Oct 20
2012
Buffalo nation’s 10th most violent city
Forbes magazine based its ranking on violent crimes per 100,000 residents.
Posted 13 years ago
Oct 20
2012
Forbes magazine based its ranking on violent crimes per 100,000 residents.
Oct 20
2012
The New York Times has an interactive map that allows readers to figure out who will win the presidential race, depending on how they think swing states will vote.
Oct 20
2012
Quinn, a former development official and managing partner of the Buffalo Sabres, talks about the NHL lockout and what he termed the “misdirection” at Canalside. He also discusses a dubious distinction Buffalo holds among large cities.
Oct 20
2012
Oct 19
2012
Dan Telvock of Investigative Post discusses his story on Medical Campus project with WBFO-FM.
Oct 18
2012
U.S. Senate hopeful Wendy Long didn’t shy away from her strong support of hydrofracking during Wednesday night’s debate hosted by YNN at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. In fact, she was quite bold about her opinions. The hydrofracking portion of the debate begins at about the 50:30 mark of the video on YNN’s website. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said drilling for natural gas presents a significant economic opportunity and can be a potential clean source of energy. However, she wants more study of the chemical concentrations used in hydrofracking and what, if any, health impacts they have. The senator said there[...]
Oct 18
2012
The snail’s pace construction of a linear park up the spine of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a standing joke between the owner and patrons of Ulrich’s Tavern on Ellicott Street. “We have an over and under if it would get done before the 2016 Olympics,” said owner Jim Daley, whose tavern provides a front-row seat to the construction. It’s a simple enough project: The federal government earmarked $5.1 million of the $6.4 million project to landscape, resurface and otherwise improve about a half-mile stretch of Ellicott Street street through the medical campus. The idea was to improve traffic[...]
Oct 17
2012