The agreement calls for $850 million in New York State and local funding, the largest taxpayer contribution ever for a National Football League facility. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Buffalo (NY)”
Hochul Weighs a $1.4 Billion Stadium for the Buffalo Bills
By Gotham Rex on March 27, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul is negotiating a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills, but some see such spending of taxpayer dollars as wasteful. Source: New York Times
What $270,000 Buys You in Pennsylvania, New York and Wisconsin
By Gotham Rex on February 8, 2022
A Cape Cod cottage in Coraopolis, an Italianate home in Buffalo and a Tudor Revival house in Appleton. Source: New York Times
Eyesore or Monument? Preservationists Fight to Save a Grain Elevator in Buffalo
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2022
The current owner of the Great Northern has been pushing to demolish the building — possibly the last grain elevator of its type in the world. Source: New York Times
Union Wins Vote at Second Buffalo-Area Starbucks
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
A second store could add potency to the economic pressure, such as a work stoppage, that winning a contract often requires. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Starbucks Workers Vote for Union at 1 Store
By Gotham Rex on December 9, 2021
The coffee chain’s executives sought to persuade workers to reject the union in an election campaign that began in late August. Workers at a second store voted not to unionize and the result at a third outlet was not clear. …
A Bitcoin Boom Fueled by Cheap Power, Empty Plants and Few Rules
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2021
Cryptocurrency miners are flocking to New York’s faded industrial towns, prompting concern over the environmental impact of huge computer farms. Source: New York Times
Upstate New York Hospitals Are Overwhelmed as Covid Cases Surge
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2021
Health care officials say a “perfect storm” of new Covid cases, staff shortages and filled nursing homes has created a crisis. Source: New York Times
In Buffalo, Waiting for the Canadians
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2021
So far, relaxed travel restrictions between the United States and Canada have not led to a big influx of tourists on either side of the New York-Ontario border. Both sides are waiting, not so patiently. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Officials Reimpose a Mask Mandate as Cases Surge
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2021
Cases have doubled in Erie County over four weeks, prompting the return of a mask requirement for stores, restaurants, bars, salons, and other public indoor spaces. Source: New York Times
Starbucks Workers at 3 More Buffalo-Area Stores File for Union Elections
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2021
The petitions were submitted as employees at three other stores prepared to vote in a unionization effort. Source: New York Times
India Walton Concedes to Byron Brown in Buffalo Mayor's Race
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2021
“It seems unlikely that we will end up with enough votes to inaugurate a Walton administration in January,” the democratic socialist wrote on Twitter. Source: New York Times
Here’s What to Watch in New York and New Jersey Elections
By Gotham Rex on November 2, 2021
New York City will elect three citywide positions, while both the governor’s race in New Jersey and the mayor’s race in Buffalo could have national implications. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Mayor's Race: Rematch Between India Walton and Byron Brown
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2021
A victory in the Buffalo mayor’s race on Tuesday by Ms. Walton would make history on several fronts. The incumbent mayor, Mr. Brown, has mounted a write-in campaign against her. Source: New York Times
As Starbucks Workers Seek a Union, Company Officials Converge on Stores
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2021
A push in the Buffalo area could produce the first union at company-owned stores in the U.S. But backers say moves by management are having a chilling effect. Source: New York Times