Welcome To Buffalo, A Miserable, Dying C...
Maybe that’s what the signs should say because once again, Buffalo has made Forbes’ Top Ten Most Miserable Cities list. Buffalo came in ranking at #8, unchanged from last year. Buffalo has also been ranked one of the fastest dying cities in the country, too.
While I am sure some would argue...
Buffalo Should Not be Minding Others’ ...
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Anthony Bialy in
Buffalo, Campaign 2010, Commentary, Economy, Media, News, corruption on
01 11th, 2010 |
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City Hall can’t run the economy properly. City Hall can barely run City Hall. Buffalo has not quite been dragged into financial utopia by its government; that’s especially seen in the folly of redistributing our money among companies of the bureaucracy’s choosing. But at least one...
The City Loves Your House! Um…...
If the rents increased organically in an improving area, class warfare warriors would moan about how gentrification was driving out the proles. Alternately, when the government prices out the very people who toiled to made city sections livable, it’s apparently equality in practice. Many Buffalonians...
The Cost of Saving Every Single Brick...
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Anthony Bialy in
Architecture, Buffalo, Commentary, Economy on
10 8th, 2009 |
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Aged buildings look nice. Everyone prefers the warmth and character that radiates from old-timey brick facades, especially when compared to soulless concrete monstrosities. Take the Summit Building at 918-920 Main Street, which is a four-story red-bricked gem dating from 1891. For historical reference, the...
Playing Chicken with the City… and...
There are chickens living within the city limits, and that’s weird but fine. Buffalonian Monique Watts was initially denied her attempt to keep the rather unconventional pets:
The West Side woman had to move her pet hens to Allegany County earlier this year when she learned that the City of Buffalo...
Hello, Buffalo GOP, Where Are You?...
As sad as it is that Byron Brown was effectively relected last night, it is just as sad that the mayoral race is over now, regardless of who won.
I’ve various comments on the radio that Buffalo voters “had a choice” for this election, but did they really? Sure, Buffalo Democrats had...
What Has Brown Done for You?...
Trying to compile a list of nice things to say about Mayor Byron Brown might be frustrating. But at least it’s full-time work, even if it involves spending many hours staring at a blank sheet. With the Democratic primary less than a week away, his re-election staff managed to come up with enough accomplishments...
Gipper > Craig...
Craigslist is like representative democracy in Western New York: it’s a great idea in principle that often frustrates in reality. Just as it’s disheartening being led or represented by individuals such as Louise Slaughter, Byron Brown, or every aggravating soul in the Erie County Legislature who...
Feel Safer?...
Ahh yes… another “successful” gun buyback brings in 700 guns, and now, don’t you just feel so much safer walking the streets of the city? Maybe if you’re an anti-gun nut, you might feel good about yourself, but the people who live in the city don’t seem to be comforted.
A...
Glad Those Gun Buyback Programs Worked?...
Earlier this month, Mayor Byron Brown announced yet another pointless gun buyback program would take place in August… In his announcement, he touted the program’s past “success”:
“Over the past two years, we removed 1,601 illegal guns from our city streets through our coordinated...
The Buffalo Bean Interviews Matthew Ricc...
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Matt in
Buffalo, Featured Articles, Interviews, Mayoral Race on
07 22nd, 2009 |
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The Buffalo Bean is pleased to present the following interview with Matthew Ricchiazzi, who is running for Mayor of Buffalo, NY:
THE BUFFALO BEAN: How is your campaign going so far? What kind of response are you getting?
MATTHEW RICCHIAZZI: My campaign is as grassroots as it gets: it’s me, a few volunteers...
Gotta Love Those “Place-HolderR...
While there has been more attention on Mickey Kearns’s futile effort to oust Byron Brown in the Democrat primary, those of us on the other side of the aisle have our own useless election to pay attention to. It is so useless in fact that Buffalo Republicans have selected a “place-holder”...
Can Someone Explain To Me…...
…why Terrell Owens received the key to the city of Buffalo?
Apparently even he doesn’t know why.
Owens was asked why he deserved to receive a key.
“I don’t know why I’m deserving. But I can honestly say that me being here and my dedication, I’ll show you why I’m...
Hillary Gets The Nod...
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Matt in
Federal Government on
12 1st, 2008 |
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Comrade Obama has named more people to serve in his regime. As widely expected, he tapped Hillary Clinton to be his Secretary of State.
I have been skeptical that this was actually going to happen. I don’t see it as a wise move for Hillary if she still has presidential ambitions.
So, now speculation...
Governor Paterson’s Shortlist...
According to Illuzzi’s sources:
Sources say, “Governor Paterson has a short list of three names on his replace Hil list. The only upstater on the list is Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown.”
Byron makes a lot of sense; he is a prominent, very popular Democratic Mayor of an upstate City, the...
Nydia Velazquez is Apparent Frontrunner ...
Posted by
Matt in
Federal Government on
11 17th, 2008 |
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So says the New York Daily News:
Rep. Nydia Velazquez is the front-runner – for now, at least – to replace Hillary Clinton if she becomes the next secretary of state, a source close to Gov. Paterson said yesterday.
There are two other top contenders: Rep. Brian Higgins of Buffalo and Rep....