Buffalo Had A Higher Rate of Shootings Than Chicago
Chicago gets a bad rap, but gun violence in Buffalo isn't much better. The risk of being shot in Buffalo is nearly as high as the risk faced in Chicago.
People would comment on shooting stories: "At least we're not Chicago." What will they say now? 296 people were wounded or killed by gunfire in 2016. An analysis of Buffalo police crime data had put that number at 288 people: 254 wounded and 34 killed.
Read MoreHow 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 MoreStunning Video Shows Lake Effect Snow Storm Slicing Through The Middle Of Buffalo
A stunning visual of today's lake-effect snow storm shows the divide created by the snow band.
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 MoreCanadian Airline Moving Flights To Buffalo Airport
Beginning January, Sunwing Airlines is sending passengers to Cancun and Punta Cana out of the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
Canada's loss is Buffalo's gain. Canadian company Sunwing Airlines is moving flights to Buffalo...
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 MoreThe Numbers Behind The SolarCity Deal
New York State and SolarCity have announced a deal that would create 3,000 jobs in Buffalo in return for a $750 million investment from the state.
The SolarCity deal will cost a quarter of a million dollars for each job it would create...
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 Native And City Honors Graduate Is Nation's New Technology Guru
Buffalo native and City Honors graduate Megan Smith was named the new Chief of Technology Officer by President Obama. Photo: Smith modeling a pair of Google Glasses,
Earlier today The White House announced President Obama's pick of former Google Executive Megan Smith as the nation's new Chief of Technology Officer...
Read MoreThe Most Unapologetic Video About Buffalo
We love living in Buffalo, and feel no need to sugarcoat what it is... or apologize for what it's not. This is our perspective of what Buffalo is "really" all about for the people who choose to live, work, and play here.
We love living in Buffalo, and feel no need to sugarcoat what it is... or apologize for what it's not. This is our perspective of what Buffalo is "really" all about for the people who choose to live, work, and play here.
Read MoreThe Best Video About Buffalo
Now is a good time to revisit this breathtaking production featuring the Queen City.
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?
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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's Broadway-Fillmore Neighborhood Is Making A Comeback [VIDEO]
Individuals, groups and organizations are working tirelessly to make Buffalo's Broadway-Fillmore District the Queen City's next comeback story.
Far from the hustle and bustle it experienced during the 1940's-1950's, the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood is positioning itself as the one to watch. Signs of life can be seen in and around where the second-busiest intersection in New York State once stood...
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 MoreJimmy Kimmel: “If The Bills Go To Toronto, We’re Going To War With Canada” [VIDEO]
During a conversation with Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host proclaimed: “Bills Go To Toronto, We’re Going To War With Canada”
Are you listening, Bon Jovi?
Read MoreThe History Of Guercio's On Grant Street (Video)
Guercio's on Grant Street has been a fixture of the West Side community since 1961. Now a new video documents the market's humble beginnings and transformation into the preferred purveyor of produce for local restaurants such as Left Bank, Mother's, Hutch's, The Buffalo Chophouse and Bacchus.
Guercio's on Grant Street has been a fixture of the West Side community since 1961. Now a new video documents the market's humble beginnings and transformation into the preferred purveyor of produce for local restaurants such as Left Bank, Mother's, Hutch's, The Buffalo Chophouse and Bacchus.
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