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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The $205 million Falls hotel that no one wants to talk about

From the Buffalo News: Niagara Falls Redevelopment has submitted a plan for a $205 million hotel in downtown Niagara Falls. Normally, city officials said, such a large project would be announced with plenty of hype. But in this case, the plans were simply dropped off at the city planning office on a Friday afternoon. “Usually,…

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Fixing the Falls: Hoping for a development

From the Niagara Gazette: Niagara Falls Redevelopment. For many years, candidates seeking elected office in the city of Niagara Falls have been asked how they would advise the city to deal with the company which, through its various affiliates, owns more than 400 parcels of prime real estate near the heart of downtown. This year’s…

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Bergamo: ‘NFR is the last man standing’

From the Buffalo News: For more than a decade, Niagara Falls Redevelopment has been buying properties in downtown Niagara Falls, leaving residents to wonder what the company has planned for the land. The company, controlled by Howard Milstein, now controls roughly 85 acres. The following are full responses provided by Anthony Bergamo, chief executive officer…

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