC) and the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency (BURA) that could raise upwards of $100 million
Mayor Byron W. Brown today announced the City of Buffalo’s scheduled 2020 updates at Sahlen Field have been completed. The nearly $759,000 improvements bring total investments in the City-owned ballpark to over $5 million in the past 15 years. This
Police officers from across the City of Buffalo have been calling for Mayor Byron Brown‘s resignation in a sweeping change of attitude toward the Mayor in the law enforcement community, following his mishandling of protests in the aftermath of George
Mayor Byron W. Brown today applauded the Buffalo Common Council for adopting his Fiscal Year 2020- 2021 Budget. The $519 million spending plan will keep the City workforce intact, make critical investments to protect the health and safety of residents,
Mayor Bryon W. Brown and the City of Buffalo’s Common Council are being urged to amend a slew of municipal laws and operating procedures, in an effort to cultivate ‘pandemic resistance’ through the city’s building code and laws that regulate
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. The funds were raised during a recent Buffalo
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 in awarding contracts. Local Law VI enacts the
Funding for new soccer mini-pitches will enable partnerships with local soccer clubs (Buffalo, NY) – New York State Senator Chris Jacobs (60th SD) was joined by Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown, North District Council Member Joseph Golombek and local community
Former County Executive Joel Giambra launched a petition earlier this week calling on New York State’s Department of Transportation to restore the Scajaquada Expressway’s 50 mph speed limit — and Mayor Byron Brown is joining his calls on the DOT
Howard Johnson is a candidate for County Legislature in District 1 — the seat that former City Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams vacated upon her appointment by Mayor Byron Brown to become City Comptroller. Sources say that several years ago Johnson was
A source close to Deputy County Executive Maria Whyte — who is known to have longstanding ambitions on the Mayor’s Office — says the politician is seething with jealousy over the prospect that political neophyte Bernice Radle could be elected
The Buffalo Chronicle Media Group. All rights reserved. 2018
