Buffalo East Side

Business/Economy

$220 million in state redevelopment funds coming to Buffalo's East Side, Niagara Falls

Marian Hetherly

Buffalo's East Side will benefit from $180 million announced by New York State Wednesday, with another $40 million going to Niagara Falls.
Business/Economy

$11 million in funding announced for East Side redevelopment

Good news came to Buffalo's East Side today. Nine projects in the community will be funded with $11 million through the Better Buffalo Fund.The fund is…
Local

Attorney general accuses Evans Bank of 'redlining' black neighborhoods

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is accusing Evans Bank of refusing to offer mortgages to African-Americans in Buffalo. Schneiderman filed a…
Health & Wellness

New Health Mall opens on Buffalo's East Side

A first-of-its-kind Health Mall has opened in Buffalo Friday. Local officials were joined by community leaders in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the…
Local

New East Side housing project part of neighborhood's rebranding

Mike Desmond

If the Community Action Organization has its way, Buffalo will be getting a new housing project and a new neighborhood name on the city's East Side.The…
Local

Arrests made, weapons seized in East Side drug raids

Early morning drug raids on Buffalo's East Side Tuesday netted ten arrests. The crackdown targeted drug trafficking and violent crime in a section of the…

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