U Pyinya Zawta fled political persecution in Myanmar and has settled in Buffalo. Source: New York Times
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Trump Drives Canadians Away From Western New York
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2025
The presence of Canadian visitors in Western New York has dropped off since the start of the year following tensions between Washington and Ottawa. Source: New York Times
New York Faces Painful History as It Marks the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2025
As the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal approaches on Oct. 26, organizers are seeking to temper the celebration with an acknowledgment of the waterway’s displacement of Native American communities. Source: New York Times
Supreme Court Seems Poised to Limit Public Corruption Cases
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2022
The fraud convictions of Joseph Percoco, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, and Louis Ciminelli, a contractor in Buffalo, appeared likely to be overturned. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Gunman Pleads Guilty to All Charges in Racist Attack
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2022
The man, who was accused of killing 10 Black people in June, was charged on 25 counts, including murder, domestic terrorism and hate crimes. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Museum to Reopen in May
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
New York State has committed $20 million for the campus expansion, in the governor’s hometown, designed by the OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Residents Undaunted by 6 Feet of Snow
By Gotham Rex on November 20, 2022
Life began returning to normal in western New York after a storm that at times dumped five inches of snow an hour on the region. Source: New York Times
The Monster Buffalo Snowstorm May Have Set a Record. More Is on the Way.
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2022
The city is on track to break snowfall records set in 2014 with at least another six inches forecast to arrive Saturday night. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Storm: More Snow Expected in Western New York
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2022
A storm lasting through the weekend is underway on the eastern coasts of Lakes Erie and Ontario, with snowfall rates reaching over three inches per hour. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Shooting Suspect Expected to Plead Guilty in Massacre
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
The accused gunman in a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket earlier this year has agreed to plead guilty in the deaths of 10 people. Source: New York Times
Catholic Diocese of Buffalo Will Submit to Government Oversight
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2022
The church reached a settlement with the New York attorney general after a lawsuit accusing officials of a yearslong cover-up of sexual abuse. Source: New York Times
NY Attorney General Seeks to Criminalize the Spread of Violent Videos
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2022
Following the mass shooting this year in Buffalo, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James are urging legislators to punish those who make and distribute videos of extreme violence. Source: New York Times
Sheila Rayam Is Named Executive Editor of The Buffalo News
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2022
Ms. Rayam, 55, the first Black journalist to lead the paper, will take over as its community still reels from one of the deadliest racist massacres in recent American history. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Threatening Racist Violence Against Buffalo Supermarket
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
The arrest of the man, in Washington State, came a week after the reopening of a different Buffalo grocery store where a gunman killed 10 Black people in May. Source: New York Times
In Buffalo, New Apartments Sprout Up in Vacant Warehouses
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2022
A decade-long effort to transform industrial relics is showing signs of progress and expanding the city’s population for the first time in 70 years. Source: New York Times