New York City will elect three citywide positions, while both the governor’s race in New Jersey and the mayor’s race in Buffalo could have national implications. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Buffalo (NY)”
Buffalo Mayor's Race: Rematch Between India Walton and Byron Brown
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2021
A victory in the Buffalo mayor’s race on Tuesday by Ms. Walton would make history on several fronts. The incumbent mayor, Mr. Brown, has mounted a write-in campaign against her. Source: New York Times
As Starbucks Workers Seek a Union, Company Officials Converge on Stores
By Gotham Rex on October 18, 2021
A push in the Buffalo area could produce the first union at company-owned stores in the U.S. But backers say moves by management are having a chilling effect. Source: New York Times
Border With Canada to Open, Businesses 'Could Not Be Happier'
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2021
Businesses along New York State’s northern border were celebrating the news that fully vaccinated Canadians would soon be allowed into the United States again. Source: New York Times
India Walton Beat the Buffalo Mayor in a Primary. He Won’t Give Up.
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2021
India Walton, the democratic socialist who won the Democratic primary for Buffalo mayor, still faces a challenge from Mayor Byron Brown who is running a write-in campaign against her. Source: New York Times
Why Does New York State Sue Its College Students?
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2021
Thousands of SUNY students have been taken to court by the attorney general’s office over tuition debt. And through a quirk in the law, the only way they can defend themselves is by appearing before a judge in Albany. Source:…
Starbucks Workers in Buffalo Seek Union Vote
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2021
The organizing campaign, if successful, could upend the company’s labor model. Employees say chronic understaffing has long caused frustration. Source: New York Times
How India Walton Pulled It Off in the Buffalo Mayoral Primary
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2021
Ms. Walton, 38, a democratic socialist who has never held political office, defeated Byron Brown, a four-term incumbent. Source: New York Times
Shopping Cart Theory, and Practice
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2021
An essential tool. An inspiration for artists. A public nuisance. The humble shopping cart has been all of these in the decades since it was invented. But what does it reveal about our character? Source: New York Times
Harvey Weinstein to Face Charges in Los Angeles as Early as May
By Gotham Rex on April 30, 2021
The producer faces more than a dozen counts of sexual assault involving five different women. Source: New York Times
Court Vindicates Black Officer Fired for Stopping Colleague’s Chokehold
By Gotham Rex on April 14, 2021
Cariol Horne acted to keep a white officer from using what she saw as excessive force. Fifteen years later, a judge said her firing was wrong. Source: New York Times
Grand Jury Votes Not to Indict Buffalo Police Officers Accused of Shoving Protester
By Gotham Rex on February 11, 2021
The officers had been charged with assault after a widely shared video showed them pushing Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old protester who landed hard on the sidewalk. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Tries to Jolt Public by Warning of Overwhelmed Hospitals
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2020
The governor makes a sharp strategic shift to persuade New Yorkers to take the coronavirus seriously as infections surge across the state. Source: New York Times
2nd Coronavirus Wave Hits Buffalo Area ‘With a Vengeance’
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2020
The positive test rate in Erie County has remained above 5 percent for almost two weeks. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Diocese Accused of Yearslong Cover-Up of Sexual Abuse
By Gotham Rex on November 23, 2020
The state Attorney General said in a lawsuit that two former top leaders helped shelter more than two dozen priests accused of harming children. Source: New York Times