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By Tony Farina Promises are nice and they bring hope for the future. But unfortunately, most of the time, promises have fallen flat for the City of Niagara Falls, some succeeding but many turning out to be empty promises and major disappointments. At this point, Niagara Falls doesn’t need more failed promises. What the city needs is progress to build a better future and a plan to make it work.…
By Tony Farina The radioactive slag bubbling up across Niagara County in recent weeks, triggering state and federal testing and some remedial work and family relocations, is the ongoing and seemingly never-ending legacy of the environmental desecration of the past 100-plus years by massive corporations dumping toxic waste that was the subject of Christen Civiletto’s book Thundering Waters. “What…
Dear Governor Kathy Hochul, I am writing regarding the recent investigations by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) into toxic waste, hazardous contamination, and radioactive materials in Niagara County. Combined with the longstanding legacy of Love Canal, Cayuga Island, and other areas of potential contamination, I…
By Tony Farina Let’s begin by recognizing that Niagara Falls needs affordable housing like every growing community, housing designed to assist low-income tenants who are limited to paying no more than 30 percent of gross income for housing costs, including utilities, because families deserve safe, quality places to live. There is no issue with the need for affordable housing. What this is about is…
By Tony Farina While tourism is no question the cornerstone of the Niagara Falls economy, the city possesses several advantages that make it very attractive for investment beyond tourism, and bluntly speaking, the conversation should not be about choosing tourism or technology; it should be about embracing both. We know the natural beauty and global recognition of Niagara Falls draws tourists from…
By Frank Parlato A privately funded campus would draw on hydropower four miles away, build its own substation, and return $414 million to a city designated as disadvantaged. NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — A $1.5 billion private investment proposed for 53 acres in the heart of Niagara Falls would deliver 550 permanent jobs, more than $400 million in tax revenue, and a modernized electrical backbone for a…
By Tony Farina Some stories defy explanation, especially when law enforcement is involved, and people expect fair treatment. In the case at hand, the law enforcement involved is the Niagara Falls Police Department, and the complainant is Niagara Falls native Ken Thomas, who is currently recovering from a jeep accident in Las Vegas and has been trying to recover his ailing mother’s belongings from…
By Tony Farina The City of Niagara Falls has the most important opportunity at hand that it has had in a very long time and must–like 100 years ago– use its abundant hydroelectric power to make the city an industrial leader again. The construction of a data center as planned by Niagara Falls Redevelopment will help the city make it back in so many ways and attract investment in the digital economy…
By J Gary DiLaura THE REAL CONTAMINATION IS IN THE REPORTING AND IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE SCIENCE, STOP PRETENDING… You are scaring people, damaging the value of very expensive homes…for what…to fuel a few ignorant, “wanna-be” egos? That may come to be a VERY expensive mistake!! I retired from the FBI as Supervisor of the Bank Robbery Squad, with a bachelor’s degree in Material Science (Metallurgist)…
By Tony Farina Two outstanding summer concerts are on tap beginning this Saturday, July 11, at the Public House on the Lake in Hamburg followed two weeks later on Saturday, July 25, at Marge’s Lakeside Inn in Irondequoit, famous for its casual “dive bar” atmosphere. In both concerts, the featured attraction, and a good one, is the rock band SoleTurn out of Hamburg, known for new and re-imagined…