Niagara County

The management of the Niagara Falls State Park has been criticized in recent years for the over-built, asphalt-intensive, and commercial nature of the scenic landscape — which some say desecrates a natural monument that is sacred to many of North

Bridget Myles had dreamed of homeownership. She lived in Niagara Falls all her life and experienced the economic hardship and struggles that are common in the City’s Black community, which has always experienced political and economic marginalization, despite being the

In 2016, the City of Niagara Falls issued 30 cease and desist letters to various operators of Airbnb venues, which the City claimed were operating illegally, outside of the City’s short term rental laws that govern Bed-and-Breakfast-style accommodations. The Airbnb

Court documents allege that Niagara Falls Mayoral candidate Seth Piccirillo, with other City officials, overstepped their authority and improperly foreclosed on two properties owned by Sean Wilczak, and then sold them both to an investment vehicle owned or controlled by

In 2002 the State of New York struck a deal with the Seneca Nation of Indians as part of a Compact with the sovereign Indian Nation to bring a ‘Vegas-style’ gaming venue that was to anchor the City’s commercial rebirth. That

In recent years, the City of Niagara Falls’ water treatment plant has become an international embarrassment.  In 2017, the unsightly and confounding stenches of untimely sewage discharges — merely a few hundred feet from the loading docks of the Maid

No area businessman has been more dogged in his pursuit of Niagara Falls’ economic revival than Roger Trevino, the former NFL sports agent from Texas who now manages Manhattan billionaire Howard Milstein‘s real estate interests in the Cataract City. That

Niagara County Legislator Jesse Gooch (R-Wheatfield) is voicing his support for Chick-fil-a following their removal from Delaware North’s planned remodeling of its venues at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.  Assemblyman Sean Ryan (D-Buffalo) publicly disparaged the firm based on its Evangelical Christian

Today, Niagara County Legislator Jesse Gooch (R-7thDistrict) voiced his opposition to implementing a new tax in Niagara County. As part of the FY2019-2020 New York State Budget, plastic bags will be outlawed in New York State. The budget also gave

Today, Joe Marranca announced he will run for North Tonawanda School Board. Mr. Marranca was a student in the North Tonawanda School District his entire life and now he wants to give back to the community he loves. He is

Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s administration, at the urging of Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster, is planning to lobby Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the coming weeks. The two men want badly to extend Toronto’s commuter train service to Niagara Falls, NY,

The Chronicle filed three separate requests for information with the Niagara Falls City Clerk’s Office on Wednesday, January 2nd, largely related to Mayoral candidate and Community Development Director Seth Piccarillo — a key figure in the administration of outgoing Mayor

Sources say that Mayor Paul Dyster is looking to sell the lucrative City-owned parking lots that operate in downtown Niagara Falls.  The Dyster administration is desperate to secure cash — hoping to avoid massive layoffs in an election year during which

Former City Court Judge Robert Restaino, announced his candidacy for Mayor last week, as Mayor Paul Dyster’s final term in office winds down ahead of elections next fall. Restaino is a popular figure with strong name recognition in Niagara Falls,

In order to close an annual operating deficit that still exceeds $12 million, the administration of Mayor Paul Dyster is considering a new tax on commercial parking lots that operate within the city’s tourism district.  Parking is a lucrative cash business

The City of Niagara Falls has squandered millions in windfall cash from the Seneca Nation of Indians’ gaming compact with the State of New York — with nothing to show for it but a structural operating deficit that now exceeds

It looks increasingly likely that Republican leaders are planning to tap State Senator Rob Ortt to succeed Rep. Chris Collins in New York’s 27th Congressional District — creating a ballot vacancy in the 62nd State Senate District.  That ballot line

Urban design activists, tourism industry advocates, and Niagara Falls residents have been clamoring to remove the two vast surface parking lots located atop Goat Island and another located only a few hundred feet from Prospect Point — widely seen as