The 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.
The Central Terminal Is The "Happiest" Place In Buffalo (Video)
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 MoreRape In The Queen City: A Bigger Problem Than You Thought
Map shows sexual assault and rapes in Buffalo since June 29, 2014. 11 rapes and 3 sexual assaults were reported by the Buffalo Police Department to the CrimeReport.com website in the last two weeks. Click image to enlarge map.
Based on these figures, recent instances of sexual assault in the Queen City are more prevalent and widespread than the headlines are directing us to believe.
Read MoreOptical Illusion: Does Buffalo's Surveillance System Make Our Streets Safer?
The city's surveillance system gives the illusion of safety. And not much else.
You've seen them. They're everywhere. The all-seeing eye blinking from up above, emitting a blue light every few-seconds at regular intervals. It's a surveillance system installed by the City of Buffalo and it's keeping a watchful eye on everything below it...
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?
A New Dawn, A New Day At Buffalo Public Schools
The new Buffalo Board of Education members were sworn in July 1st, 2014 at Buffalo City Hall. The newly established board elected James Sampson as its president.
The new Buffalo Board of Education members were sworn in July 1st, 2014 at Buffalo City Hall. The newly established board elected James Sampson as its president...
Read MoreBuffalo: 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.
Worlds Apart
The front porch of a dilapidated house on Brinkman Ave in the City of Buffalo collapses.
In a piece written a few weeks ago, local investigative reporter Jim Heaney tells a tale detailing the contrasting lives City of Buffalo residents experience. For the most part, there's North & South, and then there's East & West...
Read More5 Organizations Receive 75% of Arts and Cultural Funding
The Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
The Buffalo Zoo, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Buffalo History Museum received 75% of all funding Erie County allocated to Arts and Cultural organizations since 1996...
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