How To Hire More Police Officers
End the routine use of overtime and reallocate the $11 million currently being used to pay overtime, to hire at least 150 new police officers...
Read MoreThe City's Homicide Victims In 2014
62 people were killed in the City of Buffalo in 2014 - an increase of 31% over the previous year, when 47 residents died from homicides.
Homicides increased 31% over the previous year. Over 80% of the victims are African American... only 14 of the 62 killings have been solved.
Read More7 Killed In The Past 9 Days
All but one of the victims killed under the age of 25. Total homicides for the year stands at 57 -- 10 more than in the previous year. An average of 1 murder every 6 days.
Read MoreBuffalo Is The 2nd-Best Real Estate Market For Millennials
The National Association of Realtors has named Buffalo a top real estate market for young millennial home buyers.
The National Association of Realtors has named Buffalo a top real estate market for young millennial home buyers...
Read MoreBuffalo Is The Most Affordable And Walkable Neighborhood In The Country
Buffalo was named the most walkable neighborhood in the country.
Buffalo was named the most walkable neighborhood in the country...
Read MoreForbes: Buffalo Is The 5th Best City To Make Your Mark
An evening view at Canalside Buffalo.
Buffalo is the 5th-best city to make your mark...
Read MoreBuffalo Is Nation's 6th Best City For Quality Of Life, #1 In The Northeast
There's no place like Buffalo. In addition to ranking Buffalo as the 6th best city in the nation for quality of life, a national study also ranks the Queen City as the best in the Northeast.
A study ranks Buffalo as the nation's 6th best city for quality of life and the best in the Northeast...
Read MoreMethadone Clinic Approval Raises More Questions Than Answers
Concerned residents organized a protest outside of HUB's Virginia Street location this past Friday. Their demand: transparency.
How did HUB manage to outmaneuver a number of powerful elected officials and overwhelming community opposition?
Read More
This Is What A Downtown Bills Stadium Would Look Like If Artvoice Had Its Say
Rendering commissioned by Artvoice and created by architect and design team David Heaton and Brad Wales. . Click here to view a larger, high-resolution version in another tab.
This is what the Buffalo Bills stadium would look like if it was placed downtown. Well, at least if Artvoice their way...
Read MoreBuffalo: The Nation's 4th Poorest City
Despite all of the waterfront development going on downtown, there are a growing number of Buffalonians who are not thinking about the next Canalside concert. Their conversations don’t include the towering cranes visible on Buffalo’s skyline. Instead of enjoying Food Truck Tuesday, they are standing in line at the soup kitchen...
Read MoreThe Anatomy Of A Feel Good Campaign: Analyzing Buffalo's Gun Buyback Program
As gun violence in the City of Buffalo continues to run rampant, the city's gun buyback program has paid out over $200,000 dollars to gun owners and possible criminals in the past 6 years. Data provided by the FBI and the Buffalo Police Department indicate that gun-related homicides and unsolved murders have increased since the program's inception.
As gun violence in the City of Buffalo continues to run rampant, the city's gun buyback program has shelled out over $200,000 dollars to gun owners, and possible criminals, in the past 6 years. The program has proven to be little more than a "feel good" campaign, and much less in the way of preventing or reducing gun-related incidents...
Read MorePollution in Delaware Park, Brought To You By The Buffalo Sewer Authority
Floating trash and contaminated sewage waste visible at Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park, just a short distance from the Shakespeare in Delaware Park site. Image by Dan Telvock via Grow716.
A walk to remember... for all the wrong reasons.
How Long Is Too Long To Report Rape?
A crowd gathers outside of Symphony Circle to speak out against the recent wave of sexual assaults in the Queen City. The protest drew over 200 concerned residents. Photo by Giovanni Centuriore.
A plead from a rape survivor at the "Take back the night" rally begs the question: How long is too long to report rape?
Read MoreBuffalo: The Nation's 4th Most Dangerous City
Development money is finally pouring into the city's waterfront and downtown. But crime - aided by poverty, unemployment and lack of education - is on the rise.
Development money is finally pouring into the city's waterfront and downtown core. But crime, aided by poverty, unemployment and lack of education, is on the rise...
Read MoreSecuring Community Buy-in Is A Must For Any Entity
Nearly 150 residents from the Lower West Side gathered at Los Tainos Senior Citizens Center on Thursday, July 10 to offer input at a forum held to discuss a planned methadone clinic at Hispanics United at Buffalo. HUB representatives were notably absent from the public meeting. .
Score one for the little guy: the community had a big day in their fight against methadone clinic location.
Read More4th of July From A Veteran's Vantage Point
Fireworks on 4th of July can trigger PTSD for vets.
Give us a break, please. Let the towns, villages and Buffalo Bisons provide the fireworks displays. I can handle those because they happen in one location, from one direction, at a set time...
Read MoreMethadone Clinics: Why Location Matters
Hispanics United of Buffalo is gearing up to open a methadone clinic on Virginia Street. Did the lure of money compel the organization to pursue the new venture?
Buffalo: The Least Riskiest Real Estate Market In The Past 35 Years
Zillow.com data compiled by Bloomberg names Buffalo the least riskiest real estate market in America over the past 35 years.