Investigative Post - Jim Heaney Editor & Executive Director, Buffalo ...
Investigative Post is a non-profit investigative reporting center focused on issues of importance to Buffalo and Western New York.
Braymiller Market in Buffalo still struggling after $561k city lifeline
1 day ago · A year after the City of Buffalo threw Braymiller Market a half-million dollar lifeline, the downtown grocery store continues to struggle financially. For a third year in a row, records show that owner Stuart Green is months behind on his city tax payments. That failure to pay $8,119 in taxes, half the annual bill, prompted the Erie County ...
Latest News - Investigative Post
Published by Investigative Post staff. The median value of a home in Erie County reached $241,900 in 2023; in Niagara County, $189,700, according to Census Bureau estimates. (Median defined as point at which half are above, half below.) Year-to-year Census Bureau estimates for the largest municipalities show median housing values up almost 50% ...
Former Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown released his OTB contract
11 hours ago · At the start of Wednesday’s OTB board of directors meeting — the first attended by Brown since he resigned as mayor to head the public gambling agency — Brown released a copy of his employment contract. The contract will, as has been previously reported, pay Brown a base salary of $295,000 per year. Under the deal, he will also get a ...
Erie County Executive Poloncarz blasts OTB for hiring Steve Casey
1 day ago · Hiring Steven M. Casey — “an incredibly toxic force in Buffalo City Hall for decades,” according to Poloncarz — “moves Western Region OTB in the complete opposite direction,” he said. Brown last Tuesday formally resigned as mayor and the next day began his job as OTB’s new president and CEO. He’ll earn a $295,000 base salary.
2021 - Investigative Post
As we do every year, we’re asking our readers to vote for their favorite Investigative Post story of 2021. Twelve stories are up for consideration: Analysis of 911 calls finds requests for service in Buffalo have declined, save for a surge in traffic stops, primarily in minority neighborhoods. Link.
Buffalo remains an impoverished city - Investigative Post
Oct 12, 2021 · Andrea Ó Súilleabháin, the executive director of the Partnership for Public Good, said Buffalo has for many years suffered from “concentrated, racialized urban poverty,” which has been perpetuated by policies that “essentially punish people for being poor.”. She cited traffic tickets and late fees for overdue water bills as examples of …
About Us - Investigative Post
Nonprofit status. Investigative Post is a member of the Institute for Nonprofit News. We’re a 501-c3; all donations are tax-deductible. We’re located at 487 Main St., Suite 300, Buffalo, NY 14203. Our phone number is 716-831-2626. Current events underscore the importance of a vibrant press to a healthy democracy.
Investigative Post teaming up with Channel 7
Jul 1, 2024 · Investigative Post has had a very good 12-year run with Channel 2. It’s over. Starting this week, you’ll find us on 7 News. Our reporters will periodically discuss their work with Michael Wooten on his Voices newscast at 5:30 p.m. WKBW will also incorporate our reporters into stories they produce for which we have subject matter expertise.
Punishment not befitting the crime - Investigative Post
Nov 26, 2023 · The wait time for unfit defendants in New York state is 90 days, according to James Plastiras, spokesman for the New York Office of Mental Health, which treats people found incompetent to stand trial. The department, which expects 990 cases this year, is using outpatient programs to cut delays, Plastiras told Investigative Post via email.