Cuomo announces $10M for revitalization of Niagara Falls’ Bridge District

From the Buffalo News: The effort to revive Niagara Falls’ Main Street received a $10 million boost from the state Wednesday. In an appearance in the Conference Center Niagara Falls, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the Falls is this year’s recipient of funds from the Downtown Revitalization Initiative in Western New York. “The state has…

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State launches initiative aimed at boosting Lake Ontario tourism

From the Niagara Gazette: New York state has launched a new campaign aimed at boosting tourism in the Lake Ontario region in response to recent flooding that has impacted communities along the shoreline. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the new initiative on Wednesday, saying it includes free fishing on Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River and Lower…

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Niagara Falls: WNY Land Conservancy announces ‘Restore the Gorge

From Niagara Frontier Publications: The Western New York Land Conservancy invites the community to attend a project unveiling at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in the Niagara Falls Public Library, for “Restore the Gorge,” its planned ecological restoration of the Niagara Gorge. With funding from phase two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion economic development…

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State taking look at properties in downtown Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Gazette: Underused or vacant properties are not exactly new in downtown Niagara Falls. In fact, some of the parcels now being eyed by the state as part of an acquisition plan referenced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in January have been out of public circulation for quite some time now. Under Cuomo’s Strategic…

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Reshaping Niagara’s scenic parkway

From the Niagara Gazette: For many years it served as a battleground of sorts in an at-times bitter community conversation about the value of the roadway. Today, the parkway formerly known as Robert Moses has been renamed the Niagara Scenic Parkway and substantial portions on both the north and south ends have either been slated…

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Falls water board reports another sewer discharge

From the Niagara Falls Reporter: Another sewer discharge in the Niagara River has prompted a response from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. A notice issued Wednesday on the state’s NY Alert system indicated that the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant released roughly 1.1 million gallons during a thunderstorm that occurred around 7 p.m. Tuesday. According to the…

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Cuomo threatens new casino in Niagara Falls; Senecas call it ‘foolish’

From the Buffalo News: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday doubled down on his threat to locate a new casino in the Niagara Falls area in response to the Seneca Nation halting revenue sharing payments from its casino in the Falls. “They’re not fulfilling the compact and their right to exclusive gaming is gone,’’ Cuomo…

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Cuomo orders probe of black water in Niagara Falls

From the Niagara Falls Review: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he doesn’t believe a Niagara Falls, N.Y., agency’s claims surrounding wastewater discharges that turned the water near the base of Niagara’s falls black at the height of a busy tourist weekend. A day after directing state regulators to investigate, the Democrat told reporters Tuesday…

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Cuomo preparing to expand state park by seizing private property?

From the Niagara Falls Reporter: Was the recent proposal by Niagara Falls Redevelopment to build a $205 million hotel on the site of the long-vacant Native American Center for the Living Arts, better known as “the Turtle,” designed to fend off a proposal by the state to seize it and other downtown properties under eminent…

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Historic Niagara Falls “Hotel Niagara” to see major transformation

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: “It fell into disrepair and it sat, and now it’s coming back to life,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo. Governor Cuomo toured the inside of the Hotel Niagara that is soon set to see a major transformation. The historic hotel that has been vacant for many years is where Marilyn…

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