Plans call for section of Robert Moses to be removed

From the Niagara Gazette: One section of the Robert Moses Parkway will soon be no more. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York, announced Monday that the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has confirmed that it will release a plan in June to remove the southern section of the controversial roadway…

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ABC to televise Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk over Niagara Falls

The Associated Press had a story that was picked up by many, many outlets about ABC televising Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk. I saw this particular one on the NY Daily News web site: ABC is turning Nik Wallenda’s attempted tightrope walk over Niagara Falls into a prime-time television event next month. The network said Friday…

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Witness: person went over U.S. Falls

Apparently there are reports that someone went over the Falls last week. I wonder how many reports they get each year, and how many remain unsolved since they can’t find the body (I hope that doesn’t sound too morbid). WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo – Witness: person went over U.S. Falls Buffalo News – Parks…

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Non-stop Nik Wallenda news

With a month to go before his walk, Nik Wallenda is in the news all the time. He has caught the attention of the world, so this was inevitable. Needless to say, I’m sure I’ll have loads of links and postings about this in the coming weeks. If you aren’t particularly interested in this, just…

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